Archive for the ACL Surgery Questions Category
May 5, 2012 with 5 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Here is a common question I get asking how long will I have to be on crutches after ACL surgery and should I try to get off them as soon as possible?
Question:
First of all I want to say a very big
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Tags: ACL Surgery,Crutches After ACL Surgery,Knee,Pain,Recovery Time
February 25, 2012 with 5 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
After acl surgery we are all very interested in getting back to our regular lives. The biggest recovery milestone blocking many of us from our normal lives is being able to walk. This article is to he
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Tags: Recovery,Running,Walking,When Can I Walk After ACL Surgery
January 28, 2012 with 10 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
I spent my athletic days playing soccer, rugby, volleyball and skiing all of which I thought had a had a high chance of ACL tears, but when I decided to research and find out what sport has the highes
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Tags: ACL Injuries,ACL Tear,Ali Krieger,Girls Soccer,Prevent ACL Tears,Soccer
October 10, 2011 with 21 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Today I would like to share a story from one of our readers about ACL surgery pain management and how she was able to reduce pain from a 10 to a 1 very rapidly. Maybe it will help you reduce your pain
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Tags: ACL Surgery Pain,ACl Surgery Pain Management,Knee Bandage,Sleep
October 1, 2011 with 13 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Like many of us, my athletic glory days are likely behind me. I enjoyed several sports competitively with a heavy emphasis on skiing. Seeing many teammates go down with badly torn knees I thought I
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Tags: ACL Injury Symptoms,ACL Surgery,Injury,Instability,Popping Sound,RICE,swelling,Symptoms,Torn ACL
July 5, 2011 with 10 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Another commonly asked question for people going into surgery is when are they able to drive again after ACL surgery. ACL Surgery can really impact your life, the loss of mobility from knee surgery ca
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Tags: automatic,drive after surgery,driving after acl surgery,left knee,right knee,standard
June 26, 2011 with 23 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Over the last week I have received several questions regarding range of motion exercises for the knee after surgery. I have answered several of them but thought it would be a good idea to share them
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Tags: ACL Surgery Exercises,Knee Range of Motion,Range of motion
June 21, 2011 with 43 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Thanks to many of the readers of this website they had a few questions regarding my Pre ACL surgery Checklist. Below I have provided answers to each along with a surprise tip on the number one way to
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Tags: ACL,how to ice,icing knee after surgery,swelling
April 30, 2011 with 6 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
This ACL Surgery question comes from Jonathan. He was wondering if there is an ACL test he can do himself. I completely understand the motivation to try and determine yourself if there has been any da
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Tags: ACL Test,Diagnosis,Lachman Test,MRI
March 30, 2011 with 4 Comments and Posted in ACL Surgery Questions by Jon Haver
Laurie has been able to return to basketball after ACL surgery but has a question about wearing a brace while playing basketball after ACL surgery. Tearing an ACL during basketball can be very common
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Tags: ACL Surgery,Basketball,Knee Brace
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