ACL Repair

ACL Repair

 

The ACL stands for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the knee.  The ACL limits anterior translation of the tibia on the femur. 

This is a very common injury, particularly for athletes.  It may occur upon a direct blow to the knee region from the front, which is common in football.  Sometimes you will hear a "pop" upon ligament tear, and the knee joint swells quickly, making it painful to walk.  A feeling of knee instability may also occur following this injury.  If surgical repair is necessary, you will be facing months of Physical Therapy.  This will be time consuming and may be financially stressful.  To speed up your recovery, you will want to be compliant and persistent with your home exercise program.  To help you with this, www.strengthondemand.com offers a DVD Home Exercise Program that will guide you from Week 1 through Week 12 following your ACL Repair.  This DVD includes the most common ACL Repair Therapeutic Exercises for each time frame during your recovery.  This will speed up your recovery, saving you time and money.  

 

Below is a link to an ACL Repair Surgery video, as well as the link to the S.O.D. ACL Repair Rehabilitation DVD.  Check it out.

 

ACL Repair Surgery

 

ACL Rehabilitation Protocol DVD 

ACL Rehabilitation

ACL  Rehabilitation

This is a common traumatic ACL tear in sports. Here, a medial directed force is applied to the knee.

ACL Injury

Below is a quick overview of ACL Repair surgery

Surgical ACL Repair

I was contacted recently by a woman who was injured and scheduled to have her ACL repaired. She was receiving Physical Therapy from a local clinic and was paying close to $130 for each visit! She asked me if KBFITNESSONLINE.COM could help, as she was referred to the site by her therapists. I explained that this site was designed as a guide from day one post-surgery, explaining what exercises you should do and when to do them following the surgery. I told her that there is even a follow along workout for each time frame following the surgery so that you can perform the exercises with a Physical Therapist's cues. The video exercises included in each of the kbfitnessonline.com protocols are the most common exercises used in most rehabilitation protocols for each diagnosis. But I advised that she request her doctor to inform her of any particular precautions following her surgery, as each patient is slightly different, and some surgeries may have more complications than others. www.kbfitnessonline.com also offers a community forum for rehab professionals and the clients themselves to discuss their progress. KB Fitness staff is accessible to answer any questions during your rehabilitation.

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