Hi all, I am 2 years out from my ACL reconstruction surgery. Just wanted to let you all know that Peloton has programming for ACL rehab! I really wish they would have had this when I was rehabbing!! And the programs look good. Wishing you all a speedy recovery. It's a grind!
So I hit the two-week mark tomorrow. I had ACL and meniscus repair. During PT I can achieve full extension, and it holds while I’m there. But by the next day, my knee won’t fully extend unless I actively work on it. It’s a bit painful to get there, and it doesn’t stay without effort.
A couple of questions for those who’ve been through this:
1. How long into PT were you able to maintain full extension consistently throughout the day?
2. Any at-home exercises you’d recommend, and how often are you doing them?
This is my second reconstruction, the first one was fairly easy recovery for the pain,rom and extension. Only problem was I never got the strength or stability back at all before I returned to basketball 5-6 months later after the first surgery so obviously it tore again during the first run lol(I was a dumb kid ngl). This time around tho the recovery is taking longer even though I'm taking physio more seriously. I go to the gym everyday and do 3-4 leg exercises everyday as well as the bike but my knee still has pain sometimes while walking. Not to mention the constant cracking and grinding noise like a rusty door handle when I bend my knee. I just wanted to know if that's normal and I still have a chance to get my knee back to normal. My rom is decent, I touched my heel to my butt for the first time yesterday and the doc said my xray was fine. I think maybe I should get an ultrasound because there's no way this is the same knee as last time lol. I was just wondering if anyone went through anything similar?
I know we mostly talk about our injuries and how bad they were and how much we struggle, but I think it's just as important to highlight our wins as well even the small ones. Even if it's doing your rehab when you didn't feel like it or enjoying your rehab or making small progress like having your brace adjusted. Drop your wins here even if the aren't recent wins or have nothing to do with a knee injury. There is no win that is too big nor one that is too small
Not even a year post op. Tore it again
Now what. Are they going to take it from my other leg?
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