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ACL Rehabilitation
ACL rehabilitation begins before you go in for surgery, as it is critical to organize certain things to ensure a smooth transition post discharge. First thing should be to organize to see your physiotherapist to start off your rehabilitation. If you have seen your physio for prehab then a detailed timeline would have already been created. Getting this timeline completed is crucial to set key time points for the next 12 months.
Non-Surgical Approach to a Torn ACL
The non-surgical or conservative approach involves an evidence-based program to restore normal muscle function and return to gym, field based sports and other sporting environments.
The rehabilitation process really is very similar to that of a surgical pathway, however time frames are expected to be faster. This is due there is no need to recover from surgery, or have to be mindful of the graft.
ACL Prevention Techniques
Prehab is exercise rehabilitation for someone who is getting strong prior to any surgical procedure after getting injured (reactive) or is preventative in nature (proactive).
Introduction to a torn ACL
So you’ve suffered a knee injury, you suspect you may have torn your ACL (or you may already know), what do you do next?