ACL Injury

Athlete suffering an ACL injury

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Sports

Tags:

• acl
• sportsmetrics
• basketball
• injury
• prevention
• torn

[Hectorrskates]

@riahnicole34 are you back paying basketball? im guessing youre just about 5-6 months which is what they said it would take to return to sports. im close to 3 months post op so im just wondering.

[LilAceFDZ]

This vid reminds me of myself a couple of days ago. Playing football as a reciever i ran an inside slant route. Instead of keeping my body forward i turned my whole body towards the ball anf when i landed my knee felt as if it just buckled out of place and i fell down instantly. With an agonizing pain my left leg was locked in about 45 degrees. I stretched it out and limped off the field painfully. In a couple of days my i will go to the docs office to check it out.

[irissalexiabee]

@Brinah It's probably one of the most pain things in your life /: I tore mine back in March and I got it during a track practice for Triple jump. My left foot was sideways when I landed (Not a very good way to land) and imagine popping all 5 fingers at once, then multiply that by 20, and that's what I heard when mine happened. I thought I broke my leg at first, but it was straight and I thought everything was fine but then I stood up and tried walking and my knee just gave out on me.

[riahnicole34]

i tore mine last december playing basketball too, blocking someones shot and came down hard on my left knee. my patella also popped out. i just now had surgery on it 3 months ago and i almost FEEL better than ever, but i'm not gonna rush it, not a good feeling.

[Bizzee247]

I tore mine 10 years ago playing basketball...worst pain ever. However, I never got surgery: both the doc and physio said I didn't have too. I spent about 4 months doing physio and retrained my body to land differently. Today I live a very active lifestyle, playing soccer, basketball and completing my first ever Triathlon. I have no problems with my knee (*knock on wood*) besides the odd pain, which I just use ice...not unlike having sore muscles.

[tsak14]

I tore my ACL a few days ago. I got up for a rebound then went down with a fucked up left knee. I stood up and limped my way to the other court thinking I could still play and make a contribution. I am my team's point guard so I tried to distribute. When I tried to do a cross-over, I just fell once more, injuring my knee further. The doctor said I needed surgery and if I don't, I have no more hopes of playing basketball. The thought of never playing ball again hurts more than the torn ACL. F*ck.

[teotheo123]

@mannsy90 i had one lately on basketball too.. but doc's said that there was no need for surgery... i guess i was lucky on that... 2 months in the gym and back to courts...

[Brinah]

@mannsy90 would you play again after it's healed?

[BoysNoizeWIN]

@Brinah its pretty sore, i completely ruptured mine playing rugby as a result of someone hitting my knee and making my femur slip off my tibia and pulling my ACL off the bone with it, youll now its done if when you try to stand up it jolts back further than it should bend or if it just collapses underneathyou

[mannsy90]

@Brinah it feels really painful! i did and i felt my knee twist and it kind of felt like cracking which i can only assume was the ligament tearing, mine was in basketball as well after a layup, now im out for around 6 months from when i get the operation if i need it, which is in most cases :/