Strengthening exercises for ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) Rehabilitation

A thorough rehabilitation programme must be followed after an ACL injury, whether reconstruction surgery is undertaken or not. These exercises can be used to strengthen the knee joint throughout this process.
For more information on ACL injuries, visit: http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/cybertherapist/front/knee/anteriorcruciate.htm

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• strengthening
• exercises
• acl
• anterior
• cruciate
• ligament
• rehabilitation
• surgery
• reconstruction
• knee
• joint
• strength

[SpankyBurrito]

I had an acl tear a few years ago and just had another tear on the other knee last night.. can't even stand up.. is this normal? seems like everyone else can stand or walk despite a tear..

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@SpankyBurrito If it is a full tear and the joint is unstable then yes it is possible. You need to get it looked at though if you haven't already to make sure there is no further damage and to establish the best course of action regarding surgery or rehab

[khatronkekhiladi2]

then i gave it a rest for 10-15 seconds, it was fine, i felt a nerve resting down, and it was ok.. so can you suggest me some more exercises and a diet.. am sorry i am inquiring a lot, but just to add one more thing can you tell me in my situation what will be the symptoms of injured knee. and contrary to partial tear in past, i am much improved with this Full tear, hahaha.. my question is can MRI be wrong. I will be very great full to you by just clearing my all doubts..Have a good day

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@khatronkekhiladi2 No an MRI can't be wrong. It just shows what is there. It may very occasionally be read incorrectly, but what I am saying to you is that it really doesn't matter if you have a partial tear or a fully torn ACL. The rehabilitation is really no different. You just have to keep working on the strength, flexibilty and balance. It is not unusual to get minor pains throughout this process, as long as they clear quickly like you said it did.

[khatronkekhiladi2]

i can Jog now, i can do squat now...i can sit on toes now...so just clear my doubts pls

[sportsinjuryclinic]

@khatronkekhiladi2 Many people with a full rupture of the ACL do not have surgery and just do strengthening exercises etc to get back to full fitness. In most cases this works fine, so I would follow the advice from your Doctor and keep up with the exercises, provided they don't cause you any pain or other problems.

[khatronkekhiladi2]

thank you very much .....ya i will follow your advice, can you tell me that how many times should i repeat these exercises in a day.. and if muscle pains (quad/hamstring) during this process, which is very likely, because i have not been working for months, should i continue doing/repeating or should i give it a rest for 1 or two days..then again start?

......Have a good day

[khatronkekhiladi2]

Thank you very much for replying, But i am very confused, see 4 months before i was having crunching sound when i used to place my hand on knee just to check, but now its no where, which is a sigh of relief sign for me, and it was hard to sit on toes, because i used to feel pain on back of the thigh(hamstring), but now its very less, i think i just need some time and exercises to do. But today i just tried to sit on toe and put pressure on the knee and get up,i felt a bit pain while stretching

[khatronkekhiladi2]

but he advised me to do do more strengthning exercises to strengthen knee, as its very week, because i am not doing any strengthning exercises. he assured me that i will be ok with this.... So i am very confused that what should i do, as with this exercises i am feeling better, but do not know, Advise me

[khatronkekhiladi2]

i got my check up monthly, he said my knee is improving. so just to clear my doubts i got MRI done again, on the contrary to the previous MRI, it showed me full tear, then I decided to get examined by another Good Doctor in Amritsar(India). I was expecting that he will ask me to go through surgery,