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  • ACL 101: How to Be The Last One Standing (ACL Rehab)


     

    “Pop” and your knee swells up.  You are worried because you have never felt this before to your knee.  Your knee does not feel right and it hurts to put weight on it.  The worst thoughts run through your head a mile a minute.  Do I need surgery?  What just happened and will I be okay?  Let me reassure you that this knee experience is all too common and things will be okay.  The medical lab scientists and clinicians are so intrigued with the ACL, such that there are tons of research studies advancing the care of this popular knee ligament.   This article is a continuation of “ACL 101: the Breakdown of How Not to Break Down (The What?!)”  and will dive into the self care of an ACL rehabilitation after surgery. Are you ready to get “science nerdy” to master your ACL?

    4356861_f248How to know if you have an ACL tear?

    The are two simple tests: the anterior drawer test and Lachman test.  Both tests are done by cupping the shin bone and shifting it forward.   One test the knee is at 90 degrees and other at 30 degrees, respectively.  The goal is to feel if there is any difference to the uninjured knee.  These tests are used after injury and during rehab care to understand the sturdiness of the ACL. (more…)

  • ACL 101: Common 6 Pitfalls of ACL Care (When Avoiding Surgery)

    bike4This article is my latest continuation of the ACL 101 series.  ReVITALize Rehab Club is designed to simplify the medical jargon so every member can be empowered in their own care.  Social media and medical information in the internet are notorious for giving snippets of fitness and medical care and I want to bridge that gap so every member can get in the heads of the medical and fitness professionals to make the best decisions for themselves.

    Recent studies showed that 60% of ACL rehab make a full recovery, less than 60% return to sport, and more than 50% develop knee osteoarthritis by middle age.  My goal is to inform our club members on how to not fall into this category of less optimal outcome.   Most studies are happy to demonstrate above average statistical significant, but if one desires to bulletproof their knee, one needs to get the upper hand in short and long term care.

    Read “ACL 101: the Breakdown of How Not to Break Down (The What?!)” and “ACL 101: How to Be the Last One Standing (After Surgery)” in which I wrote about how to test your ACL, the shift in ACL care, risk factors, and what to expect after the early phase of ACL surgery.  Having an ACL tear is not all doom and gloom.  Did you know that research has categorized ACL patients into 3 groups.  The three groups are: “copers” without brace, “copers” with brace, and “non-copers” needing surgery.  The name of the game with the first two groups is to teach the whole body (notice I did not say knee) to find a different strategy to move efficiently with a weakened ACL.  I will take this idea a step further and will teach you how to bulletproof your knee to not be another statistic of having meniscus or total knee replacement surgery in the future.

    Common Pitfalls During ACL Care (To Cope Well or After ACL Surgery)

    1. De-emphasizing the basics. (more…)