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Range of Motion Leg Extension – Important Post ACL Surgery Exercise
The first exercise that I have been instructed to do is to get my knee flexion to 0 degrees, or so that my femur and tibia are parallel. Sometimes surgeons deem this to be important enough that they...
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ACL Surgery Rehab – Quad Sets
Improving the range of motion of your knee and getting it to lay flat is one of the first critical goals of post operative ACL surgery rehab. This exercise helps the timing of the firing of your quad...
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Prone Knee Flexion – ACL Surgery Rehab Exercise
To help increase the range of motion in the knee that ACL reconstruction was done on this post ACL surgery exercise is recommended during the first week of rehabilitation. The prone knee flexion...
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ACL Rehab Exercise – Heel Slide
Heel slides are used during week 1 of ACL surgery rehab to help improve the strength and range of motion of the right knee. I find this exercise to be very effective at increasing the range of motion...
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Ankle Pump and Rotation – ACL Surgery Exercise Video
The easiest exercise that the physio gave me to complete over the first couple of weeks is ankle rotation, pumps and flexes. The purpose of the exercise is to get the blod moving in the lower leg....
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This ACL surgery recovery exercise is the straight leg raise. It is used to help the quad and hamstring muscle begin to work again. After surgery these muscles will not be being used very much and they...
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ACL Surgery Exercises Week 2
For week 2 I continued with all of the exercises from week 1 including, heel prop, heel slides, prone knee flexion and straight leg raises. A few exercises were added including lunges, sit/stand and...
View ArticleKnee Extension – Best Range of Motion Exercises
Getting your knee to zero degrees after knee surgery, especially ACL surgery, can be very difficult. It can be very tempting to have your leg elevated and bent comfortably with a pillow supporting it....
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3 Tips For Running After ACL Surgery – 4 Month Update
It has now been almost 4 months since I have right ACL surgery. My recovery has continued to progress reasonably well. My biggest lesson for learning how to run after ACL surgery is below… This month I...
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6 Months After ACL Surgery – Running In Sand Rehab
I am now a little over 6 months out of surgery and everything has continued to progress well. With the weather improving I tried swimming but the water was still pretty cold in the lake. I have had 2...
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