I am now about 7 months out of Acl Surgery and everything is going well. I was just wondering how I can trust my left knee again in sports and not rely on my right knee for most of things. Any help is appreciated.
There is no easy answer to this. I struggle with the same problem all the time. The only way I have found to get through it is to start slow, be aware you are going to favor your "good" knee and constantly work on balancing it out.
For example I play volleyball now in a semi-competitive league and when I first started playing after ACL surgery I really found myself always jumping off my "good" knee. During warm up and eventually in the games I would put extra focus on jumping evenly off both legs when I should.
Although this isn't an easy answer I have found its the best way. The frustrating part is that when you master doing one activity with your recovered knee and move onto another you will be faced with the "favoring" problem again.
Best of luck with your ACL surgery and let me know if this has helped.
