Hi there! I had my ACL surgery 3 weeks ago (a meniscal repair as well) and as a result have been in a straight leg brace for 4 weeks so as to let the stitches in my meniscus heal. I have only been bending my leg up to 30 degrees to avoid them coming out as well. My question is, I still have some weird numbness around my knee area and when I asked the doctor about it, he said that there is a nerve that runs almost across the knee that is often disrupted when they make the incision for the arthroscopic surgery. Will this numbness go away in time?? It's not permanent is it?? Also, I had no choice but to not be bending my leg bc of the meniscal repair, but I'm so scared that the result will be limited mobility down the road bc I haven't been able to work on range of motion and won't be starting PT for a couple weeks. As long as when the doctor gives me the green light to start all that and I DO IT, will I eventually be able to increase mobility to 100% as long as I work at it?
Thanks for the question. For me the numbness did go away I had it for a few months.
Getting your range of motion back can definitely be a challenge. Here are 5 great exercises that could help you once you are able to start them according to you PT...
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