Knee Swelling After ACL Surgery

acl operation on 28 th july. my right leg as you see in picture some kind of fluid is in.how can this cure.please write me. 

 Hi RAJ KUMAR BHARGAVA

Thanks to many of the readers of this website they had a few questions regarding my Pre ACL surgery Checklist. Below I have provided answers to each along with a surprise tip on the number one way to reduce knee swelling after surgery.

First Question:

Do I need to purchase the Aircast Cryo Cuff Knee System with Cooler before surgery?
My Answer:
Yes you should purchase the cryco cuff as soon as you know you will be having surgery. If you wait until days before your surgery you may have a hard time finding one in time.
In my opinion the Cryo Cuff is the MOST IMPORTANT tool for recovery after ACL surgery and the most important part of the Pre ACL surgery Checklist.

Second Common Question:

Do I need to do physio before surgery?
My Answer:
Although you dont need to do "physio" before surgery its a really good idea to build up muscle and get your leg into as good a shape as possible before the surgery. The better shape your leg is going into surgery the better off you will be after surgery!

Number 1 Tip To Reduce Knee Swelling After Surgery

If you are having a hard time reducing swelling after knee surgery I have a tip for you which involves...

• Cryco Cuff

• Ice Pack

• Warm Pack

The process is simple and uses gentle heat and cooling to pull the blood out of the knee. Everyone knows that if a door seperating two rooms one warm and one cool is opened the two rooms temperature will equalize...all reasonable things being held constant. Using this principle you can use physics to suck the swelling out of your knee...here is how...

Step 1 - Warm up a Hot Pack
Step 2 - Put on your Cryo Cuff
Step 3 - Get an ice pack from the freezer
Step 4 - Elevate your knee
Step 5 - Put the warm pack on your upper thigh
Step 6 - Put at least one ice pack on your ankle
Step 7 - Hold for 15-30 minutes (watch for frostbite)

icing-knee-after-surgery

Why Does This Work?

What is happening is you are using the laws of physics, gravit,y and the laws of Thermodynamics (Second Law of Thermodynamics or Entropy for the engineers/geeks, like me, reading this) to have the cool blood flow to the warmer area and cause circulation within the knee.

This technique is especially helpful for the stubborn swelling that remains deep inside the knee which standard icing is not able to reach.

Try this out and let me know if its as helpful for you as it was for me!

ACL Knee Surgery

Here are my 7 tips on how to pick the right surgeon for ACL Knee Surgery.

1. Ask Former Patients

Pick Someone Local

Ask your doctor

Ask your physiotherapist

To read the rest go to ACL Knee Surgery

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/14/acl-knee-surgery/

Tennis Knee Injury Question

Your ACL Surgery info is a big help-  my surgery is coming up this Thursday.  I almost wish I was in pain now-  feels odd to face major surgery and not be in pain, knowing full well that I’m going to be in a world of hurt post-operation.  Have to say, though, that not playing (tennis)  hurts worse than anything right now.

I didn’t need any prehab -   I’ve continued my upper body weight work,  I have a pilates routine to work on, and I have started swimming.  My surgeon figures it will be 2-3 weeks post surgery before I’ll be able to get in the pool again but I at least wanted to get in a swimming mindset because goodness knows it doesn’t do for me what tennis does.

My response...

I hope you surgery went well and you are recovering without problem.

Obviously you are a pretty driven person(I understand) like me your biggest problem will likely be not pushing too much to get back into your chosen sport of tennis.

Good luck with recovery!

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/

Two Weeks After ACL Surgery

Hi there, im two weeks out of my acl surgery hamstring graft, i can limp around without crutches. Ive been trying to get my leg straight by using that sitting on ground and pushing down on your knee method, but it is uncomfortable. It is also uncomfortable to bend it while laying down, is this all normal for where im at( 2 weeks in) my knee still has swelling i do try ice it a few times a day. When i try walk sometimes my leg if im not careful can kind of snap back to being straight and it does
Hurt/confortable. Should i just keep pushing on my knee as much as possible?

Sounds like you are having some knee range of motion issues, what I recommend is some of the 5 exercises listed here: http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/23/top-5-knee-range-of-motion-exercises-to-do-during-acl-surgery-recovery/

The one I think you would most benefit from is exercise number 1.

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net

Rehab After ACL Surgery

Should I still be going to Rehab after ACL surgery? The answer will likely surprise you...

It has been 5.5 months since my surgery and I have been working hard on recovering from it so that I can fully return to activities such as running, mountain biking etc...

Have a read on the post to see if you think I made the right decision...
http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/23/rehab-after-acl-surgery/

5 Months After ACL Surgery

After having surgery Dec 8, 2010 I have now just gotten back from my first vacation after ACL surgery. This vacation 5 months after acl surgery involved mountain biking, running and hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. This vacation was a great test for my knee to see where I stand with my recovery and what I should be doing to further speed my recovery and return to full activity. 

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/11/5-months-after-acl-surgery-mountain-biking-after-surgery/

ACL Test

Here is a method I have used with some success to try and do a ACL Test on myself...http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/30/acl-test/

This ACL Surgery question comes from Jonathan. He was wondering if there is an ACL test he can do himself. I completely understand the motivation to try and determine yourself if there has been any damage to the knee by doing the test yourself.

Hi Jon, I am curious to know if there is a way I can test my acl graft by myself. I haven’t done anything that would put my acl in jeopardy, but if I do, I would want to test it to see it if it isn’t lax. So if there is a way that you have found to do the test by your self? Thanks

Testing yourself to determine if there has been an increased laxness is really difficult! I dont believe I can do it.

However after I re-tore my ACL I was able to do a ACL test on myself and was confident it was re-torn.