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.

Pre ACL Surgery Checklist

If you have an ACL surgery coming up you are likely trying to determine what you should be doing to prepare for the surgery. After talking with a few reader of http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net I found out that a lot of people struggle with trying to determine what they should be doing before ACL surgery.

For these reasons I wrote a Pre ACL surgery checklist. I go over all the large and small things you should be doing before your surgery.

In the list of things you should be doing before ACL surgery I cover the #1 most important item to have. 

Good luck with your surgery!

Jon Haver

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net

Running After ACL Surgery

I have finally started to be able to start jogging after ACL surgery. Lately I just started to be able to run 5km 4 months after I had ACL Surgery. Here is a video of me running after acl surgery

Torn ACL Playing Basketball - Recovery Success

Tearing your ACL playing basketball can be very traumatic. Here is a success story of someone coming back from the injury...

http://www.aclsurgeryrecovery.net/11/torn-acl-during-basketball-recovery-story/