Max.Sehr
Level 5 Valued Member
Hi All,
a week ago I have injured my anterior cruciate Ligament (ACL) during a soccer game. I went to the doctor and got an MRT, who diagnosed either a severe partial rupture of my ACL or a complete rupture which is not that clear looking at the pictures. My orthopedist said that the knee is somewhat stable, not like a usual complete ACL rupture. The anterior drawer test showed a little bit of movement but not excessive. So we went with the option of a conservative therapy, which means i decided to get no surgery (no ACL reconstruction) at the moment. We decided to check the stability of the knee again after a few weeks and then discuss the options again.
So my question is, whether some of you had similar experiences of a partially torn ACL and went without a surgery? Also, did some of you even rehab your knee with a completely torn ACL? I am very interested to hear your experiences and if some Strongfirst principles might help to rehab the knee.
Do you have any recommendations/experiences for stabilizing the knee in the future?
I am thinking about OS Resets, narrow GSQ, Single Leg DL and maybe Pistol Squats in the future to Bulletproof the knee again. Is this a reasonable approach and can this help to have a painfree knee without surgery?
By the way i am relatively pain free at the moment and working on the last bit of extension and flexion right now. Of course i will re-check with my orthopedist again.
Thanks a lot and kind regards,
Max
a week ago I have injured my anterior cruciate Ligament (ACL) during a soccer game. I went to the doctor and got an MRT, who diagnosed either a severe partial rupture of my ACL or a complete rupture which is not that clear looking at the pictures. My orthopedist said that the knee is somewhat stable, not like a usual complete ACL rupture. The anterior drawer test showed a little bit of movement but not excessive. So we went with the option of a conservative therapy, which means i decided to get no surgery (no ACL reconstruction) at the moment. We decided to check the stability of the knee again after a few weeks and then discuss the options again.
So my question is, whether some of you had similar experiences of a partially torn ACL and went without a surgery? Also, did some of you even rehab your knee with a completely torn ACL? I am very interested to hear your experiences and if some Strongfirst principles might help to rehab the knee.
Do you have any recommendations/experiences for stabilizing the knee in the future?
I am thinking about OS Resets, narrow GSQ, Single Leg DL and maybe Pistol Squats in the future to Bulletproof the knee again. Is this a reasonable approach and can this help to have a painfree knee without surgery?
By the way i am relatively pain free at the moment and working on the last bit of extension and flexion right now. Of course i will re-check with my orthopedist again.
Thanks a lot and kind regards,
Max