Exercise with a knee injury
felippez
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I just had a half acl tear and I do not wanna do the surgery but I wanna workout, what exercises do you recommend to do without running too much?
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No. You can't exercise through that injury.
Get a referral to a physical therapist. Were you told by an orthopedic surgeon that it would magically heal itself?2 -
Quad and hamstring strengthening0
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when i tore my ACL , complete tear, i continued to powerlift just fine. (after healing the original injury) Squats, deadlifts, etc, i did it all. I even competed several times. I did stop running only because of the instability if i stepped wrong., i did a the stationary bike and elliptical.
And i could do all the strength training, anything slow and controlled. I ended up having surgery because my complete tear caused too much instability and i was always babying it. Hopefully you can live with your partial tear, lots of people live with it. Getting strong helps. Go slow and figure out where your instability is at , lots of people workout with complete and partially tore acls just fine.1 -
cmriverside wrote: »No. You can't exercise through that injury.
Get a referral to a physical therapist. Were you told by an orthopedic surgeon that it would magically heal itself?
yes, you can exercise with a tore acl. No it wont heal it self, but lots of people dont have acls and are athletic.
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cmriverside wrote: »No. You can't exercise through that injury.
Get a referral to a physical therapist. Were you told by an orthopedic surgeon that it would magically heal itself?
yes, you can exercise with a tore acl. No it wont heal it self, but lots of people dont have acls and are athletic.
I stand corrected, I guess. I hope the knee is stable enough. OP, what does the PT say?0 -
the instability is the hard part, otherwise everything else will work just fine.0
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What exercises did your doctor say you could do? If you didn't ask then you need to follow up with your doctor.0
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Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student0 -
One of my mfp friends has a bum knee and is a gym rat. His 'bum knee" workouts include swimming and battle ropes.0
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I had a grade 2 sprain of a different knee ligament. I'm assuming that's the same (I had some tearing but not a complete rupture). I highly recommend physical therapy. My PT really helped guide the whole process for me. He helped me to strengthen what needed to be strengthened, helped me keep moving and healing as appropriate, helped with modifications to make workouts safe and effective while I was rehabbing, made sure I met certain benchmarks before he cleared me to do things and told me what movements to avoid (and if/when they would be safe again), etc. I would not want to get that kind of info from someone who isn't familiar with me, my body, my injury, my movement patterns, strengths/weaknesses, etc. Meaning-I wouldn't want to get that info from a discussion forum.0
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I agree, you need to see physiotherapist for guidance to make sure you are progressing exercises properly. You can do exercises at home and touch base with physio to progress. This will definitely increase your chances of being able to return to leading an active life!0
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puttputt24 wrote: »Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student
The OP should get any directions for exercise from the doctor and/or physical therapist who has examined them, seen their imaging, etc. Should not take random, even if good meaning information from the internet.
A current PT student IMO should know better than to make such suggestions.2 -
You don't *need* to have your ACL surgically repaired.
When I messed up my knee 8 years ago, the orthopedist told me "even if it is your ACL we probably won't repair because you're old" (I was 39 at the time, and very physically active. Luckily it wasn't my ACL then.) Last year I messed up my knee again, and this time it was a complete ACL tear. My new orthopedist (I no longer live in a medical desert), knowing my lifestyle, felt surgery was the best option (even though I am even older). While I was hobbling around with my knee brace I met lots of people who regaled me with stories about their knee injuries, and I met plenty of people (even younger people) who never had their ACL tears repaired. One of them is a freestyle snowboard coach who still competes in halfpipe and slopestyle!
That being said, you should still consult with an orthopedist and get a referral to physical therapy so that you can strengthen the rest of your leg to compensate for your ACL if you're not going to have it repaired.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student
The OP should get any directions for exercise from the doctor and/or physical therapist who has examined them, seen their imaging, etc. Should not take random, even if good meaning information from the internet.
A current PT student IMO should know better than to make such suggestions.
Lol if OP has torn ACL a PT will tell to work on quad and hamstring for coactivation to limit anterior translation of the tibia on the femur. I'm offering a suggestion for what the OP asked.
Don't attack me when I'm simply answering what the OP asked.1 -
puttputt24 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student
The OP should get any directions for exercise from the doctor and/or physical therapist who has examined them, seen their imaging, etc. Should not take random, even if good meaning information from the internet.
A current PT student IMO should know better than to make such suggestions.
Lol if OP has torn ACL a PT will tell to work on quad and hamstring for coactivation to limit anterior translation of the tibia on the femur. I'm offering a suggestion for what the OP asked.
Don't attack me when I'm simply answering what the OP asked.
Not attacking you, just question the advice to "strengthen the quads and hamstrings". As you know there are many movements that strengthen the quads and hamstrings. I'm pretty sure all are not appropriate for someone with an ACL tear, especially when you haven't examined or seen any images from the patient.1 -
Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student
The OP should get any directions for exercise from the doctor and/or physical therapist who has examined them, seen their imaging, etc. Should not take random, even if good meaning information from the internet.
A current PT student IMO should know better than to make such suggestions.
Lol if OP has torn ACL a PT will tell to work on quad and hamstring for coactivation to limit anterior translation of the tibia on the femur. I'm offering a suggestion for what the OP asked.
Don't attack me when I'm simply answering what the OP asked.
Not attacking you, just question the advice to "strengthen the quads and hamstrings". As you know there are many movements that strengthen the quads and hamstrings. I'm pretty sure all are not appropriate for someone with an ACL tear, especially when you haven't examined or seen any images from the patient.
Indeed--some very common exercises used to strengthen the quads and hamstrings--leg curls and leg extensions--are actually CONTRAINDICATED for ACL injury--open chain kinetics and all...3 -
Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »puttputt24 wrote: »Work on strengthening the quads and hamstrings. The stronger they get the better they can act as a make shift ACL as you delay surgery.
Current PT student
The OP should get any directions for exercise from the doctor and/or physical therapist who has examined them, seen their imaging, etc. Should not take random, even if good meaning information from the internet.
A current PT student IMO should know better than to make such suggestions.
Lol if OP has torn ACL a PT will tell to work on quad and hamstring for coactivation to limit anterior translation of the tibia on the femur. I'm offering a suggestion for what the OP asked.
Don't attack me when I'm simply answering what the OP asked.
Not attacking you, just question the advice to "strengthen the quads and hamstrings". As you know there are many movements that strengthen the quads and hamstrings. I'm pretty sure all are not appropriate for someone with an ACL tear, especially when you haven't examined or seen any images from the patient.
Indeed--some very common exercises used to strengthen the quads and hamstrings--leg curls and leg extensions--are actually CONTRAINDICATED for ACL injury--open chain kinetics and all...
Yep, that's why someone with a diagnosed condition needs to get appropriate rehab exercises from a doctor and/or therapist who has examined them.0 -
a tore acl is really not that big of a deal. You have an injury, you go to the DR, they tell you its tore and you go home and put some ice on it. When it feels better, go work out, but know you may have instability issues. Its not some life threatening potentially disabling condition that has to be carefully watched over by a PT and Dr. Its not that big of a deal. Lots of people tear their ACL and never even see a dr and don't even know its torn. and they go to the gym and workout just fine.0
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Agree have heard of many people exercising with an ACL/MCL issue. Point is, before one does it, they should get their doctor/PT advice on appropriate exercises.
The following was from the link you posted.
Each patient and injury will be different so always take the advice of your medical professional or surgeon. See acl rehabilitation program for an overview of when each exercises fits in.0
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