POST-ACL SURGERY RECOVERY: MONTHS 2-3
Yoga Poses After Knee Surgery
Hi Everyone!In this blog post, I am going to go over a handful of yoga poses that you can safely do (or do with modifications) post-knee surgery. This is more specifically aimed towards those who are recovering from ACL Reconstruction surgery, but can also be applied...
ACL Post-Surgery 13-14 weeks
Hi! Lost of traveling this past weekend, and my schedule has been crazy! I missed last week, so I am just combining the past 2 weeks below 🙂 13-14 weeks Post-Op Summary PT tested my knee with a Stryker Knee Laxity Testing Instrument - this measures the...
ACL Post-Surgery 3 Months
3 months! One more month until I can run! I have been having pain around the incision area when I walk, to the point that I am limping to not put weight on my knee. This only happens sporadically, and I am wondering if its muscle or bone pain (where the dr drilled...
ACL Post-Surgery 11 weeks
Almost 3 months post-op! Summary is below 🙂 11-week Recap Saw my surgeon on Monday - he said my knee looked great! Still a little swelling, but it should go away soon. The pain under my knee cap is caused by weakness in my quad, and it will eventually go away. No...
ACL Post-Surgery 10 weeks
Hi! First things first... Check out my Yoga for ACL Recovery Course. The 2-month course includes 1-2 videos a week you can do over the course of your recovery, quickly improving ROM, strength, balance, and flexibility. Based on my own recovery, I created this course...
ACL Post-Surgery 9 weeks
I wish I had more to report, but I feel like week 9 was the same as week 7 & 8. My ROM has pretty much stayed the same, and no change in how my scars look. Recap is below! Week 9 Summary Better strength & Flexibility Different exercises in PT Still a little IT...
ACL Post-Surgery 2 Months
I have been waiting until after my PT appointment to write this, to see if I there were any updates.... but there aren't. Knee is still truckin' along, about the same as week 7. I notice I have good days and bad days, and it just fluctuates depending on how active I...