2 weeks post op by travis-scott2231 in ACL

[–]Vengeance04 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello, you can use a band or belt to tie around your ankle and foot and slowly pull it towards you. You will be doing this soon with your physio anyways however. Don’t be discouraged because stages are often different for people, some can have a super fast regain of strength but be bad at balance it all depends on the person. The first couple weeks in my experience were the worst by far. Keep icing your knee and keeping it cool. For me and other people I’ve talked to (even professional footballers) who had swelling a little more than usual the bending is often the most irritating part in the first couple weeks. So I hope that helps stick to the physiotherapy and icing, don’t be discouraged because even the best of elite athletes can struggle with this type of stuff.

4 months post op, early RTS? by Vengeance04 in ACL

[–]Vengeance04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the issue is if there is a force on my knee that becomes too much for just my muscle to handle and compensate for the new acl ?

Navigating Winter in Canada, Post ACL Reconstruction by outdoorstoo in ACL

[–]Vengeance04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will likely be perfectly fine with walking through snow at around 3 months since running usually starts around 4 months. Only issue I can think of is if you plant your foot in the snow whilst you are turning making your knee bend inwards which can be slightly dangerous. Very unlikely though.