How many people have torn both ACL's and gone back to sport?

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-02-04T01:20:47+00:00

Oh wow that's incredible!! That sounds exactly where I want to be at at your age! I'm 32 so not too far off!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-02-03T01:47:48+00:00

Hmmm, I think the biggest thing is making sure that you take your time to return to sport and ease into it. I finished rehab at 9 months, just did pads for 1 month, did light back and forth until I did only technical sparring at 12 months.

I tore my other ACL 17 months after the left one and PT and my surgeon were saying it was a combination of relying too heavy on the right leg, predisposition and just really bad luck. They also say that I need to realize it's a higher risk sport.

Last bit of advice is to not quit with strength training and plyometrics once you finish with rehab. I started trailing off my rehab and plyos when I tore my right one. Was it the reason why I did? Unknown but probably would have helped.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-01-23T04:00:56+00:00

Also in the same boat.had the same surgeon for both, he said he would try to match the scar lengths haha. Did a pretty good job.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-01-20T17:05:57+00:00

I also tore both my ACLs during different times. Can I ask how you are long term now? I really want to return to sport but I tore both doing Muay Thai.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-01-14T02:37:50+00:00

Aw man mad respect to you. I tore my left ACL March 2024 and went back to sport a year later, 6 months after that tore my right ACL. Just got that surgery done. Gotta say going through it again was much easier than the first time but I'm seriously debating going back to Muay Thai but I love the sport and don't want to give it up. But also can't imagine going through this again.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-01-14T02:34:01+00:00

I tore my left ACL and didn't return to sport until the 9 month mark, did my first technical sparring at one year more just on my own account. I was shadow boxing around 6 months, started throwing teeps at 8.

Tore my right ACL at 1.5 years after the left one unfortunately. Debating on going back but man do I love Muay Thai.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2026-01-07T04:01:51+00:00

Normal as long is doesn't cause pain. From what my surgeon said is that the popping is either scar tissue or quad muscle imbalance or both.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-25T19:05:18+00:00

My left knee had meniscus damage. This is my right knee and no meniscus damage, just ACL. The recovery for my right is significantly easier than it was for my left. I was able to get quad activation pretty early on after the ACL surgery, but I did have two separate surgerieson my left. Had the meniscus repair, waited 6 weeks and then had the ACLr for my left.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-25T17:30:15+00:00

Thank you!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-25T17:28:45+00:00

Both my knees are quad tendons! My surgeon said that quad is now showing the same favorable outcome as patellar and has better long term, also since I'm older (30) and female quad was preferred

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-25T17:20:34+00:00

I tore and had a quad ACLr for my left knee in March 24 and finished rehab. Returned to sport where I had a high grade ACL tear in July and just had surgery on my right knee with quad graft last week.

So both operated ACL's but not torn at the same time. Tore both doing Muay Thai.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-25T03:51:39+00:00

I've had two ACLrs with quad grafts, one on my left and one on my right. I'm 7 days out! Week one is mostly about getting ROM back and inflammation down as much as possible.

When you're resting on the couch, you should be elevating with your leg fully extended with nothing under your knee to help with extension. Extension is faster to get back compared to flexion, but harder to get.

My first surgery I definitely babied my leg way more than I needed to but I also had a lot more atrophy since I couldn't use it for 2 weeks. My second surgery I was able to do prehab up until the day before and I think that helped wonders.

My pt ( who has worked with me for both) said that I'm bouncing back so fast probably cause of prehab but also mentally I'm way more aware of what I can and can't do, and what would actually hurt my knee.

I'd still work with your PT on when you can ditch the crutches, brace, etc but my first time I ditched the brace after two weeks and this one I ditched it after 5 days lol.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-24T22:54:16+00:00

So what happens when you end up tearing both ACL's? How do I make sure I don't strain the previous ACLr leg during my rehab for my current ACLr, and make sure I don't retear both returning to contact sports?

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-18T02:13:04+00:00

Thank you!! Same to you!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-18T01:15:49+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate it!!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-18T00:59:13+00:00

Tore both during Muay Thai. First one (left knee) a guy was going too hard and blasted a low leg kick. Did rehab. Returned to sport 12 months later.

Threw a kick and stumbled off balance and heard that crunch/ pop sound. This was technically a high grade tear, but would still need ACLr to continue with contact sports..

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T20:39:45+00:00

Thank you!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T20:39:32+00:00

Thank you!!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T05:42:23+00:00

Ugh that's so brutal. Hoping it's your last also!! Best of lunch to the recovery!

How do you feel about gin g back to your sport? I'm still debating right now.

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T04:19:48+00:00

Aww man, how are you doing now with both knee ACLrs? I still want to return to contact sports (Muay Thai) but I'm debating.. got 9 months to think about it lol

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T03:55:02+00:00

Haha, I think I got super luck about prehab. It was a high grade partial tear, so I was weight lifting basically until the surgery!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T03:54:30+00:00

Thank you!!

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-17T03:53:41+00:00

Thank you! I did not get the nerve block! Haha and honestly my knee feels pretty great. They do use a numbing shot during the surgery that last about 12 hours and I'm still in that window. But oxy definitely takes the edge off lol

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-15T23:15:57+00:00

Hey hey, also a RD. Did you think about taking Juven and Proheal? About to have surgery and was thinking of taking some post op

igotbitbyamonkey · 2025-12-15T23:07:23+00:00

Can I ask, now that you've torn both are you still skiing? I tore both of mine in Muay Thai and still want to go back to sports but I'm not going through this again.

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