Jul 11, 2022 · Whether you’ve had an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction, you’re waiting for the operation, or you’re managing your injury without surgery, this blog will tell you everything you need to know about the ACL rehab process.

These 4 stages of plyometric exercises can help serve as a guideline during ACL rehabilitation in order to safely return to sport. The authors provide a general framework for exercise progression based on the demands of the task, as well as your capacity to tolerate these demands.

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Jul 30, 2020 · The belief is that performing OKC exercises, such as a leg extension, will place too much strain on the ACL and cause increased ligamentous laxity. First, let’s take a look at the amount of strain on the ACL during OKC exercises, CKC exercises, and …

Feb 18, 2025 · Chris Hughen sat down with Erik Meira to discuss all things early stage ACL rehabilitation. We dive into a variety of topics including: swelling and calming the knee down, restoring range of motion, cyclops lesions, gait training, waking up the quads, and much more.

This protocol is intended to guide clinicians through the post-operative course for ACL Reconstruction. This protocol is time based (dependent on tissue healing) as well as criterion based.

Some people complete Phase 3 ACL rehabilitation and return to normal activities: they can walk, use stairs and do their jobs. However, for most people stopping rehabilitation after Phase 3 means giving up aggressive running and jumping.

Jun 16, 2024 · In this article, I am going to tell you what actually changes in your brain after an ACL injury, explain how those changes might impact your function or sport performance, and show you how to incorporate training the brain into your ACL rehab program.

In this video, we review 10 movements, or tasks, that are key components in ACL rehab, which can be performed and progressed based on functional criteria rather than time. 💪 PROGRAMS:...

In this episode, we sat down with Erik Meira to discuss rehab following an ACL Reconstruction (ACLR). - Why are the quads (knee extensor mechanism) important? - Why are seated leg extensions beneficial?