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Brace Yourself

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 10, 2010 | 9 Comments »

Today I am getting fitted for brace that I will (or should) use for playing sports from here until about a year on out. Some people wear them longer, some wear them less. It’s whatever you feel most comfortable doing. Some people wear them for years as a preventitive measure. My doctor said it more [...]

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ACL Fun: Silk-Screened Stockings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Not every post has to be medically aligned or directly dealing with personal experience. How about something out of the ordinary for once? I saw these silk-screened stockings today on Marc Zacharoff”s “We Love Viral” blog. When it comes to all the ways we’re required to dress our knees (i.e. bandages), think outside of the brace. [...]

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A Tale of Two ACLs Part II: Skiing at Tahoe

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Last weekend I went on a ski trip to Tahoe with friends. I didn’t ski as a personal choice. As much as I want to get my fresh powder fix, my knee and my recovery means to much to me to risk coming back prematurely. I know this is not the case for most people [...]

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My ACL Ripping in Half Anniversary

Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2010 | 11 Comments »

…kind of a morbid thought, but so true. So it was this week last year that I tore my ACL up playing indoor soccer. To commemorate the occasion, I’m going to Tahoe to not ski this weekend. I suppose it could be worse, like skiing this weekend and getting hurt before I’m fully recovered to [...]

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Disappointing News from the Doctor

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »

This whole time that I have been rehabbing, I’ve had my sights set on making my big sports comeback on the ski slopes. When I tore my ACL last Jan., I did it one week before a ski trip to Whistler. (Ouch!) I had to sit on the bench for the that one. I even [...]

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Knee Excercises for Skiing Part III

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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Knee Year’s Resolutions

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on December 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Happy 2010 everyone! Since 2009 brought me a new knee, I resolve to get it into tip-top shape in the new year. That said, here are my 2010 Knee Year’s Resolutions. And, please, feel free to add yours, too! 1. Get in shape to hit the slopes in the coming months–Tahoe and a TBD Colorado destination  2. [...]

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Ready to Run

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Leaving the office and heading off to the gym for my first post-op jog! It feels good just saying that. I’m limited to five minutes. And will let you all know how I feel after that. Slow and steady wins the race. I imagine I will be as just like this girl, Corkthedork33, on her 1st [...]

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Get in Shape for Ski Season in 3 Weeks

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Any ACL rehabber knows it takes a little more than three weeks to prepare for something. But, here’s a series of videos I found on youtube to help prep me even more for the slopes. I head to Tahoe in about a month. This programs claims to prep you in three weeks.

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Making Strides–6 months post-op

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today I realized that after sitting at my desk for long periods of time, I can comfortably get up and walk like it’s no problem. Prior to now, every time I would get up, I would feel like my leg was “stuck” and I would have to walk it out before it would straight. Walking [...]

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