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Get in Shape for Ski Season Part 2

Posted in ACL Excercises, tagged , , , on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is the next video in the series. Be sure to stretch, stretch, stretch! I can feel myself getting stronger by the day and can not wait to hit the slopes. One more month! (Note: some of these excercises in the video are for advanced skiers. You know where you are in your progress, so [...]

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5th Months and 3 Weeks Post-Op

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 6, 2009 | 11 Comments »

A Quick Overview on Life These Days: -Bending, Extenstion and ROM seem to be very up to par -My knee only feels stiff when I am sitting at my desk for long periods of time -Still no running, but I am avid on the bike, rowing machine, eliptical and others -My knee doesn’t “pop” as [...]

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How to increase quad and hamstring muscle?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on October 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Hey everyone! Let’s pool together our collective knee wisdom and help a fellow reader out. He recently commented in the “All About Knee” section, and I wanted to bring it to the forefront to get your opinions. Here’s his comment: I had patellar graft on June 19th from my left knee and i am back [...]

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Sports for ACL Recovery: Rollersoccer?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, I made a quick run to Walgreen’s and ran into this guy … … at first, I was startled. I couldn’t believe his hair do, so I had to ask him about it. Turns out, Jack, with www.rollersoccer.com tattooed on the back of his head, is the owner creator of the Rollersoccer Federation International. [...]

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ACL Happy Hour

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on August 12, 2009 | 22 Comments »

So I recently moved to a new city, San Francisco, where I don’t know a lot of people. That alone can be a little tough, but even worse when you are trying to find a new physical therapist and fellow ACL friends to share stories with each other. Lucky for me, my boyfriend’s cousin’s sister-in-law [...]

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ACL PT: Russian Stimulation

Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged , on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »

At the end of every PT session, I get to do something called, “Russian.” Unlike regular muscle stimulation, this stuff hurts. The idea is to get my “mushy” quad to “fire” once again. My therapist cranks up the machine until I can’t stand it. I usually stop at a 20 and I think the highest [...]

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The 1st Peek at My Stitches

Posted in ACL Surgery, tagged , , , on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Five Days Post-Op. I realize not everyone wants to see my stitches (actually the steri-strips cover the stitches, but there’s plenty to see), so you can click here to see the damage from a patella tendon ACL reconstruction. You don’t have to look. My goal is to provide a realistic portrayal of recovery, so the [...]

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