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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ACL PT’
ACL PT: Russian Stimulation
Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged ACL Excercises, ACL PT on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
ACL Surgery: 3 Weeks Post-Op
Posted in ACL Surgery Recovery, tagged ACL PT, ACL recovery, ACL scar, ACL stitches, crutches, lateral meniscus on June 11, 2009 | 124 Comments »
Three weeks post-op. I was told by this point, things would be getting back to normal–crutches would disappear, swelling would fade and mobility would miraculously come back, full swing. I feel as though I’m on a slight delay because not only was my ACL repaired, but so was the lateral meniscus. Anyway, my recovery is just [...]
Picture of the Stitches Inside My Knee
Posted in ACL Surgery, Uncategorized, tagged ACL PT, ACL stitches, ACL Surgery, knee stitches, lateral meniscus, meniscus, picture of stitches inside the knee on June 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Happy Friday, everyone! I slipped out during my lunch hour to get tortured at PT. During wall slides, I could bend at 99 degrees and on the bike I could finally do full revolutions. This is all increasing my pain a little bit. My therapist told me I should start using the vicodin with PT. I’m [...]
