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8 surgeries on my right knee, Choose the options that make the most sence to you, but most importantly, Check out your doctor. Just like everything else, there are good ones and bad ones. I went to a highly recomended practice to later find out my doctor wan not the so highly thought of.
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Where can he get some deer antler spray?
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That crossed my mind. Going to go look for sheds tonight.....
Major predictors for being able to return to high level function without requiring ACL reconstruction include: normal range of motion - RESTRICTION IS I CAN'T RUN no or minimal knee swelling - MINIMAL TO MODERATE good quad strength - NOT AN ISSUE good static and dynamic balance - DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE no episodes of the knee giving way - NO ISSUE Very similar to my Dr.'s and my discussion today. _FNG_ are you a PT??
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My wife just had her ACL FCL, PCL and Posterolateral corner replace by this guy.
http://drrobertlaprademd.com/complex...ament-injuries They suspect the reason her injury was so bad was her ACL, which was done 20 years ago was weak. She had surgery 5 weeks ago and still can't walk on it. |
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I know this guy you call Mike("Tex") and no he didn't try to come back too early. He was skiing with a great ortho's advice on what he could and couldn't do and suffered a freak injury the 2nd time riding a sky ski. They have written this Tex guy up in medical journals to try and figure out why this happened! I bet his insight would be trust your doctor! There has been so much advances in the area of operations. I took double cadaver and double hamstring grafts. An ACL is a day at the lake compared to what it used to be! If you want to have some fun, try an ACL/MCL/PCL! Good luck, listen to the doctors(they have a big head for a reason-Unlike others here), and do your PT! Oh yes....Doctor says wear my DonJoy at everything above a jog so I wear it every time I ski and enjoy the heck out of it and I hate braces!
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I’m no doctor, but if it’s true that you could be at risk for tearing your meniscus without corrective surgery on the ACL, I would have the surgery and possibly miss a season. I torn my meniscus about 12 years ago and had to have quite a bit of it removed. Since the surgery, I can no longer do any activity that involves impact to the knee. Well I can, but not without several days of pain following the activity. I can ski, barefoot, and wakeboard, but I no longer land in the flats. I can ride a bicycle or use an elliptical but running is not an option. I did a few light squats at the gym last night, stood on concrete for 10 hours today and my knee is killing me. Once cartilage is removed, it doesn’t grow back.
Bottom line: Follow the doctor's advice. And good luck.
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~Inquisitive mind of a (near graduation) Chiropractic student who enjoys working with pre/post surgical rehabilitation and chiropractic management cases.
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Sorry BigDogg, it's out of my pay grade! I just diagnose and send to the rehab specialist for the rest. Everything you suggest sounds apropriate. There is a lot of science and physics behind the rehab but in general, anything that strengthens the thigh is going to help. Start light, do a lot of repetitions and increase resistance as the knee responds. I alway have people see a therapist or chiropractic doctor that specializes in sports medicine.
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I appreciate your honesty as well as your support of the ideals that I proposed. Its great to see a physicians such as yourself providing patients co-management options to optimize health, performance, and return to play. Thanks, Aaron
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