So I’ve moved on to start impact cardio. Though the physiotherapist still asked me to cycle (static exercise) to warm up. I was very careful throughout the rehab session. Being a sports person growing up, this felt very weird to be so careful. But alas, got to
So I’m at the 3rd month mark, and the physiotherapists have “graduated” me from basic static exercise rehab classes. I’m now to proceed to active exercise rehab sessions after today’s session. So it has been 3 months of static exercises sessions (weights, squats, cycling etc), and now
Recovery has gone on much faster at this point. My leg feels so much better. Hamstring still cramps up My hamstrings still cramp up when I sit for too long. So I do still have to do plenty of hamstring stretches to ensure that my hamstring does
Since I’m up and walking, that leaves less time for the updates on this blog. I’m already walking fine, and if I walk slow enough, it’s alright. But sometimes I’ll have to walk fast like to chase the bus, and my leg will hurt slightly. I’m also
I can now walk normally off the brace if I choose to, but the physio says I should still wear the brace to prevent any further injury to the knee, and to allow the ACL graft to heal properly. I will stop updating on the pain and
So this is already week 5 of physiotherapy, and I feel my leg getting stronger. There is 1 new exercise this week, and it is the reverse hip abduction. Started off with a bike exercise again, this time resistance 3, for 10 mins, min RPM 80. Thereafter, the
In general, the exercises from week 3 to week 4 don’t defer too much, but it increases in intensity as the muscles around the leg gets stronger. Some of the exercises I will have to do with weights to build more strength on my quads and calf.
Day 15 ( Week 3 ACL recovery) Pain – 1/10 Mobility – 6/10 Pretty worried because I still can’t stretch my leg fully to 0 degrees. I’ll ask my physiotherapist next week when I see her. (**update – it’s actually normal and I just got to keep
Day 13 ( Week 2) Pain – 1/10 Mobility – 6/10 Pain is now decreased such that only at the extreme ends of the range of my knee will I have pain. I can walk quite normally now even without the brace. At night when I get
Pain – 2.5/10 Mobility – 5.5/10 Had an appointment to see the doctor (junior doctor, not the doctor who operated on me) today. Quite disappointed with the appointment. I saw the Doctor for barely 1 min. I think he was rushing for lunch because as soon as
