I injured my right knee last night in a pickup football game.Since it was on the weekend they basically just put me in a brace and told me to go to my doctor on monday.I will get an MRI some time this week.The doctor examined my knee and came to the conclusion that I either slightly tore or pulled some ligaments in the back of my knee,but it’s definitely not the ACL.My question to you all is how long am I gonna be out of the squat rack and what is the best way to ease back into heavy squatting when the time finally comes?
You should post your question on the elitefts.com q&a section.
Elite powerlifters and others who specialize in rehab answering your questions for free.
Get the MRI to see what exactly is damamged, and the severity.
[quote]evansmi wrote:
You should post your question on the elitefts.com q&a section.
Elite powerlifters and others who specialize in rehab answering your questions for free.[/quote]
I figured T-Nation has enough powerlifters and people with experience that at least a few guys on this site would have advice.If this thread doesn’t yield much then I’ll check into elitelifts.com like you suggested.And I will post the MRI results once I get them.
[quote]MAS50 wrote:
evansmi wrote:
You should post your question on the elitefts.com q&a section.
Elite powerlifters and others who specialize in rehab answering your questions for free.
I figured T-Nation has enough powerlifters and people with experience that at least a few guys on this site would have advice.If this thread doesn’t yield much then I’ll check into elitelifts.com like you suggested.And I will post the MRI results once I get them.[/quote]
the difference is that at elitefts, you know the response is coming from someone with credentials.
I just got the results in.Torn ACL,two ligaments torn on the inside of my knee,and a bruised kneecap.
That’s some tough news to hear. Best wishes on your recovery.
Hi MAS50,
I thought I’d share this website with you, it has the best summary of ACL reconstruction out there, http://www.orthosports.com.au/acl.html
I would suggest finding a physical therapist, and not just any pt, but one who is very aggressive. Prehab is often the best way to shorten recovery time. Also if you can find a ortho who doesnt immobilize patients after this surgery it will increase recovery time.
My thought would be to find an ortho who is the team doctor for “whatever team” because he will be more familiar with athletes who are trying to comeback rather than weekend warriors who are just hoping to be able to walk.
OH, and post on Elitefts
Thanks to all of you.We scheduled the surgery yesterday.It’s two weeks from today which is longer than I had hoped but I’m going to be doing rehab during these two weeks coming up.I plan on following whatever guidelines they set up and pushing as hard as I can push without causing further damage.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
Get the MRI to see what exactly is damaged, and the severity.[/quote]
Nothing means anything until you get that MRI back. Orthopedic exams are close to useless. you get false negatives all the time, especially with the draw test to check the acl integrity.
BTW, I’m one of the guys who answer rehab questions on elite.
Sorry, i didn’t see the results. I hope your recovery goes well.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
Get the MRI to see what exactly is damaged, and the severity.
Nothing means anything until you get that MRI back. Orthopedic exams are close to useless. you get false negatives all the time, especially with the draw test to check the acl integrity.
BTW, I’m one of the guys who answer rehab questions on elite.
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actually in skilled hands it is quite accurate.
The doctor who examined me knee at the ER was way off.He came to the conclusion that i had probably just pulled or slightly torn a ligament,but it definitely wasn’t the ACL.I went to my family doctor two days later and he could tell almost immediately I had torn my ACL and probably had seperate injuries.Right now I’m just trying to reduce all the swelling before my surgery.