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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Care After With Phase I Rehab

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE PROCEDURE

After your procedure, it is common to have:

HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS

SEEK MEDICAL CARE IF:

SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE IF:

PHASE I EXERCISES

Ask your health care provider which exercises are safe for you. Do exercises exactly as told by your health care provider and adjust them as directed. You should not feel pain when you do these exercises. Stop right away if you feel any pain. Do not begin these exercises until told by your health care provider.

STRETCHING AND RANGE OF MOTION EXERCISES (OPTIONAL)

These exercises warm up your muscles and joints and improve the movement and flexibility of your [injured body part]. These …show more content…

You may wish to place a towel under the far end of your thigh for comfort. You should feel a stretch behind your knee.

Relax your leg muscles and allow gravity to straighten your knee. You should feel a stretch in the back of your knee.

Hold this position for seconds.

Repeat times. Complete this stretch times per day.

STRENGTHENING EXERCISES

These exercises build strength and endurance in your knee. Endurance is the ability to use your muscles for a long time, even after they get tired.

STRENGTH - Quadriceps, Isometrics

Lie on your back with your leg extended and your opposite knee bent.

Slowly tense the muscles in the front of your thigh. You should see either your kneecap slide up toward your hip or increased dimpling just above the knee. This motion will push the back of the knee toward the ground.

Hold the muscle as tight as you can without increasing your pain for seconds.

Relax the muscles slowly and completely.

Repeat times. Complete this exercise times per day.

STRENGTH - Quadriceps, Straight Leg Raises

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You should feel your VMO tense.

Tense your VMO as hard as you can without increasing any knee pain.

Hold for seconds.

Relax the muscles slowly and completely.

Repeat times. Complete exercise times per day.

MOBILIZATION – Patella

Sit comfortably with your leg extended. It may be help to place a folded washcloth under your knee.

Gently grasp the edges of your knee cap with your thumbs and index fingers.

Imagine your knee cap is a clock face. Keeping your leg muscles relaxed, gently slide your kneecap from the center toward 12 o'clock until you feel some resistance but no pain.

Hold for seconds.

Return to the center.

Repeat steps 3–5 for each of the 12 numbers on the clock.

Repeat times. Complete this exercise times per day.

STRENGTH - Hip Abductors, Straight Leg Raises

Lie on your side with your leg on top. Your head, shoulders, knees, and hips should line up. You may bend your lower knee to help maintain your balance.

Roll your hips slightly forward so that your hips are stacked directly over each other and your knee is facing

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