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Its been 6 months post-op from my ACL surgery (achilles allograft), and my knee is feeling great.?
i'm able to squat 4x12, 250lbs. Running, cutting and turning feels normal. i've been kicking the ball around (soccer) on my own. there is no swelling afterwards. yesterday, i decided to round up some of my friends and have a friendly game. all went well and my knee feels strong. i'm able to pass the ball but i'm afraid to kick the ball with some power. should i not be afraid? especially when i take free kicks and i want to curve the ball i feel a bit insecure. should i hold off on it. or is it about time for me to start applying myself more and push my knee to kick harder? my doctor and therapist agree that after 10-12 months, i would able to play without the brace. is it possible that i play without the brace earlier then 10 months. my recovery has been exceptional since surgery. was running 2.5 months post-op. I desperately want to play soccer again but i dont' want to reinjury myself. what do you guys suggest? i am 25 years old. getting ready for fall men's soccer league. i still go to therapy once a week and practice soccer twice a week.
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- Yes, you can speed up the process by almost 2/3. You will need to take some supplements that are very biologically active and very cellular resonant, but it works and you will be amazed. I recently helped a man that had an x-ray that showed a visible crack in his femur bone and was on crutches. One week later, the crack was not there in a second x-ray. He was walking on the leg and no crutches. Typically, it takes about 11 days to heal a broken bone when you give your body what it needs to repair. Doctors have NO clue what works and what doesn't in regard to nutrition. It's important to know how old you are, your weight, and to understand a little medical history, but the supplements are wonderful and really work. I recommend them to my clients on a regular basis and am getting very good results. Let me know if you are interested. good luck
- Here is the thing about this injury. I am glad the procedure and recovery have gone well. This injury takes about eighteen to twenty-four months to fully heal. So while the knee feels great at this point it is still in the healing stage. The brace only gives about five to ten percent stability. So while the brace gives some stability it is not very much. The most important aspect of the rehab is to build up the muscles of the knee especially the hamstrings and achilles. The are the muscular stops to prevent the stress on the ACL. So if you are playing at a professional or collegiate level it would be one thing but to play at an amateur level is quite another. Continue with your workouts and concentrate on movements that involve the total leg not just individual muscle groups. Squats and leg press movements are great for this. Do some running but also include movements that are backwards to emphasize the hamstrings. So at this stage wear the brace even though it feels awkward and perhaps even cumbersome.
- I've been researching this. I don't know what it true, but for what its worth. My understanding is that ALLograft is actually a dead thing...so you have to wait for it to come to life. That can take 2 years...if it ever does. Maybe, some things like nutrition, chiropracter, message, and accupuncture can wake it up for its best strength. I've even heard its important to get your hormones checked, just to make sure you have as much good metabolites going into that graft as you can. I'm happy to hear of your recovery. THAT is awesome. I'm jealous that you are able to do as much as you are.:) Its maddening to not be sure of something like that though...so I feel where you are on that score.
