I'm a 27/f and had ACL recon with an allograft on 4/12/10. I'm 12 weeks on Monday. Things have been going smoothly so far. I've been religious about PT and working out. I tried jogging for the first time last weekend after my doc said it was ok -- 2 minutes jogging/2 minutes walking for 20 mins. I've been regretting it ever since. I feel like I took all the bones in my knee and smashed them together. It hasn't hurt this much in weeks. My PT told me to go slow and try jogging for just a minute at a time. I had my last regular PT appointment yesterday until some functional test at the end of July. He had me doing some jumping, light jogging, planting/turning etc. I'm in even more pain today. Has anyone had success with starting to jog without pain? How long/how fast? This is so frustrating!
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- Posted by jojo915 2 months ago. There are 4 posts. The latest reply is from jojo915.
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dont worry about pain and discomfort at early stages. my knee felt soooo weird when i first started to jog, so dont worry about it
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Snowman is 100% correct. Don't worry about the "superficial" pain when you are able to start jogging. Your body will tell you what pain to worry about. I am now 6.5 months post op and I have zero pain now when jogging and sprinting. However, when I first started at 4 months, I had some pain that was persistent for a month or so.
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Thanks for the reassurance. I've found it's worst in the mornings and when I've been sitting at work for awhile. It definitely feels better once I get moving. Slowly but surely I guess...
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