The ACL Repair Blog Firsthand accounts of ACL surgery and recovery

This is mostly from a review on ACL reconstruction: Spindler, KP and Wright, RW. 2008. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear. New England J of Medicine.
1. Weight bearing right after surgery does not cause harm.
2. Using passive motion machines is not any better than not using them.
3. Use of a brace is no better than not using a [...]

It’s been 8 weeks since my surgery and I’m feeling great. In fact, yesterday my PT told me I was having a “picture perfect” recovery. I’m walking without a brace all the time, still riding a bike on the trainer and doing ever more ambitious PT exercises.
Although I must say, if this [...]

Today I’m seven weeks post-op for my ACL repair.  At this point physical therapy and self discipline seem to be the name of the game for me.  I’m going to PT once a week now, and a typical routine looks like this:

8 minutes on a stationary bike to warm-up
8 minutes on a device they [...]

I’ve mostly convinced myself that Monday’s fall will not result in any permanent damage, much to my relief. That allows me to get back to the important business  of building my strength and range of motion in the knee. 
If there is one thing that has frustrated me about this injury it’s the 10 weeks i’ve [...]