In elated news, I have finally moved into the sports specific conditioning phase of ACL rehab! This is the last and final stage (pending any return to sport tests)!!!! I can't believe I made it here. My PT agreed I could move into this phase now. Normally it's all a continuum with the same PT, but my PT doesn't do this phase (for skiing), so I'm working with a new PT Dr. Ravi Patel of The ACL Athlete. He offers 12 week remote coaching using his PT, DPT and CSCS experience to create a program just for the client at any stage of their recovery. In fact we all Zoomed on a call, Dr. Ravi, my PT, myself, just to be sure we're on the same page. Mick my PT will zoom again in December to talk about milestones and testing, so he'll be there in the background while Dr. Ravi does the day to day programming. If you can believe, I am still technically "under rehabbed" this far out even after all that work. Will I suddenly be considered "fully rehabbed" in 12 weeks? Maybe, maybe. Will I have more setbacks in 12 weeks? Maybe, maybe not.
I also got a Biodex test. Last one was 14 months ago. I am very surprised to see that my numbers did NOT go up. All of my weight lifting numbers have gone up in the squats, leg press, thrusters, deadlifts and more. I've also began trail running, and did 5 months of agility. I've also added 3 more leg sessions into my week, so 5 leg sessions per week (some are doubled up). All in all my legs are working harder, feeling stronger, doing more, but the Biodex test didn't reflect that. It was sad. Both my PTs said not to worry though. Numbers still are good, but still work to do. On a bummer note, my plantar heel pain has come back. It came on after my double set back (trauma to left knee, ITB on right knee) where I had 3 weeks down time and not running or hiking. Once I brought back in running and hiking, it started to creep in again within a week, despite pretty low mileage over all. I've been here before and it's so annoying. No one trick really alleviates the pain, it just takes a while to settle even with many tricks being implemented. I also tweaked my back about a week ago, doing a weighted seated barbell good morning. It was really hindering pain for about 3 days, then gradually started to improve. This injury plus my plantar heel pain has delayed my start to the last rehab phase. I'm just keeping in touch with my new PT. He wants all this resolved before we start. Right now I don't even know what it looks like, and I'm sad that I have to wait some more, kind of harshing my mood with this all again.
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AuthorA 45 year old active female who tore her ACL in January 2017 (at the age of 40). Reconstructive surgery in February 2017 with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. Archives
November 2022
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