Back in October I decided to track my knee scores periodically to see if I'm improving. Knee scores (Lysholm, IKDC, Kajula, etc) are often reported in peer-reviewed journal articles about knee issues. Note: I answered the questions with a non-taped knee in mind. I've been taping my knee only for actual weight lifting lately! Answering these questions when I was taping daily would be like comparing apples to oranges. Lysholm (100 max) - Wahoo! a 44% over all increase from end of December! (New rehab started early January.) Things that changed the most according to the questionnaire: no locking/catching of the knee, going up stairs is easier, squatting got a little easier.
IKDC (100 max) - Wahoo! Another increase this time 52% from late December! This two page questionnaire has slightly different questions but the biggest improvements are: going up and down stairs got easier, I can fake run a few steps, kind of jump, kind of start and stop (impossible before), overall daily pain is lowered, swelling is a tiny bit less. Overall my activity level is the same though only "walking, housework, yardwork" which I haven't progressed past YET!
Kajula - I've added the Kajula knee score (53) so we'll have to compare this score to future scores as I don't have any old scores. Knee score questionnaires aren't all inclusive. They don't ask basic stuff like, "Does your knee feel abnormal with every walking step?" but hey I am happy to see my scores is going up only after 10 weeks of the right tailored rehab! Sometimes I fantasize about what will I feel like in 3 months' time.
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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
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