My PT gave me the OK to start 50% intensity downhill skiing!!! Formal tests are still coming, but this was music to my ears to hear I could start! Hard to replicate skiing 100% in rehab, but I can tell I was prepared. This last phase of ski conditioning has been exactly what I needed. I can't believe there are people returning to the slopes and don't even do this phase, let alone agility. My first day at the resort was great! I had no nervousness, no anxiety, no jitters - I was READY 110%! All that mental visualization work of getting on and off the lift really worked. Turns all came back to me immediately. I did a few runs on the magic carpet and knew I was ready for the chair lift. Turning felt good, could hardly feel my A22 brace, couldn't tell my legs apart until the ACL side started to get muscle fatigue a little sooner. I did have some knee discomfort after, but nothing that prevented me from rehabbing the following week. By the 2nd and 3rd downhill days, I had hardly any knee discomfort, was feeling great other than fatigue in the legs! Wow, what a journey to get here! 4 years and 11 months post op. I am trying to ski 2-3 days a week. Tonight I will go night skiing after work! Still kind of surreal I am here!
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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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