This rehab protocol can definitely be used without a brace. However for most athletes, especially those in contact sports, I will recommend a brace for the first season back to sports. This brace will be ordered 3-4 months after surgery once strength and muscle size is near normal. If you...
If you are experiencing pain and swelling in the very early stages of the injury (first 48 to 72 hours), the first step in a conservative treatment protocol would be to focus on reducing the discomfort by applying a Cold Compress or Ice Pack to the knee along with a high quality pain ...
Wearing a knee brace can protect your knee from further injury after a meniscus tear. The brace will prevent you from overextending your knee and lessen the stress on your meniscus. The knee brace also compresses your knee, which encourages blood circulation and helps your tear heal faster. W...
HOW TO RECOVER FROM A MENISCUS INJURYOur mission at MoveU is to provide the tools you need to manage and rehab meniscus tears without surgery. Non-surgical treatments for meniscal injuries have been well documented, especially for degenerative tears. Exercise has been shown to improve ...
November 21st, 2016– While standing in my kitchen doing my annual business baking of Christmas Gifts, my low back and/or pelvis seemed to be tight and then a twisting type injury of my right femur occurred. I was going to get a massage anyhow that evening and while on the massage table...
I had a bucket handle meniscus injury in February. My surgery was one and a half month later. My knee was locked and bent that whole time. After the surgery and 2 months physical therapy, I still had poor range of motion, but could walk with a limp. My surgeon then did a knee mani...
If you are experiencing pain and swelling in the very early stages of the injury (first 48 to 72 hours), the first step in a conservative treatment protocol would be to focus on reducing the discomfort by applying a Cold Compress or Ice Pack to the knee along with a high quality pain ...
For meniscal resection, the rehab protocol consisted of immediate, pain-adapted full weightbearing therapy without bracing. 2.3. Outcome Evaluation The participating patients were contacted via phone and interviewed about the status of their knee by one orthopedic surgeon. Patients were asked to ...
While investigators suggest that a functional evaluation after ACLR should be grounded in objective criteria [8,23], there is still a lack of consensus regarding the standardized and objective test protocols ensuring a safe return to pre-injury training loads [2,11,15]. This study aimed to ...