There is one injury in the sports world that makes athletes cringe just from hearing its name. It is a common career ending injury that we have recently started to battle back from. As sports rehabilitation techniques continue to evolve, injuries that were once unbeatable are now mere roadblocks for returning to sports. So which injury am I talking about? What else but the infamous ACL tear!
Tearing an ACL used to be a death sentence but we have made a lot of strides in both surgery and sports physical therapy. While an ACL tear is still a far cry from a broken forearm, this scary injury is now an injury that athletes should believe they can overcome with the help of sports therapy. Post operative sportstherapy can help athletes quickly and effectively return from ACL tears. Look at Adrian Peterson. He has become the unofficial poster child for ACL recovery. Through hard work, determination, and athletic physical therapy, Adrian Peterson returned to the NFL playing field is just one year after suffering from a traumatic ACL tear. To a degree, sport therapy is responsible for his ability to return quickly, and even become the NFL MVP after dominating the following season, although his linemen probably deserve some credit too. He is proof that sports physical therapy has gone a long way.
Following exactly what Adrian did may not yield the identical results; he is a total miracle story. Regardless, sport therapy has outlined a pretty consistent blue print for dealing with ACL injuries after surgery. The first step is to diminish pain and inflammation in the knee. To do so, experts at your physical therapy center take advantage of modalities such as compression wraps, ice, electrical stimulation, and elevation. The next objective in sports therapy is to restore knee extension motion. This is incredibly important for proper function in the future and so you do not lose motion in your leg. Sports therapy then carefully targets each part of the knee and surrounding muscles to train you back to mobile health. By slowly introducing the knee to various different stretches and muscles, sports therapy has the ability to regain regular patellar mobility, quadriceps control, knee flexion, and eventual independent ambulation.
No one said this blueprint is going to be easily to follow. You have to show similar determination to that of Adrian Peterson, and remain positive about each step. Sports therapy has proven results so remain optimistic and stay consistent in your exercise.
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