Im a sophomore football player in high school, I just torned my ACL, I was wondering besides surgeory, what is the best way to recover from it
2007-02-02 13:03:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
physical therapy can help, but you will not be able to play football with just therapy. so, the best way that i'm aware of is surgery. sorry, but talk to your doctors first and physical therapist.
i went through acl, and it's not an easy thing, i'm not gonna lie to ya, but it's not as bad as you think either. even with surgery you'll have to wear a brace for a while. good luck to you!!!!
2007-02-02 18:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There really isn't no other way to heal from an ACL injury besides surgery. Reason being is because when it somes to the game of football, your're gonna be putting your knee under alot of pressure, changing directions, stopping at a moment's notice etc. Your ACl is what enables you to do all of those things when its completly healthy. Thing is it won't get any better with time. The swelling will go down, but as soon as you try to push it to the limit again it'll fail. You can live a regular lifestyle without having surgery, but if you love the game like I did, surgery is the only way.
Take it from me I tore my left ACL playing football and had the surgery. To me its never felt the same since. Even after the physical therapy. I don't have the explosiveness I once had. But you can bounce back. Take Willis McGahee of the Bills for instance..
2007-02-02 21:35:33 · answer #2 · answered by romantic_pleasure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im Sorry, But there is no other way besides surgery. Im a sophomore too and i play basketball And i tore my ACL and i went to my doctor and tried to find a way to recover besides surgery! But u Have to have surgery OR thing will get worse like a tore mcl or pcl that what i did i went a month and a half running and walking on my screwed up knee and i made it worse and know i cant play basketball for at least 9.5 months and it sucks so i would stay off of it and stick with my cruches or your be in more trouble and pain then you can get out of soory i hope i helped !!!
2007-02-02 21:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by BASKETBALL STAR 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There actually are alternatives to fixing a torn ACL. It's just that you won't be able to do anytype of high intensity sports without surgery.
2007-02-03 00:33:38 · answer #4 · answered by LaissezFaire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋