If you have any good exercises that focus especially on the hamstring, I'd love to hear about them.
Link to clip shot last year -- excellent results!
Link to clip shot last year -- excellent results!
Monday, December 22, 2008
No more pain in knee, as earlier
The pain I was having playing tennis has completely stopped. I suspect that it was just a matter of getting used to serving again after a month, more or less, of not playing much. The left leg for a right-handed hitter, is the main source of power in a tennis serve. It's the leg you mostly drive from in launching upward to hit; it's also the leg you land on to complete the stroke. Since that initial experience a month ago or so, I haven't had any pain at all. But I need to step up my work to regain strength in the hamstring of my involved leg. I still have about half the strength of my other leg.
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Congrats on your recovery man! I go in for ACL reconstruction surgery tomorrow morning. I read your entire blog this evening...and I just wanted to thank you for helping me to get into the right state of mind!
Joe, best of luck in your surgery and rehab. You're going to be fine if you can clearly visualize where you want to be. For me it was not only wanting to play tennis or ski, but to be stronger than before the injury. I managed to do that, but need to *keep* doing it.
Do well.
Stephen, I had my reconstructive surgery on March 30th this year - your blog is an inspiration! I'm only 30, so I hope my recovery is as smooth as yours.
Have you tried yoga? I do this program called p90x, I find the cardio and yoga are awesome for leg strength.
How about hard courts?
I've noticed my mobility is just not as happy on the hard vs clay.
I could be just the fear factor because for some strange reason I blew mine in a tourney instead of pow day.
Hello,
It’s been 9 months since my surgery. Yesterday I was shooting hoops and I felt 2 sharp pains in my knee, 1 in the middle back of my knee and the other in the front inside just under my kneecap. Then as the day went by my knee swelled up. I’m wondering if something similar has happened to anyone else?
Thanks!
Warren, hope the knee is feeling better. I didn't have the same pain you described, but I did have some pain around my kneecap at about 9-10 months post-op playing tennis. It only occurred a few times, and I haven't felt it since. I didn't experience any swelling. As my PT would always tell me: "Don't do anything stupid."
One of the most common long-term afflictions of ACL reconstruction can be tendonitis(or tendinitis). This is because the two most common reconstruction techniques utilize the bodies' tendons (the patellar tendon and hamstring tendons). Especially true in patellar tendon reconstruction, the tendon can become inflamed and cause acute or chronic pain. However when caught early enough, there are several things you can do to minimize discomfort and cure tendonitis.ACL Reconstruction Thailand
Wonderful details on the recovery process. I am feeling quite down since I have taken quite a setback on my own recovery. I was hospitalized for abnormal pains during my first week after surgery. This is my second week and I am still on crutches and very weary of letting go. My PT is only starting on week 3, which is a major set back...I hope I can still catch up fairly quickly...
Jackie, best of luck in your rehab. You're probably anxious to catch up, and that may provide some motivation, but the longer term commitment is what will give you the results you're looking for.
Stay with it, and stop back periodically to comment on how you're doing.
-sg
Thanks for the detailed information on ACL reconstruction recovery. I go in for my own next monday and am starting to worried about the surgery. I know I can deal with the rehab but I am praying that the surgery itself will go smoothly. Please no complications.
Jordan: Best of luck on your procedure. It's a big decision to go through with it, but the odds are in your favor (saying this even without knowing your situation). The hardest part is keeping focused on your rehab and recovery. Be faithful to it, and you'll do great.
Make sure you've got someone to help you in the first week following surgery. Get a cryo-cuff, and load up on movies/books. Get off the narcotics as quick as you can. Might want to check on something I heard recently: that ibuprofen (Advil) has some kind of inhibiting influence on healing after surgery -- not sure but worth a check.
Good luck!
Thanks for your blog. I hope my recovery goes as well as yours does. If anyone wants a resource for what to expect day to day check out my site. Hope it can be useful to someone.
https://aclreconstructionsurgery.wordpress.com/
I agree with Stephen about getting off the meds as quickly as possible. In fact, I found that even though I left the hospital with prescriptions for 2 pain killers (one stronger than the other), I only bought the one (weaker) pain killer on the way home but didn't even end up using it. The other prescription they gave was for anti-inflammatory tablets. A word of caution to any readers: some anti-inflammatory tablets can cause other allergic reactions eg. short-term skin itching/pain reactions. Terrible thing to go through!
Thanks Stephen for continuing to provide advice well after your own ACL reconstruction.
I'd recommend readers get hold of the Complete ACL Reconstruction Guide found at: www.mykneereconstruction.com
All the best
Ben
Thanks for posting such good written post.It is essential to find out as much as you can about the ACL reconstruction process and rehabilitation before you commit yourself to surgery. ACL surgery centers Israel provides best treatment with positive results.
It's nice to know that your knee is doing well. I guess you're in shape to play again. Try to eat some potassium rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables. I've heard that eating such supplements prevents muscle pain and cramps. That chemical element is best for extreme activities and sports.
Knee exercises and surgeries help in knee pain treatment good diagnosis helps in early recovery also.
Knee exercises and surgeries help in knee pain treatment good diagnosis helps in early recovery also.
On the off chance that you have figured out how to harm your rotator cuff then you should think of some as kind of shoulder rehabilitation to get things working legitimately again however what sort and when would it be advisable for you to begin them? There are diverse sorts of rotator cuff wounds and the treatment may differ contingent upon what you have done and to what extent it has been going on. There are four muscles in the rotator cuff bunch.
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