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Moderate tear in acl question.?
Anyone have any experience with this,dr. pretty much left it up to me if I wanted surgery or not meniscus is ok he said.
I'm not in pain but I do feel some instability in knee,was really wondering if a person could exercise his way back to health I am 49 and fairly active I jog for several miles with a knee brace just wondering if anyone went thru the same ordeal.
Thanx
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- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Depending on your activity level it is up to you. ACL is involved with changing direction so if your a runner and just running straight the ACL has really no use to you. The surgery is very difficult and requires months of physical therapy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MRXjlT2tvo Here is the link to my ACL surgery and recovery! It takes you through the whole process!
- ?Lv 45 years ago
i reccomend a physical games brace... i tore my acl five months in the past and had surgical procedure (it used to be an eighty five% tear) and feature been in theapry due to the fact that april (and nonetheless am at present)... after i graduate from my complete leg brace, i will ought to put on a physical games brace whilst i do bodily exercise... you dont desire to re-injure it thats for certain... braces are rather expenscve even though($three hundred-one thousand+)