ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

This blog will probably bring back a few nightmares for people who have experienced an ACL tear. The ACL is the commonly injured ligament of the knee, with the scariest part being that approximately 70% of those are noncontact. ACL tears are very common amongst the sporty population, in particular individuals who play sports that require movements such as jumping, running, cutting, pivoting, and contact.

Risk factors that increase the likelihood of injury:

History of ACL tear A previous ACL injury is the best predictive factor for a future ACL injury; The risk of re-rupture on the same side of injury is approx 6-25% whilst rupturing the unaffected ACL also has a risk of 2-20% of rupturing
Anatomic disparities
Hormonal changes (females)
Muscular fatigue
Sporting field/Playing surface
Poor biomechanics when decelerating, pivoting, and landing

Signs/Symptoms of injury:

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Treatment and management of an an ACL tear:

Management and treatment will vary depending on the severity of the tear and if other structures were damaged. The diagnosis of an ACL tear is made using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The time period after a confirmed ACL tear and prior to surgery is an important one. During this time, you have an opportunity to prepare your knee and body for surgery, minimise the effect of your injury, and prepare for successful recovery and rehabilitation after knee surgery.

Initial management of the injury will consist of:

Rest / Ice / Compression / Elevation / Crutches (early phase of care)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (short term pain relief – no evidence to support effects on ligament healing)
Rehabilitation range of motion  early phase focusing on restoring range of motion at the affected knee
Soft tissue massage/Effleurage  aim to help reduce swelling
Rehabilitation strengthen  As swelling and range of motion gets restored, strengthening is important to the quadracieps, hamstrings, gluteus muscle group, adductors, abductors and calves
Normalise gait (walking pattern)

Post-operation management of the injury:

This phase of treatment is vital in return to normal everyday activities and a return to sport with prevention of reinjury
An outline of our post-operation ACL recovery program is attached.
Pro Health Clinic practitioners are all skilled and experienced to bring you through our ACL recovery program and will tailor your treatment to suit your needs and desired outcome with return to sport or your normal everyday activities.

Please give us a call on (02) 8721 6534 for any further assistance with your ACL recovery.

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