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Monday Feb 1, 2021 #
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Assessment with Dr. Andy Reed for left knee injury.
Definitely injured the ACL. Either partial tear or complete tear. Based on my lifestyle I presume I will want to get surgery to get as much stability back again. It sounds like it doesn’t make much difference then if I have a partial tear or a full tear? Still surgery and the rehab.
I’m actually not as sad about it as I would expect, it feels like I’m already focused on doing whatever it takes to make the knee as solid as possible again for future activities. I’m fine with skiing stopping for the season and aiming to be able to bike and bike pack in the summer. I’m booked in for physio starting on Thursday but Andy suggested I could start spinning now to help reduce swelling and stiffness (that’s probably what the physios will have me do). So, I am typing this as a spin, less than 30 hours after the accident. Light and easy until I get to ask the physio what I can and should do. Bought some flat pedals to avoid twisting to unclip... I’m guessing that might matter now or after surgery.
Waiting to hear how quick a free MRI will be, otherwise I will just pay for one.
Definitely injured the ACL. Either partial tear or complete tear. Based on my lifestyle I presume I will want to get surgery to get as much stability back again. It sounds like it doesn’t make much difference then if I have a partial tear or a full tear? Still surgery and the rehab.
I’m actually not as sad about it as I would expect, it feels like I’m already focused on doing whatever it takes to make the knee as solid as possible again for future activities. I’m fine with skiing stopping for the season and aiming to be able to bike and bike pack in the summer. I’m booked in for physio starting on Thursday but Andy suggested I could start spinning now to help reduce swelling and stiffness (that’s probably what the physios will have me do). So, I am typing this as a spin, less than 30 hours after the accident. Light and easy until I get to ask the physio what I can and should do. Bought some flat pedals to avoid twisting to unclip... I’m guessing that might matter now or after surgery.
Waiting to hear how quick a free MRI will be, otherwise I will just pay for one.
Strength 30:00 [1]
Pre-surgery exercises. Following a pre-operative rehab program that Andy gave me. The goal is to go into surgery strong in order to help with post-surgery recovery, and not lose strength before.
Surgery is probably still some time away (Andy said 6 weeks post-injury is preferred, to let swelling go down etc) but apparently a lot of muscle loss can happen as a result of the injury.
Heck, what else am I going to do, right? ;)
Surgery is probably still some time away (Andy said 6 weeks post-injury is preferred, to let swelling go down etc) but apparently a lot of muscle loss can happen as a result of the injury.
Heck, what else am I going to do, right? ;)
Biking (Spin) 30:00 [1]
Light spin with some focus on keeping the range of motion whereas the knee would like to stiffen up.
This and the strength routine will apparently be a daily thing but we will see what program the physio puts me on when I see them on Thursday. Until then, I’m hoping this will be beneficial.
This and the strength routine will apparently be a daily thing but we will see what program the physio puts me on when I see them on Thursday. Until then, I’m hoping this will be beneficial.