Use Aquatics for Each Stage of ACL Rehabilitation
Posted on May 24, 2017 | Posted in: ACLs & Knees
Rehabbing ACL tears can be a challenge for many reasons and for both the athlete and the athletic trainer. Athletic trainers want nothing more than to help their patients heal and get healthy, but athletes often experience pain and discomfort daily from the ACL tear due to soreness and swelling. Despite the dread of beginning […]
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Posted on November 13, 2015 | Posted in: ACLs & Knees
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a ligament in the knee that prevents excessive forward and rotational knee movements of the tibia (shin) toward the femur (thigh). It’s common for an ACL to tear when an athlete stops moving or changes direction too suddenly during sports activity. Depending on the severity of an ACL injury, […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy For Partial ACL & PCL Tear | Case Study
Posted on March 19, 2015 | Posted in: ACLs & KneesAccording to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most commonly injured ligaments of the knee. The incidence of ACL injuries is currently estimated at approximately 200,000 annually, with 100,000 ACL reconstructions performed each year. We recently learned of a case of someone opting out of surgery […]
Read MoreHow ACL Hydrotherapy Exercises Can Help Patients Heal Faster
Posted on June 2, 2014 | Posted in: ACLs & KneesTearing the ACL brings a patient’s whole life to a halt. Thankfully, surgery to fix this injury is minimally invasive and has a high success rate. Most patients recover and return to full mobility after healing. However, the healing journey after an ACL tear can take between six to nine months. That’s a long time […]
Read MoreUsing the Power of Water for Knee Rehabilitation
Posted on April 4, 2013 | Posted in: ACLs & KneesRehabbing injuries following surgery can be a challenge for many reasons and for both the patient and the therapist. Therapists want nothing more than to help their patients heal and get healthy, but patients often experience pain and discomfort on a daily basis. The surgical incision area is very sore, the muscles surrounding the area […]
Read MorePreventing & Healing ACL Injuries in Females Through the Use of Aquatics
Posted on March 28, 2013 | Posted in: ACLs & KneesACL injuries have become more common in female athletes than males. More than 20,000 high school girls suffer a serious sports-related knee injury each year in the United States, according to the Chicago-based Children’s Memorial Institute for Sports Medicine. Girls are up to seven times more likely to injure their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than […]
Read MoreAquatic Therapy Rehabilitation for Total Knee Replacement
Posted on January 14, 2013 | Posted in: ACLs & KneesCoping with knee pain or knee injuries can be both physically and emotionally exhausting. You may be thinking that “The pain will never go away” or “Rehab is going to hurt” or “I will never run again.” Well, both of those thoughts and the pain can be significantly diminished with warm water therapy. What Is a Total […]
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