Acl Reconstruction: Guidelines For Physical Therapy
Acl Reconstruction: Guidelines For Physical Therapy
Acl Reconstruction: Guidelines For Physical Therapy
3. Exercises
a. Ankle pumps
b. Overpressure into full passive knee extension
c. Active/passive knee flexion
d. SLRx4 in brace or AAROM
e. Quad sets (NMES as needed)
f. Glut sets
g. Hamstring/gastrocsoleus stretching
h. Modalities as needed
POD #2-7
1. Continue brace as above
2. Continue crutch ambulation WBAT
3. Exercises
a. Remove or unlock brace 4-5 times per day for self ROM
b. Exercises as above
c. Multi angle isometrics for knee extension at 60 and 90 degrees flexion
d. Active knee extension 90-40
e. Mini squats 0-30
f. Standing weight shifts
g. Patellar mobilizations
h. Hamstring curls (unless HS graft)
i. Proprioceptive and Balance activities
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