ACL Rehab Archives - Athletico Better for every body. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:20:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Road to Recovery: From ACL Tear to the Joffrey Ballet https://www.athletico.com/2023/11/01/the-road-to-recovery-from-acl-tear-to-the-joffrey-ballet/ https://www.athletico.com/2023/11/01/the-road-to-recovery-from-acl-tear-to-the-joffrey-ballet/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:30:14 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=85082 ACL injuries are often talked about in contact sports, but ballet dancers are also at risk of a tear. Jumping...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2023/11/01/the-road-to-recovery-from-acl-tear-to-the-joffrey-ballet/feed/ 1 How Long Does ACL Recovery Take? https://www.athletico.com/2022/10/07/how-long-does-acl-recovery-take/ https://www.athletico.com/2022/10/07/how-long-does-acl-recovery-take/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:30:26 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=78074 Approximately over 250,000 people tear their ACL every year, with the most at-risk population being young female athletes.1 Despite being...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2022/10/07/how-long-does-acl-recovery-take/feed/ 0 How to Succeed in PT following ACL Reconstruction Surgery https://www.athletico.com/2022/06/13/how-to-succeed-in-pt-following-acl-reconstruction-surgery/ https://www.athletico.com/2022/06/13/how-to-succeed-in-pt-following-acl-reconstruction-surgery/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 12:30:58 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=75403 “I don’t really have the words right now, definitely not the right ones at least,” this was the quote from...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2022/06/13/how-to-succeed-in-pt-following-acl-reconstruction-surgery/feed/ 0 MCL vs. ACL: What’s the Difference? https://www.athletico.com/2021/07/30/mcl-vs-acl-whats-the-difference/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:30:18 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=68836 When talking with a healthcare provider, medical jargon can quickly become alphabet soup. The knee, for example, houses the anterior...

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]]> Healing and Recovery Timeline Following ACL Surgery https://www.athletico.com/2019/11/22/healing-and-recovery-timeline-following-acl-surgery/ https://www.athletico.com/2019/11/22/healing-and-recovery-timeline-following-acl-surgery/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:30:29 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=57517 Healing time and recovery following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery may be based on multiple factors, which can encompass...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2019/11/22/healing-and-recovery-timeline-following-acl-surgery/feed/ 4 What is the Difference Between an ACL Sprain and Tear? https://www.athletico.com/2019/10/07/what-is-the-difference-between-an-acl-sprain-and-tear/ https://www.athletico.com/2019/10/07/what-is-the-difference-between-an-acl-sprain-and-tear/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:30:07 +0000 https://www.athletico.com/?p=56462 ACL injuries are one of the most recognized knee injuries that occurs in patients of all ages. Yet, there is...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2019/10/07/what-is-the-difference-between-an-acl-sprain-and-tear/feed/ 0 Minimizing the Risk of ACL Injuries in Athletes https://www.athletico.com/2018/09/26/minimizing-the-risk-of-acl-injuries-in-athletes/ https://www.athletico.com/2018/09/26/minimizing-the-risk-of-acl-injuries-in-athletes/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:00:14 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=50205 One of the most feared injuries in all of sports is injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), yet this...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2018/09/26/minimizing-the-risk-of-acl-injuries-in-athletes/feed/ 2 4 Tips for Returning to Play After an ACL Reconstruction https://www.athletico.com/2017/10/13/4-tips-returning-play-acl-reconstruction/ https://www.athletico.com/2017/10/13/4-tips-returning-play-acl-reconstruction/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:00:30 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=39365 One of the most common traumatic knee injuries in sports is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain or tear.1 The...

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