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I'm getting my ACL and meniscus reconstructed soon. How was the prehab/rehab process for you? How did the affected area react months/years after the surgery?

This is my first "real" surgical procedure of any kind, and I'm trying to stay positive but I know it's a long road ahead.

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I was in a hard cast and crutches for about 8 weeks. I was serious about my rehab tho and went 4x a week in the beginning, then 3, and then started doing the exercises at home. Co-pay was about $25 a pop.

I was back on the court in about 9 months but didn't feel 100% comfortable until about 12 months.

I ruptured it doing a routine jump stop and its still in the back of my mind every now and then, but Achilles is one of those injuries that if you allow it to heal properly, you are good to go from there on out.

Sorry to hear about your injury....what's the recovery time looking like.

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>I was in a hard cast and crutches for about 8 weeks. I was
>serious about my rehab tho and went 4x a week in the
>beginning, then 3, and then started doing the exercises at
>home. Co-pay was about $25 a pop.

From the research I've done, rehab seems to be the most important part of the process. I'm at sort of an advantage, because I can use the last three weeks of December for rehab on a similar schedule and not have to worry about running out of visits, since the rest will come in 2015.

>I was back on the court in about 9 months but didn't feel 100%
>comfortable until about 12 months.
>
>I ruptured it doing a routine jump stop and its still in the
>back of my mind every now and then, but Achilles is one of
>those injuries that if you allow it to heal properly, you are
>good to go from there on out.

Gotcha ... it's scary to me when such a freak injury occurs on a routine move. In my case, I was running a 7 post (our bread-and-butter play) and the knee snapped when I cut. The turf fields was the only thing that wasn't constant. Bball is my first love, but I probably won't play football again for at least a few years.

>Sorry to hear about your injury....what's the recovery time
>looking like.

It depends on how well the surgeon can repair the meniscus without having to completely replace it. I'll be on crutches for about 6 weeks, but based on research it'll probably take a minimum of 6 months till I'm even comfortable with running again. My boys keep using Gronk and AP as examples of how quick I can come back, but I'm not worried about breaking those kind of records ... just wanna get stronger and get back when I'm ready.

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getting the pin out of my ankle tomorrow.

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actually had the terrible triad
of 3 things torn in one knee.
try to do some strength training with
that leg before you have surgery.
it'll help with recovery.
the actual surgery part is easy,
but that damn long ass,
grueling rehab is a bitch.

rehab will focus on flexibility,
strength, and keeping the swelling at bay.
at the end of it all, that leg will
likely be stronger than the other.

getting the trust in the
joint is the big key.
technically you're healed well
before the rehab is complete,
but you may still feel pain
here and there. gotta push through it.

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>actually had the terrible triad
>of 3 things torn in one knee.
>try to do some strength training with
>that leg before you have surgery.
>it'll help with recovery.
>the actual surgery part is easy,
>but that damn long ass,
>grueling rehab is a bitch.

True ... I'm going to a pre-hab session later this week, and from there will work on ROM improvement the weeks leading up to surgery.

>rehab will focus on flexibility,
>strength, and keeping the swelling at bay.
>at the end of it all, that leg will
>likely be stronger than the other.
>
>getting the trust in the
>joint is the big key.
>technically you're healed well
>before the rehab is complete,
>but you may still feel pain
>here and there. gotta push through it.

No doubt ... which graft did you choose?

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my hamstring for the graft. didn't trust getting it
from a cadaver.
it makes the healing take bit longer
since you basically have 2 injuries,
but otherwise
I never had any issue with the hammy.

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>I'm getting my ACL and meniscus reconstructed soon. How was
>the prehab/rehab process for you? How did the affected area
>react months/years after the surgery?

I had the surgery in 1995, and my impression now from talking to kids that I coach is that the rehab process has been condensed considerably. But since I was almost obsessively conservative in following my surgeon/PTs rehab advice, I can actually recreate the process pretty faithfully.

The prehab process was basically negligible. I was in high school and already doubling between club soccer and indoor track, so the real challenge was getting me to focus my effort and dial down my activity. Lots of stationary bike and very controlled lifting (like on machines) for my quad/hamstring. I did it pretty faithfully, but not as enthusiastically as I'd take to rehab.

That lasted for about four weeks prior to the surgery, which was in late January. A few days later, I had to return to get the dressing off my knee and look at the awful, grapefruit sized joint surrounded by absurdly atrophied muscles in my upper leg. It looked like a candy apple turned upside down, deeply upsetting.

Early rehab was the worst. Lots of really simple lifts that I didn't have the strength for and flexibility stuff that was incredibly painful. The swelling lingered and so my PT and surgeon made me really push to reach milestones for degrees that I could both flex and straighten my leg. Hitting 90 degrees for the first time was a really big deal. I feel like that took about two or three weeks, but the toughest thing was straightening it out fully. That one took me a long time and there was a lot of pressure around it since my PT told me that I needed to hit that 180 degree mark to avoid scar tissue building up there.

It took about 4-6 weeks before I felt like I could use my leg in a way that resembled (but was still not identical) to regular folks. Once that happened, the rehab was hard work but not quite as frustrating because the goals were more recognizable as actual, athletic accomplishments than "flex knee to 90 degrees."

As I said above, my rehab was pretty conservative. They didn't let me run again until about three months, and then with the instructions to just do light, straight-line stuff. Prior to that, I kind of got my hardwork fix on the stairmaster at my PTs office, which isn't really that satisfying. By six months, I was told I was pretty much back to normal, but should still proceed with caution because it'd been so long since I'd done things like sprint or make hard cuts, etc.

Remembering how to do that stuff and being able to do them with confidence that my knee wouldn't buckle and collapse was really tough. That took me way longer than I expected because there's not really any way to talk yourself into it. Your surgeon can say you're fine and your PT can sign off on you having done the work, but you'll only feel confident after some number (unknown and varied, obviously) of repetitions for cutting and jumping and torque on the knee that makes it become automatic and not a source of anxiety.

For me, it took a couple of months after being deemed fully ready to go.

That's a psychological effect, though. As far as actual physical ones, my knee has held up fine. I have dislocated the kneecap in the same knee twice in the 20 years since the surgery, which is a much more painful injury but much less serious as far as recovery goes. But both of those were in discrete incidents and not the result of some lingering structural weakness.

I don't have any evidence to back this up, outside of my own experience, but I've never really felt like I had the same amount of explosive speed since. It's an odd thing to say, since I was 16 when I had the surgery and was still able to move down to some long sprint events in track after the injury. But the one concrete thing I have to hang on is that I've never been able to jump as high. Like, prior to the injury/surgery, I could actually jump a respectable height and almost immediately afterwards, I couldn't. Your mileage may vary.

I hope that covers what you wanted to know. If you've got any other questions, shoot them upon me.

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I'm sure I'll have way more questions post-surgery. Which graft did you go with?

>>I'm getting my ACL and meniscus reconstructed soon. How was
>>the prehab/rehab process for you? How did the affected area
>>react months/years after the surgery?
>
>I had the surgery in 1995, and my impression now from talking
>to kids that I coach is that the rehab process has been
>condensed considerably. But since I was almost obsessively
>conservative in following my surgeon/PTs rehab advice, I can
>actually recreate the process pretty faithfully.
>
>The prehab process was basically negligible. I was in high
>school and already doubling between club soccer and indoor
>track, so the real challenge was getting me to focus my effort
>and dial down my activity. Lots of stationary bike and very
>controlled lifting (like on machines) for my quad/hamstring. I
>did it pretty faithfully, but not as enthusiastically as I'd
>take to rehab.
>
>That lasted for about four weeks prior to the surgery, which
>was in late January. A few days later, I had to return to get
>the dressing off my knee and look at the awful, grapefruit
>sized joint surrounded by absurdly atrophied muscles in my
>upper leg. It looked like a candy apple turned upside down,
>deeply upsetting.
>
>Early rehab was the worst. Lots of really simple lifts that I
>didn't have the strength for and flexibility stuff that was
>incredibly painful. The swelling lingered and so my PT and
>surgeon made me really push to reach milestones for degrees
>that I could both flex and straighten my leg. Hitting 90
>degrees for the first time was a really big deal. I feel like
>that took about two or three weeks, but the toughest thing was
>straightening it out fully. That one took me a long time and
>there was a lot of pressure around it since my PT told me that
>I needed to hit that 180 degree mark to avoid scar tissue
>building up there.
>
>It took about 4-6 weeks before I felt like I could use my leg
>in a way that resembled (but was still not identical) to
>regular folks. Once that happened, the rehab was hard work but
>not quite as frustrating because the goals were more
>recognizable as actual, athletic accomplishments than "flex
>knee to 90 degrees."
>
>As I said above, my rehab was pretty conservative. They didn't
>let me run again until about three months, and then with the
>instructions to just do light, straight-line stuff. Prior to
>that, I kind of got my hardwork fix on the stairmaster at my
>PTs office, which isn't really that satisfying. By six months,
>I was told I was pretty much back to normal, but should still
>proceed with caution because it'd been so long since I'd done
>things like sprint or make hard cuts, etc.
>
>Remembering how to do that stuff and being able to do them
>with confidence that my knee wouldn't buckle and collapse was
>really tough. That took me way longer than I expected because
>there's not really any way to talk yourself into it. Your
>surgeon can say you're fine and your PT can sign off on you
>having done the work, but you'll only feel confident after
>some number (unknown and varied, obviously) of repetitions for
>cutting and jumping and torque on the knee that makes it
>become automatic and not a source of anxiety.
>
>For me, it took a couple of months after being deemed fully
>ready to go.
>
>That's a psychological effect, though. As far as actual
>physical ones, my knee has held up fine. I have dislocated the
>kneecap in the same knee twice in the 20 years since the
>surgery, which is a much more painful injury but much less
>serious as far as recovery goes. But both of those were in
>discrete incidents and not the result of some lingering
>structural weakness.
>
>I don't have any evidence to back this up, outside of my own
>experience, but I've never really felt like I had the same
>amount of explosive speed since. It's an odd thing to say,
>since I was 16 when I had the surgery and was still able to
>move down to some long sprint events in track after the
>injury. But the one concrete thing I have to hang on is that
>I've never been able to jump as high. Like, prior to the
>injury/surgery, I could actually jump a respectable height and
>almost immediately afterwards, I couldn't. Your mileage may
>vary.
>
>I hope that covers what you wanted to know. If you've got any
>other questions, shoot them upon me.
>
>
>

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It's so weird that I don't know this, but I remember the process of "deciding" as distinctly out of my hands even though I do recall being asked by the surgeon. I was sixteen and he had a strong opinion and we went with that.

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Not just torn, my shit was completely obliterated

Bench pressing, of course. Was throwing 290 on
the bench off my chest like it was the bar, exploding
too fast on the way up and POP.

My chest will never be the same, and I'm aight
with that

But my surgery went well, rehab was cool...chest
looks and feels different, but I'm back to being
a semi-strong nigga again, even though I'm probably
never going to bench again

Between the surgery and being able to work out
at a somewhat normal level was about 5 months

I actually was benching in a similar fashion in 09, but suffered a much lesser injury — chronic costochondritis (inflammation of the sternum). Fish oil has helped over the years, but I've been much more careful w/ form and not putting too much on the bar. Glad you bounced back the way you did.

>
>Not just torn, my shit was completely obliterated
>
>Bench pressing, of course. Was throwing 290 on
>the bench off my chest like it was the bar, exploding
>too fast on the way up and POP.
>
>My chest will never be the same, and I'm aight
>with that
>
>But my surgery went well, rehab was cool...chest
>looks and feels different, but I'm back to being
>a semi-strong nigga again, even though I'm probably
>never going to bench again
>
>Between the surgery and being able to work out
>at a somewhat normal level was about 5 months
>

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It could have been worse

Like I said, the chest isn't the same, and when I
do certain shit I definitely feel pain, but I know
my limits and have shifted my attention to diet and
other combinations of workouts that work muscles

For example, I almost completely ignored my core prior
to my injury...now I'm all over it

Blessing in disguise (some fucking disguise)

My tip to you is to do that: use it as an opportunity to
re-evaluate everything: how you eat, how you sleep, how
much water you drink...think about other work outs you can
do.

Do a full "self check-in"

And ACL surgery ain't what it was....routine ones are of
the caliber that super elite athletes got 10 years ago...so
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>It could have been worse
>
>Like I said, the chest isn't the same, and when I
>do certain shit I definitely feel pain, but I know
>my limits and have shifted my attention to diet and
>other combinations of workouts that work muscles
>
>For example, I almost completely ignored my core prior
>to my injury...now I'm all over it
>
>Blessing in disguise (some fucking disguise)

Makes sense.

>My tip to you is to do that: use it as an opportunity to
>re-evaluate everything: how you eat, how you sleep, how
>much water you drink...think about other work outs you can
>do.
>
>Do a full "self check-in"
>
>And ACL surgery ain't what it was....routine ones are of
>the caliber that super elite athletes got 10 years ago...so
>take your time, heal properly and you'll be good.

Will definitely keep that in mind. It sucks because this is the knee that I'm used to exploding off of, but I know I'll have to become a two-leg jumper, and will have to train accordingly to foster that. In a way, I look forward to the growth, actually.

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jumper. still am really,
but the explosion from the
left is definitely less than before
surgery. can't dunk anymore,
but I'm old now so it don't really matter.
I can beat my kids. lol

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>I can beat my kids. lol

Lol.

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learn to love overhead pressing (assuming your shoulder mobility allows it).

I haven't benched ever again...and I don't miss it one bit. I think the overhead press is a superior pure strength and athletic enhancing lift than the bench press.

I look awesome at full extension in the mirror #mohomo

>learn to love overhead pressing (assuming your shoulder
>mobility allows it).

It does

>I haven't benched ever again...and I don't miss it one bit. I
>think the overhead press is a superior pure strength and
>athletic enhancing lift than the bench press.

Do tell

I stay getting workout advice from you

Mo Clarett was innocent btw

but there are some minor setup and execution pointers which will help as you get stronger and move closer to pressing your bodyweight. 'Starting Strength' has a good written breakdown.

some good examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BRaqxAmOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RifQfa2jbmg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDdWH3y-_8w&list=UUNzm4VkzpON-55cQqCSFQwQ

>but there are some minor setup and execution pointers which
>will help as you get stronger and move closer to pressing your
>bodyweight. 'Starting Strength' has a good written breakdown.
>
>
>some good examples:
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BRaqxAmOM
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RifQfa2jbmg
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDdWH3y-_8w&list=UUNzm4VkzpON-55cQqCSFQwQ


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one of many reasons i like the overhead press in that it's self limiting in that you can only fuck it up so much.

but you will see people overload the movement and subsequently crank out their lower backs. the dudes in those videos are all very athletic so they have the mobility to stay relatively neutral while lifting very heavy weights.

so I would say get your elbows in a good rack position to start the lift, try not to arch too much (a little is ok - just not too much...focusing on keeping your 'ribs down' is a good mental cue) and keep the bar path as close to your face as possible. getting a lot of tension in your quads and butt also helps. It's a full body lift.

overhead pressing + push-ups has done the trick for me in terms of keeping (or actually exceeding) overall size/strength without benching. plus the variety of other benefits you get from overhead pressing.

a bone defect in my femur (where it connects to the knee) resulted in part of my femur losing blood supply and disintegrating. The mini-shrimp-sized cartilage that was attached to said bone disconnected and had to be fished out. They also did microfracture to stimulate bone regrowth and at least cause blood to fill the gap. I haven't had a follow-up MRI to find out whether it worked.

The surgery was summer of 2005. I didn't run (sports or otherwise) for close to 2 years. I have played sports since, but it always resulted in pain, and I am retired from b-ball which was my main sport.

I did get a good 2-3 years of adult rec league b-ball in (2011-2014), but after this past season, my knee hurt for a good 3 weeks after the season was over (usually took a week), so I decided it was time to hang it up. I don't want to get my knee replaced at age 35 (I'm 30 right now). So lately I stick to weights and some running/jogging, and my knee pain is pretty minimal.

I think my case is extreme where the previous activities are simply not feasible. But I am pretty much at peace with it. Less at peace when the email came around for my alma mater annual alumni basketball game, haha, but still at peace. I have plenty of other hobbies and exercise options to spend my time on. It's a big world.

As long as you stay diligent with health and rehab, you'll find your groove and you'll find peace with whatever the outcome is. The whole thing really stinks, but that's life...You'll cope and find your way.

>*Something that happened during sports that affected your
>ability to play thereafter
>
>I'm getting my ACL and meniscus reconstructed soon. How was
>the prehab/rehab process for you? How did the affected area
>react months/years after the surgery?
>
>This is my first "real" surgical procedure of any kind, and
>I'm trying to stay positive but I know it's a long road
>ahead.


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Tough, but I'm glad you found your peace. Thanks for the encouragement ... I'm sure I'll learn to find peace wherever I end up as well.

>a bone defect in my femur (where it connects to the knee)
>resulted in part of my femur losing blood supply and
>disintegrating. The mini-shrimp-sized cartilage that was
>attached to said bone disconnected and had to be fished out.
>They also did microfracture to stimulate bone regrowth and at
>least cause blood to fill the gap. I haven't had a follow-up
>MRI to find out whether it worked.
>
>The surgery was summer of 2005. I didn't run (sports or
>otherwise) for close to 2 years. I have played sports since,
>but it always resulted in pain, and I am retired from b-ball
>which was my main sport.
>
>I did get a good 2-3 years of adult rec league b-ball in
>(2011-2014), but after this past season, my knee hurt for a
>good 3 weeks after the season was over (usually took a week),
>so I decided it was time to hang it up. I don't want to get my
>knee replaced at age 35 (I'm 30 right now). So lately I stick
>to weights and some running/jogging, and my knee pain is
>pretty minimal.
>
>I think my case is extreme where the previous activities are
>simply not feasible. But I am pretty much at peace with it.
>Less at peace when the email came around for my alma mater
>annual alumni basketball game, haha, but still at peace. I
>have plenty of other hobbies and exercise options to spend my
>time on. It's a big world.
>
>As long as you stay diligent with health and rehab, you'll
>find your groove and you'll find peace with whatever the
>outcome is. The whole thing really stinks, but that's
>life...You'll cope and find your way.
>
>>*Something that happened during sports that affected your
>>ability to play thereafter
>>
>>I'm getting my ACL and meniscus reconstructed soon. How was
>>the prehab/rehab process for you? How did the affected area
>>react months/years after the surgery?
>>
>>This is my first "real" surgical procedure of any kind, and
>>I'm trying to stay positive but I know it's a long road
>>ahead.
>
>
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sounds like you intend to come back to the court better than ever on some Paul George, shit. Either way...good luck man. Shit is scary. I watched my homeboy, a 34 year old multiple marathon a year runner, rupture his achilles simply turning to run after loose ball while hooping last Thanksgiving. He said he's just getting to where he trusts it to make moves without thinking first.

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My goals may be lofty, but I'm okay w/ starting out lofty ... lol.

It's crazy how we make the same moves for 20+ years, then one false move takes all trust away re: your boy.

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avulsed is basically a tear, I can tell you the difference if you need to know.

my first question would how old you are. i did mine when i was 19. after six months and rehab, my knee basically felt the same. so as far as balling, 9 months after for contact sports and 6 months for hoops should get you to fully rehabbed, provided you do the stuff you're supposed to, do the PT, don't push it early, etc. if, however, you're 30 or older, i can't speak to what level of performance you'll reach after rehab. nba dudes are able to regain 100 percent of what they are, so you probably can too.

now, as I've gotten older, i have gotten old man pain in my knees, which is not related to the ACL/MCL, but which is worst in that knee than in my other.

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Last game of the season, state championship game. 3rd Quarter and we are winning 28-0. I'm playing left tackle and sweep out to my left and head down field to block the safety. Safety sees me, but instead of trying to tackle the running back he decides to take out my right knee.

65 yard carry, back tackled at the 1 yard line. Me: torn ACL/MCL.

Since then I've had 4 reconstructive knee surgeries: two to repair the MCL and two to repair my ACL. I got a replacement ACL from a cadaver (vs grafting one from my tendon/hamstring....don't see any point in messing up one perfectly good thing trying to fix another).

I honestly could use probably one more surgery but my Mom lost her job and insurance like 2 weeks after my 4th surgery. I'm functional enough, can lift pretty strong, play bball still and work jobs that require physical labor. But I can't clamp on defense like I used to, pushing off my right leg laterally is a bitch. And it hurts sometimes but nothing crippling, and cold weather is a mofo.

I'd suggest to be patient with your rehab. When they fix it it's going to feel good after about 2 weeks but you AREN'T fixed yet. Stay within your protocol. Having said that be aggressive when and where you are instructed. Do every rep of what is prescribed, all leg lifts and heel drags etc. It will pay off. And if you do rehab 2 days a week in a facility don't forget that you can still do some training at home and it will only help.

Go ahead and get some icepacks now so you and rotate them, and ice down with a pack inside a wet pillowcase. Works a lot better. Heat is good so have too so maybe have a pack that can be hot or cold. A small trampoline is great for single leg stands (once you get that far) to help with balance and coordination.

And if they ask you last minute if you want an epidural or spinal block to help with pain DONT GET IT. My first surgery they tried that with me to "numb my right leg" to help my painful trip home be easier. Instead they numbed BOTH legs and I had to stay in the hospital 3 days until it wore off.

Any questions you have feel free to shoot them this way. But as involved at the procedure is you should be fine. It's not so scary 8)

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Freak accident while in the military, I was standing in a stool putting some shit up on a cabinet, fell off twisted wrong, bam, felt and heard it all pop, tried to stand up & walk it off and was like immd "uh oh"

I was in the military...mid 90s, so I'm pretty sure the care I got was not state of the art to say the least but I'm here almost 20 yrs later...still pretty active altho I know it's only a matter if time before I'll have to get it redone. I get my cardio in via elliptical at the gym...I could run for a while like...if my life depended on it but when I stress the joint it starts to twinge more then usual on some "aite, nigga sit you broke ass down somewhere" shit

Oh that feeling the weather change before the actual weather changes is some real shit

like..if i could just get my foot to bend. No, nigga...it ain't connected smh

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While hooping, took a knee to the thigh right above the knee cap on a drive to the basket.

Leg brace and crutches for 4 weeks after surgery. Started rehab 2 weeks after that which lasted for 4 mos. Was back on the court 2 weeks after rehab ended.

Total time down after injury = 6 months.

For at least half a year, could feel a very distinct difference in the injured leg from the healthy one and I didn't trust it fully either so I didn't drive at all. Mostly running, soft D and jumpers.

At 6 months into hooping, my injured leg became stronger than the non-injured one (I'm assuming the muscle memory started to connect with the new mass/muscle I gained from rehab). And I was back to normal.

Pitfalls: I couldn't run or swim or anything with my injury for fear of re-tearing the tendon. Literally the first month and a half of rehab was working through atrophy and simply bending the knee (WORST PART OF IT ALL BY FAR). In turn, I gained like 20 lbs during the 6 months I was down. I literally didn't break a sweat for 6 months.

Also, laboring on the healthy leg while recovering didn't help the other leg and I started to get soreness in the knee regularly until I started to bear weight more evenly. Glad I didn't injure it during that time.

Good luck though fam.

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shaved down a rather large bone spur on the femoral head, shaped the hip joint nice and perfect and then repaired the damaged labral tissue...now I'm good to go.

I'm gonna be like one of those nutjobs who develop an addiction to plastic surgery...execpt my addiction will be orthopedic surgery. I want to become an indestructible cyborg with the movement patterns of a gazelle. Almost there.

Pincer/CAM femoral head?

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and there's nothing you can do to prevent it.

I've seen others (far less qualified folks, mind you) postulate that it's an adaptive mechanism secondary to athletic overuse.

>Pincer/CAM femoral head?

it was both but the bone spur on the femoral head was much larger.