060 | When Can You Walk after ACLR?
03/24/22 • 25 min
In this episode, we cover when you can ditch the crutches and walk normal again. We discuss the main factors that will impact when you can walk again, how your injury and surgery will influence walking, some advice from working with ACL athletes, the dimmer switch analogy, and very common mistakes to avoid early when returning to walking.
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My website: www.theaclathlete.com
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In this episode, we cover when you can ditch the crutches and walk normal again. We discuss the main factors that will impact when you can walk again, how your injury and surgery will influence walking, some advice from working with ACL athletes, the dimmer switch analogy, and very common mistakes to avoid early when returning to walking.
Thanks so much for listening.
Sign up for The ACL Athlete Newsletter: https://bit.ly/theaclathletenewsletter
If you found value in today's episode, please leave a review so we can reach more and more ACL athletes just like you.
Ways we can connect:
My IG: www.instagram.com/ravipatel.dpt
My website: www.theaclathlete.com
Email: [email protected]
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059 | When Can You Drive after ACLR?
In this episode, we cover EVERYTHING related to getting back to driving after ACLR. We discuss the main factors that will impact when you can drive again, research that gives us parameters on timing, how graft type influences this, functional tests used in the research, prerequisites we need, and practical checklist for anyone who preparing for surgery and driving.
Thanks so much for listening.
Sign up for The ACL Athlete Newsletter: https://bit.ly/theaclathletenewsletter
If you found value in today's episode, please leave a review so we can reach more and more ACL athletes just like you.
Ways we can connect:
My IG: www.instagram.com/ravipatel.dpt
My website: www.theaclathlete.com
Email: [email protected]
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061 | When Can You Shower after ACLR?
In this episode, we help you with navigating the showering process after ACL reconstruction/surgery. We cover the first few days post-op, practical options to cover your incision site and keep it safe, how to set up your environment, mistakes to avoid early, and my own post-op experience with showering after ACLR.
Thanks so much for listening.
Sign up for The ACL Athlete Newsletter: https://bit.ly/theaclathletenewsletter
If you found value in today's episode, please leave a review so we can reach more and more
ACL athletes just like you.
Ways we can connect:
My IG: www.instagram.com/ravipatel.dpt
My website: www.theaclathlete.com
Email: [email protected]
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