ACL

Escar

Hi everyone, im from galway and i need a cruciate reconstruction, can anyone recommend any surgeons?

villains77

Hi all recently went for mri on my left knee and got results last night and i have partially torn my acl and swelling. any idea of what to expect from the physio exercise wise

Escar

I fully tore mine seven weeks ago, as regards exercise its mainly about strengthing the thigh muscle, exercises such as lying on a bed sliding heel up and down as far as you can bend it, tightning your thigh muscle and lifting leg two inches off the bed and holding for five seconds repeat 15 times, tightning thigh muscle and pushing back of knee onto bed holding for 5sec (x15), lying with rolled towel under ur knee and trying to lift foot up (5 sec) (x15), lying on stomach bending knee as far back as possible (10 sec) (x15).
Did u need crutches, do u need surgery?

Jarren

you could start by making an appointment with one of the surgeons

http://www.cappagh.ie/opd.asp

The Guvnor

I cannot offer a recommendation but just to say best of luck and speedy recovery.

Isn't there a world renowned physio based in Limerick perhaps someone like that could advise on where to go etc.

villains77

thanks lads for the info. its only partially torn how much i dont know cant read the scans just got the results that said partial tear and swelling to acl , but booked into physio on thursday afternoon. sounds painful them stretchs and excersize well if it gets me back before the end of season all the better.

villains77

Did u need crutches, do u need surgery?[/QUOTE]


no not on crutches at the moment. the doctor thinks that it may heal with physio i can walk on it but cant walkfar before i feel pain then sometimes i canwalk and it grand. started off locking on me a few times and then the odd jerk when iam running at training or during a match ben trouble me since start of the year and went to the doctor about it last week and sent me for mri scan 2 weeks ago.the road to recovery starts here

froshtyv

Escar wrote: »

Hi everyone, im from galway and i need a cruciate reconstruction, can anyone recommend any surgeons?

Who did you use in the end for your acl reconstruction?

Escar

Going having it under Mr Shannon in Merlin.

Chavways

The Guvnor wrote: »

I cannot offer a recommendation but just to say best of luck and speedy recovery.

Isn't there a world renowned physio based in Limerick perhaps someone like that could advise on where to go etc.

Ger Hartman is his name but he charges extremely high prices and its very hard to get an appointment. I think he charges 3 or 400 a session.