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Re: day 22 for 12 yo daughter

Posted By: tennis_after_acl
Date: Thursday, 1 May 2008, at 9:17 a.m.

In Response To: day 22 for 12 yo daughter (m23js33p)

> So far so good. Have been back to the dr. twice for
> check-ups & they are very pleased, which means we are
> very pleased. By day 17 extension is great on both knees
> & flexion is 134 degrees on the acl knee. She actually
> had swelling on her acl from having to walk at school a lot
> the previous day.

> Actually it's quite simple, if you have some swelling
> back-off the flexion some, ice & aleve more &
> things will be better in a day or so. The Dr. & staff
> were very happy and surprised she could get to 134 degrees
> while having a little bit of swelling. She's also doing leg
> presses & leg extension exercises on her graft knee
> & that is going well also(Once a day 5-7X a week). Plus
> she's doing wall slides, heel slides, heel props, leg
> lifts(sort of) & step downs for her graft leg. She does
> all of those 4x a day 7 days a week.

> So far so good.

Glad to hear about her progress. I've been following your updates closely. I had my knee done on 3/17 by the same surgeon (Dr. S). I'm doing the exact rehab exercises as your daughter. My graft knee has made the most progress over the past few weeks. Graft site pain has significantly reduced and strength has increased greatly (leg extensions were 10 pounds post-up and 70 pounds now). With the ACL knee, I'm always increasing/decreasing activity based on swelling and flexion. On good days, I'm about 1 inch from full flexion. Best of luck!

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