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ACL Rehab, East Kilbride
40 years ago anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries were seen as the preserve of professional athletes like footballers and were not particularly common. As sport develops and levels increase, today they’re more common and recognised as an injury anyone performing at a high level can suffer from.
In the modern age, ACL injuries are also particularly prevalent in elite female athletes. Sports scientists believe that there is greater risk to them due to anatomical features such as wider hips and ligament stability being tighter due to differences in hormones.
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ACL injuries typically happen due in sports like football and skiing or any sport where pivoting quickly puts immense stress on the knee. It’s a severe injury which often needs surgical intervention but always needs the right level of rehabilitation through physiotherapy.
It’s a devastating injury which can put elite athletes out of action for 9-12 months. Some can be so severe that performing at an elite level is no longer possible. In those cases rehab is focused on restoring movement and functionality to live a normal day to day life pain-free.
The typical key steps to recovery from an ACL injury are:
- Surgery – reconstruction of the damaged ligament.
- Rehab – 9-12 months of physio and rehab to work on strength and stability of the knee.
Modern surgical techniques can help with recovery but the most important part of the road to recovery is physiotherapy. That’s why at NK Physio we have our elite sports physio programme to help manage ACL injuries for elite athletes.
We can help with diagnosis and if surgery is required we’ll help with onward referrals. Then once surgery is complete, we’ll use all of our skills and treatments to get you on the road to recovery and stay with you all the way.
Don’t let an ACL injury let you think your elite athlete days are done – with NK Physio you’ve got a team dedicated to putting in the hard work with you.
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