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Complt acl tear
Is it gud do any other activities like cycling other than physio exercise before surgery ? What are the things to do before an acl surgery ?
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Prehab or presurgical rehab has 2 focus areas. One is getting the motion back and second is gradual strengthening both quads and hamstrings. It will definitely help with recovery from surgery as well.
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Focus on doing dynamic and static quadriceps exercises.
You can do cycling too..
A good preoperative muscle status gives better results post operative.
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Dr. K Shanmuganandan
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Preferably no active exercise pre surgery
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