| ACL Rehab Has Many Components | | | | comfortable with activities of daily living that will need |
| Whether you have had surgery or not, rehabbing | | | | your full strength. Often times, physical therapists |
| your knee back to a more health state is very | | | | work hand in hand with brace specialists because |
| important. Sure, you already know that to be true. | | | | people with ACL knee injuries often times need |
| But, we can help you with some free information | | | | improved support while they are performing their |
| that will help you get a better idea about what an | | | | exercises. |
| optimal ACL rehab will entail. | | | | Knee Braces For ACL Rehab |
| Surgery Vs. No Surgery | | | | When you hurt your ACL you may have increased |
| After an ACL injury, and a conversation with your | | | | pain or increased instability in and around your knee. |
| physician, you may determine whether or not to go | | | | Sometimes both. - There are times when people |
| with surgical correction of your ACL. Sometimes | | | | indicate that their leg is going to "give out from |
| people do not. There are reasons why both scenarios | | | | underneath" of them because of the serious |
| would be beneficial for different people, but our point | | | | instability problem that they have. |
| is to show that part of the ACL rehab experience | | | | Hey, you might feel reasonably stable sometimes, |
| may start with a surgery or more conservative | | | | but there are those moments when you really kind |
| treatment. - Either way, a knee brace support can | | | | of catch yourself and wonder if there is something |
| help give you more stability and pain reduction, but | | | | you should do for improved support. - Well a well |
| more on this later. (We will discuss many important | | | | designed knee brace can really help with this. |
| aspects of physical rehab here, but just remember | | | | Mental Vs. Physical |
| that your physician always has the last word. This | | | | Not only can a well designed knee support give you |
| article is information, and it does not serve for each | | | | more physical stability but they can also help you |
| individuals medical advice.) | | | | mentally as well. What we mean to say by this is |
| PT (Physical Therapy) | | | | that you will not have to worry so much about your |
| After an ACL injury, your physician may prescribe | | | | knee with a quality knee brace. This way you can |
| physical therapy to you as a means for strengthening | | | | worry about other, more important things like your |
| your knee. This is done to make sure you feel more | | | | work or your family activities. |