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I have torn my ACL late Jan 2019 playing basketball, my doctor suggested not to go for surgery as my knee seemed relatively stable, after 7 months off physiotherapy and exercises I started to play basketball again with a knee brace alone with no competition just some shooting, dribling and small layups...I haven't felt any instability (Thanks god)....I know every case has it's own factors..but my advice is to take a small step at a time during your recovery, increase your range of motion slowly, once you see you are confident with the current activities add a new small challenge...don't rush surgery unless you are a paid athlete :)
@@jesuspm6823 Everyone is different. I tore mine playing hockey and i only missed one shift (10 minutes) and i was back in the game. It swelled up like a mother fucker after but i thought "well i played on it, I must be ok." worst decision I have ever made. 3 years later i had it fixed. I wish i would have had the surgery Immediately after knowing what i know now.
How are you doing now? I tore my acl for a second time 2/2021 and I want to avoid surgery. I’m back to my normal level of activity. My strength is better than before I fell (thanks to therapy). I just recently started having bearable pain... just thinking if I should go ahead with surgery.
9 Months ago on a Football game i had a major knee injury: MCL tear, ACL tear and a small rip in the miniscus. The surgery date was set 2 months forward so my MCL could heal before getting surgery done. 1-2 Weeks before the surgery my therapist was wondering that my knee seems very stable and send me to orthopedist again. He checked my knee and said there was no instability somehow. So we cancled the surgery. Right now i got around 80-90% of my leg strength back and can do sprints and jumps without any pain. Of course im carefull when it comes to stopping motion and landing out of jumps. The therapist called me a miracle :D
Please ask your Dr if the arithis will develop without getting surgery or not. Because I am also just like you I have no issue and have strong muscles thank God.
@@shelbyy8347 before the accident i alreadz had a donjoy knee brace at home, so i could put it on imediately afterwards. The first 6 weeks i had around 30 degree bending radius. After that we increased it to 90 and so on. Also i had a lot pf physio therapie. :)
I've been living with a complete tear of the acl and meniscus for the last 10 years. Apparently they told me not to operate, because my muscles were strong enough. Sometimes my knee feels weird but it never gives way and I never have any pain. Despite this I am afraid that if I ever gain weight my knee will give way. I jog a lot and do lots of gym work like weight lifting and it has never been a problem at all.
Hi...my i know your number? I have acl tear about 90%...i would like to know if anytreatment that you do to strengthen your muscle...my wa.number is +6285100522550
I had the same experience. Tore my acl during college but I can still live an active lifestyle(just leisure basketball though and jogging) and pretty much just maintained the same weight to avoid more pressure on my knee. I'm now 38 and just wondering would it be a problem for me when i get older if i don't have it operated?
Surprisingly enough, since writing this comment I went through 2 pregnancies with a very large amount of weight gain and am still fine. My knee never gives out actually probably due to squatting a lot
About 20% of people who have "complete" ACL rupture will heal naturally. The odd is likely to be based on the location of tear. It is called type-I tear ( proximal tear ). By the way, even the best MRI today cannot distinguish correctly between type-1 and type-2 tear(upper mid portion tear). So even if the orthopedic surgeon says your tear is mid substance tear and requires a surgery soon, just wait and see first. You can alway proceed with a surgery later if needed. Google this: "Study Identifies Skiers Who Can Be Successfully Treated Without Surgery After an ACL Tear" I personally found out one of my ruptured ACL bundles was "solidly" healed within 8 weeks.
I had acl injury in the left knee 15 years ago from football, I didn't do any surgery and I still can play football, run and swim, BUT it is not healed, I have to be careful not to rotate on it, I have to run forward. it doesn't give away at all because I know how to move correctly. unfortunately I got sprain in the right knee acl last month :( and I won't make any surgery to fix it but I'll make a surgery to fix the medial meniscus. thanks for the video, it is so helpful. by the way I'm 33 years old now.
I just had arthroscopic surgery where they only cleaned up my acl and learned my acl has few fibers remaining. The only reason why I had this checked out was after recovering from a fall 6 months ago, I found I couldn't kneel and sit back. Every now and then my knee would buckle at work. Turns out I had a tear prior to my injury I didn't even know I had. I would like to avoid having another surgery. But have been so freaked out by what family and friends experiences have been with a torn acl I thought surgery was the only option. I really appreciate this video!! I am being referred to another doctor for my options and trying to find out ahead of time the possibilities so I can ask questions during my appointment.
I just had a knee dislocation while playing volleyball and myself re positioned my patella,I had severe pain for 3 days and feels quite better now.The problem I face now is that, there is a difficulty in completly flexing my knee joint and feels stiffness on the joint.Will my knee get better ?
My knee ligament was cut while playing a football match. After that injury whenever I did something which involved twisting and turning, I felt many times as if my knee joint was displaced. Then I got my ligament repaired. Twenty two years have gone by, nothing wrong has happned to me. I, however left football and have been playing cricket, squash and badminton. I'm alright and confidant about my knee. الحمدللہ
@@vishnuvamsiraj3897 I had this same problem. I played hockey for 3 years with it popping out and giving way. I could be back on the ice after 5 minutes with my adrenaline running. but typically to feel "normal again" it was about 4-5 days. But if you are having these issues don't do what i did, GET IT FIXED! otherwise you will be looking at more surgeries down the road.
Tore my acl in january 2018. One year later now. I live in a third world country, with less than a milion people. My physiotherapist has recommended me against doing surgery in my country, but instead going to a country nearby which would cost me around 2 000€. Which I cannot afford. My injury has significantly affected my quality of life but for now I just have to live with it.
Very nicely done. I would like to hear more about how much stability a good knee brace can provide for the knee without surgery. Can a brace meet the demands of a dynamic sport like skiing, for instance?
I tore my acl skiing 2/18/22. My surgeon is saying I need to do 3 months of PT before deciding on surgery. He’s saying I may be better off without surgery. My quad and hamstring have atrophier and he says this will not improve after surgery, but rather worsen. He’s also saying the my ROM, strength, etc., may not be better after surgery vs. just doing PT. I’m 58, go for a week long ski trip once a year. Other than that, stay fit with body weight training, walking, swimming, x country skiing in winter. I’m in Germany. Next up is an mri on other knee, which may have a meniscus tear. Doc says repairing that would take precedent over ACL.
I torn my acl and have only a few fibres left on my pcl and have a medial meniscus tear. Not sure when it happened , never heard a pop, never had severe swelling. Last month I felt a good degree of pain after my first marathon and decided to have an mri and that is why I learned of all these injuries! But i can walk, run, jump, my knew does not lock or give way. I am resting lots and hope to avoid surgery. I want to run many more marathons. I worry about the future implications and cartilage damage. Please tell me a brace will be enough...😥
I've been diagnosed with a chronic ACL tear and chondromalacia. Ortho surgeon recommended against surgery. He also recommended "retiring from running". I really love running and it's how I've been the most successful at keeping my weight down. My knee feels like it buckles at times and i don't trust it. I'm 44 and love being active, so I've been really struggling with this mentally and physically.
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Dr. David Geier, I have torn my ACL completely in 2009 when I was 22 playing soccer. I didn’t even know it was the ACL until 2011 when I finally decided to visit orthopedics. I kept playing and playing and messed up my knee many times. I have been very active in sports. Especially soccer. Now, I’m 30 and still play soccer but always scared that I might mess it up. Are there any other people like me that come to you for advice? Those who have been playing soccer for many years even with torn acl? What about in the future? Will my knee develop osteoperosis?
Thank you sir, Sir MRI report of my knee is telling that my ACL is torned but I am not feeling any pain,also I am able to bend my knee, rather I am feeling pain in MCL (right limb) ,now not sure for operation,now what to do sir?
I had a car accident and just came from removing a POP , I had it for a month , now I'm having trouble bending my knee , I'm wearing a brace but I'm not sure if I need an MRI or not because I still feel some discomfort
Hey mate have a fully torn acl and have done a season of Nrl and coming into the second season barely painful Am able to run jump change direction and has only gave way in direct contact
I am 26 and I have a complete acl tear, after 6 months of physio I cancelled my surgey and I am back to jumping and running with no plans on getting the surgery in the future.
Ye I had I complete ACL tear 10 years back and even then I started dancing, gym and everything o could do with the injured knee never felt anything worng. But then I tripped off stairs again n now even lateral menniscis is gone along with few osteoarthritic changes so now I need to go for repair and give away my favourite things for 6-8 months 😟 This makes me sad
I got complete acl tear.. And horizontal grade 3 tear in posterior meniscus.. At start i couldnt even walk.. For 2 months. Now i am playing football again.. With regular exrcise and lot of patience its happening.. But still i dont try to over exert it. At the time.
@ayush Thite for 2 months i couldnt walk properly. Then slowly slowly i started squats jumps running and now i am playing without any brace. But if u feel instability while walking by exerting pressure on knee from hands.. I might say you should go for surgery
@ayush Thite if you got full stability and athletically inactive. Then theres no need of surgery you can jog around a little.. Or do some exercise without any worry..
I had a injury in 2021 October(last year) initially diagnosed as bursitis, took treatment for it, but it did not get any better. After MRI came to know there was some strain on my ACL very partial tear, no instability, but working out and jogging starts hurting. It's still the same since only solution to this is rest and strengthening exercise for me. And I don't know why resting won't help me..
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I have a full ACL tear and it happened a week ago because of volleyball. the doctor said i need a surgery but i am afraid and opted not to. I know I can no longer go back to my regular activities. now i am looking for videos that can help me to strengthen my knees or to help me to go back to some of my exercises like planking and stuff
I had a knee ligament injury and was advised to take appropriate care and avoided the surgery when leg was getting back to normal I met with an accident and the same area is damaged I feel intense pain not able to walk properly or even climb a step after the accident advice me whether to go for surgery or wait for recovery on its own
Just got the MRI results , ruptured ACL!! 😭😭 I LOVE to ski and bike , I am 59 but in good health and very active and I don’t want to give up skiing every weekend , or biking / bikepacking , seems like reconstructive surgery is the way for me !!???
@@LitoFreeman I had my surgery it’s been 3 weeks and I am in PT now trying to recover and get my strength back , doc says I will be able to ski next season !!! Yeayyy
@@dcanitez hi dee, can you share an update of how your surgery went and how your knee is a year later? I have a complete tear and I'm worried about recovering from the surgery at 52 years old.
@Dan D DOING GREAT!!!!!! I graduated from PT nine months after my surgery in December and went back to skiing, great season, I skied 30 days and feeling awesome!!!!!! PT was hard work, 2x per week at the clinic and at least an hour at home every day but I got my life back and I am 60 years old!!!!!!!
Fell from my bike... My MRI report shows, ACL appears avulsed from the proximal attachment and is seen at the intercondylar notch area Pls suggest me is this partial tear or complete tear of ACL
I tore my ACL, PCL & MCL. MCL/PCL healed on their own. ACL didn't... but apparently it did attach to something internally... i'm back to doing big weights and a lot of mobility work. just feels weird when running. it doesn't give out on me... but i've the sensation i have a ''gap'' in there when i'm running
Hello Dr Geier. This is my full report: “Unfortunately there is artefact affecting the superior slices of each sequence. There are some intact fibres of the acl, however there is intrasubstance oedema, thickening and some laxity of the tendon suggestive of a high-grade sprain. Linear high T2 signal is noted within the medial meniscal posterior horn but no extension to an articular surface is seen and this is in keeping with my kid degeneration. Intact lateral meniscus. Intact PCL, medial and lateral collateral ligaments and extensor mechanism. No significant effusion. The chondral surfaces of the medial and lateral tibiofemoral compartments and the patellofemoral joint are well preserved. No bone marrow oedema. Opinion: High grade injury of the ACL. No meniscal tear. Can you please give me your opinion ? I had the injury in November 2018 while playing football. I had done the physio exercises...should I have the surgery? Can you please tel me more about the risk of osteoarthritis ? Many Thanks !!! Cristian UK
Sir I have complete acl year 8 years before gradually started running last 4 years I have been running slowly covered 6500 kilometers and 2500 kilometers cycling no pain .Surgery required for me?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
how does your knee feel now? I completely tore my ACL a little over 3 weeks ago. All other structures in the knee are fine. All orthopedic doctors I talked to recommend surgery (shocker 😅), but I'm hearing alot of people tell me that I probably don't need it. I'm moderately active (easy cardio, some weight training, hiking, etc...). No high-intensity competitive sports. I'm a professional musician so occasionally need to carry gear up/ down stairs. I'd be curious to hear your perspective. btw, I'm 40 years old. Already back to performing and walking fine (mostly with brace)
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2 days ago i take my acl treatment by reconstructing it. Eventhough i dont do a heavy activitiesike sports or running i chose to get the surgery for the better result of my knee healing.
I was having injury during my judo competition during fight I got injured but after some days i recovered and after 2-3 years sometimes my knee slips in one or two months but nor I am having swelling nor pain just when it gets stuck that time only I am having pain my doctors are saying for surgery
Dr. David, i have a acl complete tear around 5 yrs ago i didnt undergo surgery bec. it cost a lot but right now my knee is already recovered its strength the bad side is that i cant do twisting my knee or playing sports like basketball.
Sir i have a near complete tear of acl and grade III tear in prosterior body and horns of medial meniscus and also a grade II sprain of medial collateral ligament i want to avoid surgery . Sir, can you please help me out m very tensed about my knee .
good day doc. i just had an acl injury about two weeks ago during basketball game. my doctor advised me to use knee support but did not recommend me to go surgery. can i still play or run even without surgery? thank you so much hoping for your response.
Since few days i am having pain in my knee if i seat on it.. I took therapy for my knee but it didn’t work.. Then i did MRI as prescribed by Doctor.. Report was that my ACL is torn.. Sometimes I feel pain while walking.. But when i climb stairs i don't feel pain.. Should i do surgery? Or i can be recovered through therapy?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I'm 40 I have got lca torn from 10 years ago. I work out to strengthen muscles to stabilize my knee. But now even it is slightly stabilized but I can't do some exercise.... When I walk long distance my knee hurt. I'm thinking of the surgery but don't know
I have Acl torn by motor accident 3 years ago i didnt make a surgery but i like sports..i stopped playing soccer anymore..but i play now bodybuilding and some self defense..give me an advice..
My acl is almost torn completely as well as some other injuries , its been a month now i still use crutches and a knee brace but i can walk almost perfectly without them , but unable to fold my leg completely, just doing some. Exercises for my thighs im just 27 not aure what to do as some has suggested already to do acl repair surgery
I have a stretched ACL from a bike accident. My knee does feel unstable, but with physical therapy I am getting stronger and hoping to avoid surgery. Before the accident I was an active 58 year old. My activities of choice being biking, hiking, and dancing. Should I be able to do what i love without surgery?
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Pls help me I suffered an Acl injury in a football match since February 2020 have been able too play football in the pitch since February,but can jog but can't do sports ,and I don't feel balance in my knee when walking, do I need surgery
I am suffering from high grade acl tear and meniscus tear...2 months has complete....my dr has suggested me for acl surgery....I need help that I should do surgery or it can be heal without surgery..... please help me
I have an anjury 10 days before and also little swelling... MRI tell Partial ACL.... My probpem is that I can't bend my leg 100% ... My docter suggested me some medicin and rest..... Please tell me can I recovered it without Surgery..... I can Walk on it with only problem in bending my leg...
I recently blew out my ACL, my doctor suggested that I didn't need surgery, unless I played professional sports. I am concerned how it may affect my every day life, thank you for this video and I hope that it will not affect me every day, as I have 3 boys I have too keep up with.
Thank you, it has been a real trial so far, never had to use crutches before, so that in its self is a task, the Dr. Said I have to have physical therapy to help recover from the injury. It is painful and I am just looking forward to recovering from the injury. I have 3 boys I have to keep up with afterall. I am just praying I will recover soon. It has been 2wks since my injury.
hi doc ive just torn my acl based from my mri result. i dont fear surgery if its really what needs to be done. i only fear the surgery and hospitalization fees. :-( that is why i keep on searching on other ways how to avoid the surgery.
U should ask ur doctor, he must test ur leg, if he says it's stable then u should rest, do exercises to build ur thigh muscles and you'll be totally fine 😊
Sir I have low grade partial tear as well as prepatteler bursitis along with joint effusion.. n my age is 25..it's been a month since I got Injured.. I did MRI last week and my leg is swollen..I feel pain to keep it straight or sit for more than an hour ..even walking properly is difficult..I drag my leg for convenience.. one doc suggested surgery as knee is unstable..whereas other says to wait for another month..I feel pain hurt and confused as what can help.. it's going to be 2month on 12:Feb.. I feel really bad confused and in pain..pls help me
I got my leg crushed under a dogpile of people at the Naha tug of War in Japan (50,000 man tug of war) when the rope gave way and we all toppled over. I couldn't walk at first and there was a lot of pain. Month later I didn't need crutches and some physical therapy was done (suspected knee sprain). 5 Months later I go and get an MRI anyway because my leg felt unstable running and jumping (active excercise daily). Turns out I had been performing with a completely severed ACL and a stretched and scarred MCL. I have Ehler's Danlos in my tendons (stretchy tendons and ligaments) so they denied me surgery, but honestly I'm doing fine. I'm a month into Bachata classes and other latin dance styles and I do just fine, other than my knee hurts sometimes and I take more frequent breaks than others. I'm not even mad about it, I just laugh it off now. I wear my leg brace for running and (light) activities involving shallow jumps and weight lifting isn't a problem, although leg day is a bit more tailored (no strength training and barbell squats are light weight with security bars). Still don't generate as much power in my left leg, but I plan to hit the gym harder in that area to overcompensate for lack of ACL. I hope other people know that they can recover from a completely torn ACL and live a relatively normal life. I don't even think about my lack of ACL anymore unless someone brings it up or a group activity involves something that my brain automatically recognizes as danger to my knee.
Tore my ACL from soccer and have not gone for surgery. Knees feels stable but my speed is gone... Only able to do some jogs/runs. Will surgery do me better if I wanna go back to sports?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I have been diagnosed with ACL tear... grade 3 about 4 days ago. I didn't feel any pain... I was able to move normally immediately after the injury... there was some swelling that subsided soon after ice pack. I am feeling a bit of discomfort because the knee is unstable....especially in turning and pivoting movements. I am 38 years old and fairly active. I do weight training. I was dancing when this happened. Please suggest if I need to undergo surgery. I do need to get back to my dancing.
I had AFL ligament injury in 2014 and after that I had surgery with doubling also but after than also I’m afraid to play football properly I scared to shoot from the right foot! So what will I do now!?
I tore my ACL in April it sucks not being able to play sports but i can jog (limited time ) and i can walk for a long time but idk i kinda want surgery
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
i tore my acl a year ago. MRI showed a near complete tear of acl. I chose to avoid sports and i was getting better. I was even able to play cricket with my best of efforts. Few days ago , my knees gave away again and i am in pain now. I dont want surgery , will it heal again.
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I am 23 years old. and healthy from body. Before 15 days my Right leg ACL was torn completley as per MRI. Docter suggested me either of the Surgery or Non syrgery. Now I am confussed. what to do. Please suggest me. If I choose non surgery method that is therephy. Is I am going to face any problem in future. ?
I torn my first ACL when I was 18 years old and I torn my second ACL when I was 43 years old. I don't have an ACL in both of my knees. As a result I am very careful what I do and don't do. I do not run or jog. I mostly sit, stand, or lay down. Bending down is very difficult because my muscles around my knees are very weak because I don't exercise at all. Tearing my ACLs has changed the quality and the way that I live my life. I am much more limited and sad as a result. I can no longer do what I used to when I was very young.
Hi sir I have this ACL injury for about a year and still did not under go to a surgery due to financial problem, instead of having a surgery I decided to go to natural way of healing but till now I'm not recovered yet.
What more damage could you do to a complete ACL tear without the surgery? I have a complete ACL tear, I’m very active, but decided to do physical therapy first, instead of surgery, but I fell again and hurt my knee again, it hurt worse then before. And I’m wondering what more I could damage, if the ACL is already thorn?
I did not do the surgery. And after 4 years and then done I do not even notice that I had an ACL tear. But you have to be very consistent with therapy till it’s healed
@@lorenawaldner402 Thank you so much for the reply.. i will also go conservative method..Your words gives me strength,bro!! But are you saying after 4 years, you had surgery??
Hello, MRI said partial tear, surgeon said full tear. He didn't recommend surgery because I'm over 35 and only do sports like swimming, running and biking, he said to do 3 months of physio then a check back in again with him. This injury was 3 weeks ago and I still cannot kneel, crouch, fully extend or do many things, the swelling is still huge...is this normal? I've just started the physio today and the guy said I had very good motion for a recent injury. I can walk but not really at ease as my knee feels heavy...anyway just wnated to know if the swelling and heaviness was normal. Thanks for your videos!
Kibe Paris that's normal to feel that way. i recently about 2 months ago tore my ACL and fractured my tibia i was on crutches for about 2.5-3 weeks my surgeon wants me to have surgery but I'm scared have another one. anyhow as days go on i feel better still have pain here and there but almost normal feeling.
Since six months i had a ACL INJURY.... I CAN WALK NORMALLY BUT CANT RUN OR WALK FAST..doctors said i need surgery....I am a volleyball player...I cant bend my leg completely...
hello sir thank you but i m just 23 year old and i got a meniscus tear so i want to heal now without surgery can you give the information how it can heal without surgery
Hello everyone, my right ACL is totally ruptured and left is partially torn. I’m a very active person and I’m freaking out. Please I need some updates from you guys - the copers, did you guys eventually got surgery? If so how do you feel now? Does it ever go back to normal?
helloo , i have my acl fully torned since 4/9/2018... i did physiotherapy, exercises and lifting by weights and my knee still hurts me when i walk .. and it keeps swelling whenever i do some work on it ,doctors told me that i need surgery ,.. so if i didnt do a surgery will the swelling and hurt go away ? or not.
I have grade 2 acl tear, but i can run faster and my knee doesn't give out. I got to know after 2yrs because there was no swelling when i hurt my leg. But my inner muscles are always tight so my doc suggested me mri. What should i do? Will it heal by it self?
I'm 20 and I'm not a professional sportsman but playing is my hobby. I have torn my ACL and I'm confused whether to undergo a surgery considering the side effects the surgery has. So what'sthe best decision I can make right now.
there is STIR and PDFS mild hyperintense signal along the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the acl in the intercondylar notch and near tibial attachment...... Tell me what is the problem...this is my mri report conclusion
Hello sir… i am diagnosed with complete tear of ACL of my right knee. I can walk and bend my knee. But can’t twist it inward. If i delay surgery, will it make problem more worse ? Doctor was saying that it can turn into arthritis, is it correct ?
I am 28 and had a ACL surgery couple of years ago. I did not do the exercises as I also going through a infection after the ACL reconstruction surgery. Hence my thigh muscle was weak the entire time but it did cause me any harm as I do a limited activity with my legs. Couple of weeks ago, I fell off the stairs due to imbalance that lead to the same ACL tear again. Now I have a leg that is weak from the previous surgery and torn ACL inside the knee. Should I do the surgery again or take therapy to recover?
I had an ACL surgery on 9th September 2019. A month later, my knee was infected and they had to remove the graft and the screws. now I don't have a ligament at all. what would you suggest me so that I could have a stable knee hereafter? Can I jog and run again?
Sai Amogh i'm assuming you had a cadaver (which is a dead person's ligament) because your knee got infected, sooo.. i would ask your doctor about having a hamstring graft.Thats what i did because i tore my acl mcl and meniscus on september 12 ,2018 and about a week ago i was cleared to okay sports as long as i wore a brace and it wasn't a quick process but in the long run it was 100% the better option
Sai Amogh and i was also wondering.. did they give you any anti rejection medicine, if not that's probably why ur knee got so infected and they could be in a lot of trouble for that
Sir I am suffering from moderate mucoid degeneration of ACL and also damaged grade 2 level in posterior horn of medial meniscus. Sir I don't want to surgery what should I do sir.. please rly me sir please🙏🙏
Hello, I’m 35 years old and I tore my ACL 1 month ago at work. I will be starting PT soon before making a decision if I want surgery. I have a toddler and my wife is pregnant with a second child. I don’t really play sports on the daily, but would like to be there for my son and play sports as he gets older. Should I just go for surgery since I am still young? Even if pt strengths my knee I still fear I can hurt my other ligaments or meniscus in the future.What’s the down side of surgery besides the recovery period? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
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Hi (I just had surgery 7 days ago) I hope your healing is going well.I am not telling you what to do I am just here to share my experience. I fully torn my ACL 16month ago (at the age of 35) along with various meniscus damage. Went to Hospital emergency hours after the accident to be looked at. Xray showed no broken bones and got sent home with a leaflet what to do to recover. They told me in the hospital nothing serious I`ll be fine just rest ,ice, elevate and do small exercises. After 4 weeks of struggle found a physiotherapist who helped and I started to improve slowly. (my lower leg pulling down by the force of the gravity on the joint was extremely painful, weight bearing was impossible first 2-3 weeks!!!) it took 3 month to get to walking okay but active full range of motion was achieved around 5-6 month mark. (I never felt so much pain in my life before even I had plenty to experience due to my love to extreme sports, and gymnastics.) I work as a builder/carpenter since I left school. I am a well built but light weight bloke (70kg). My balance was exceptionally good but regardless how much I was pushing to get back to normal it never happened. Work got limited due to this and I was just doing minimal things in life and that`s it. (go to work after go home, and being with my children also took a significant turn because I could not chase them around the house and could not lift them up or play with them any type of game that involved with running, jumping etc.) So after fighting for a MRI scan from the hospital through my GP the results were bad I we suspected and they put me on the waiting list. I waited and here I am today 7 days after surgery. I had the Bone-Patella-Tendon-Bone graft ACL reconstruction along with various meniscus repairs too. I don`t know what the future holds but I am pushing hard and doing everything I can to improve. About the pain: This is painful yes!! BUT NOT AS PAINFUL AS THE ACCIDENT AND THE WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT!!! accident pain level 9-9.5 out of 10. Surgery pain is different pain first of all and 7.5-8.5 out of 10. I had a straight brace on my leg for 48 hrs after the operation. effectively I started exercises 5 days ago. Slow progress... BUT still progress. And NO!!! its not just sitting around... it is hard and painful work. Unfortunately sleeping is hard due to pain too. But every day is a new day and now all I am aiming is to get the best result out of this now. So stretching, exercising , icing, elevating and all of the other necessary doings I must do. Hope this little story of mine helps you to make the right choice for you in life. Good luck on your journey
Hi I'm Melvin from Philippines, I suffer a knee injury last october 2018, it accidentally slipped backward and it really hurt. I feel that my knee locked backwards for a second then when I'm down it backs to normal. Do I need a surgery?
I have an accident two weeks ago... And I feel knee unstable now.. Can't run or even walk properly.. Want to avoid surgery.. Please... Help me out... What to do.. Can I run again... M worried
hi Dr. David ! i have an acl las 7 years ago and i feel like my knees like different than before but i continued playing games after it heals its moving on its own way
Hi doctor. Now, I got ACL complete tear in my knee. I am worried for a surgery. I am aged 40yrs and I weighed 75 kgs a house wife. After watching this video, I don't think I need surgery. Can I cause any problems when I get older. Torn ACL can it reconstruct? Please help me out with my problem.
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@shylajakeshav2955 Hi, Recently, i met with an accident and in MRI, a complete rupture of acl is reported. Now iam under rehab and dont want to undergo surgery.could you please guide me. Thanks in advance Ramya Modi
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Dr. David Geier sir my anterior cruciate ligament is grade 3 full thickness tear in basketball do i need surgery please help me sir
@@vicky9649 how are you now? Did you undergo surgery?
@@vicky9649 did you undergo surgery then?
Robas Khan no bro no i am 70% fine now i can run slowly i do legs exercise in gym etc but i have little pain in my knee when i do heavy exercise
@@robaskhan6753 bro can u give me you no. I want to talk you
I have torn my ACL late Jan 2019 playing basketball, my doctor suggested not to go for surgery as my knee seemed relatively stable, after 7 months off physiotherapy and exercises I started to play basketball again with a knee brace alone with no competition just some shooting, dribling and small layups...I haven't felt any instability (Thanks god)....I know every case has it's own factors..but my advice is to take a small step at a time during your recovery, increase your range of motion slowly, once you see you are confident with the current activities add a new small challenge...don't rush surgery unless you are a paid athlete :)
When could you start walking after the injury?
@@jesuspm6823 It took me 2 weeks to be able to walk without crutches
@@jesuspm6823 Everyone is different. I tore mine playing hockey and i only missed one shift (10 minutes) and i was back in the game. It swelled up like a mother fucker after but i thought "well i played on it, I must be ok." worst decision I have ever made. 3 years later i had it fixed. I wish i would have had the surgery Immediately after knowing what i know now.
Hows your recovery now? Can u play without brace in competition?
How are you doing now? I tore my acl for a second time 2/2021 and I want to avoid surgery. I’m back to my normal level of activity. My strength is better than before I fell (thanks to therapy). I just recently started having bearable pain... just thinking if I should go ahead with surgery.
9 Months ago on a Football game i had a major knee injury: MCL tear, ACL tear and a small rip in the miniscus. The surgery date was set 2 months forward so my MCL could heal before getting surgery done. 1-2 Weeks before the surgery my therapist was wondering that my knee seems very stable and send me to orthopedist again. He checked my knee and said there was no instability somehow. So we cancled the surgery. Right now i got around 80-90% of my leg strength back and can do sprints and jumps without any pain. Of course im carefull when it comes to stopping motion and landing out of jumps. The therapist called me a miracle :D
Please ask your Dr if the arithis will develop without getting surgery or not. Because I am also just like you I have no issue and have strong muscles thank God.
Blessed you
Mate did you put any plastering on the knee?
@@shelbyy8347 before the accident i alreadz had a donjoy knee brace at home, so i could put it on imediately afterwards. The first 6 weeks i had around 30 degree bending radius. After that we increased it to 90 and so on. Also i had a lot pf physio therapie. :)
@@Tuccle dude, can you pls tell me if yours was a grade 3 or complete ACL tear?
I've been living with a complete tear of the acl and meniscus for the last 10 years. Apparently they told me not to operate, because my muscles were strong enough. Sometimes my knee feels weird but it never gives way and I never have any pain. Despite this I am afraid that if I ever gain weight my knee will give way. I jog a lot and do lots of gym work like weight lifting and it has never been a problem at all.
That’s good, I guess. Good luck!
Hi...my i know your number? I have acl tear about 90%...i would like to know if anytreatment that you do to strengthen your muscle...my wa.number is +6285100522550
Can you share which exercises you do for ACL,
I had the same experience. Tore my acl during college but I can still live an active lifestyle(just leisure basketball though and jogging) and pretty much just maintained the same weight to avoid more pressure on my knee.
I'm now 38 and just wondering would it be a problem for me when i get older if i don't have it operated?
Surprisingly enough, since writing this comment I went through 2 pregnancies with a very large amount of weight gain and am still fine. My knee never gives out actually probably due to squatting a lot
What are the dangers of the non-surgerical solutions for along time ? I mean after 10 years
About 20% of people who have "complete" ACL rupture will heal naturally. The odd is likely to be based on the location of tear. It is called type-I tear ( proximal tear ). By the way, even the best MRI today cannot distinguish correctly between type-1 and type-2 tear(upper mid portion tear). So even if the orthopedic surgeon says your tear is mid substance tear and requires a surgery soon, just wait and see first. You can alway proceed with a surgery later if needed. Google this: "Study Identifies Skiers Who Can Be Successfully Treated Without Surgery After an ACL Tear" I personally found out one of my ruptured ACL bundles was "solidly" healed within 8 weeks.
You are a beast bro thanks!
Hi Henry, did you have a partial or complete tear?
Also did you get MRI done to confirm that the ACL bundle healed?
Good to hear that yours healed. But did you get MRI confirmation?
I had acl injury in the left knee 15 years ago from football, I didn't do any surgery and I still can play football, run and swim, BUT it is not healed, I have to be careful not to rotate on it, I have to run forward. it doesn't give away at all because I know how to move correctly. unfortunately I got sprain in the right knee acl last month :( and I won't make any surgery to fix it but I'll make a surgery to fix the medial meniscus. thanks for the video, it is so helpful. by the way I'm 33 years old now.
2024 & this is me smh
I just had arthroscopic surgery where they only cleaned up my acl and learned my acl has few fibers remaining. The only reason why I had this checked out was after recovering from a fall 6 months ago, I found I couldn't kneel and sit back. Every now and then my knee would buckle at work. Turns out I had a tear prior to my injury I didn't even know I had. I would like to avoid having another surgery. But have been so freaked out by what family and friends experiences have been with a torn acl I thought surgery was the only option. I really appreciate this video!! I am being referred to another doctor for my options and trying to find out ahead of time the possibilities so I can ask questions during my appointment.
+Amanda S I'm really glad it was helpful Amanda!
Great info
Dr. David Geier hello doc
remaining few fibers can heal acl or not?
I just had a knee dislocation while playing volleyball and myself re positioned my patella,I had severe pain for 3 days and feels quite better now.The problem I face now is that, there is a difficulty in completly flexing my knee joint and feels stiffness on the joint.Will my knee get better ?
My knee ligament was cut while playing a football match. After that injury whenever I did something which involved twisting and turning, I felt many times as if my knee joint was displaced. Then I got my ligament repaired. Twenty two years have gone by, nothing wrong has happned to me. I, however left football and have been playing cricket, squash and badminton. I'm alright and confidant about my knee.
الحمدللہ
How
Can u tell me how you repaiered ligament ?
Same problem but I got no solution for 3 years
From where you got your knee surgery?
How can you repair
I had an acl tear and haven't done surgery.i continue to play on it n it gives way I just rest it for some weeks
How many days it took to recover
No mri?
@@vishnuvamsiraj3897 I had this same problem. I played hockey for 3 years with it popping out and giving way. I could be back on the ice after 5 minutes with my adrenaline running. but typically to feel "normal again" it was about 4-5 days. But if you are having these issues don't do what i did, GET IT FIXED! otherwise you will be looking at more surgeries down the road.
@@RCJH2022 how are you feeling now? Did you get the surgery later?
It will never be fixed without suegery
Tore my acl in january 2018. One year later now. I live in a third world country, with less than a milion people. My physiotherapist has recommended me against doing surgery in my country, but instead going to a country nearby which would cost me around 2 000€. Which I cannot afford. My injury has significantly affected my quality of life but for now I just have to live with it.
I am same like you😭
ALLAH sab achha karega
IN SHA ALLAH 😇
Very nicely done. I would like to hear more about how much stability a good knee brace can provide for the knee without surgery. Can a brace meet the demands of a dynamic sport like skiing, for instance?
I struggle ACL tear 5 years ago because of playing basketball. But I can play now through Jogging 5x a week.
80/100 ❤️
Did u went for surgery?
Did you do surgery?
I tore my acl skiing 2/18/22. My surgeon is saying I need to do 3 months of PT before deciding on surgery. He’s saying I may be better off without surgery. My quad and hamstring have atrophier and he says this will not improve after surgery, but rather worsen. He’s also saying the my ROM, strength, etc., may not be better after surgery vs. just doing PT. I’m 58, go for a week long ski trip once a year. Other than that, stay fit with body weight training, walking, swimming, x country skiing in winter. I’m in Germany. Next up is an mri on other knee, which may have a meniscus tear. Doc says repairing that would take precedent over ACL.
I torn my acl and have only a few fibres left on my pcl and have a medial meniscus tear. Not sure when it happened , never heard a pop, never had severe swelling. Last month I felt a good degree of pain after my first marathon and decided to have an mri and that is why I learned of all these injuries! But i can walk, run, jump, my knew does not lock or give way.
I am resting lots and hope to avoid surgery. I want to run many more marathons. I worry about the future implications and cartilage damage. Please tell me a brace will be enough...😥
how you guys can walk, i torn my acl 4 months ago and still can't walk wtf?
I'm struggling with ACL, MCL and meniscus tear Thanks for all of your videos!!
same here!!
If u are playing then go for surgery I also have surgery but back to sports after 7 months
@@jessicawyatt6896 if u are playing any sports then only go for a surgery I also have ma'am after seven months back to sports
@@chanalopon633 no actually i’m back in sports and i never got surgery
@@jessicawyatt6896 ma'am which game u play and maam u also got injury during sports may be ACL pcl mcl lcl or meniscus ¿??
I've been diagnosed with a chronic ACL tear and chondromalacia. Ortho surgeon recommended against surgery. He also recommended "retiring from running". I really love running and it's how I've been the most successful at keeping my weight down. My knee feels like it buckles at times and i don't trust it. I'm 44 and love being active, so I've been really struggling with this mentally and physically.
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Oh, I wasn't looking for an answer. Just sharing my experience as the video requested.
Give some how to join back acl with out surgery,,
Dr. David Geier,
I have torn my ACL completely in 2009 when I was 22 playing soccer. I didn’t even know it was the ACL until 2011 when I finally decided to visit orthopedics. I kept playing and playing and messed up my knee many times. I have been very active in sports. Especially soccer. Now, I’m 30 and still play soccer but always scared that I might mess it up. Are there any other people like me that come to you for advice? Those who have been playing soccer for many years even with torn acl? What about in the future? Will my knee develop osteoperosis?
Same to me. But my sports is basketball.
@@kyjhiegaming4206 do you still play basketball with torn acl?
Thank you sir,
Sir MRI report of my knee is telling that my ACL is torned but I am not feeling any pain,also I am able to bend my knee, rather I am feeling pain in MCL (right limb) ,now not sure for operation,now what to do sir?
we feel the same bro. I don't anything my knee is not giving up like they said when having an acl tear.
Samee hueheeuh
I had a car accident and just came from removing a POP , I had it for a month , now I'm having trouble bending my knee , I'm wearing a brace but I'm not sure if I need an MRI or not because I still feel some discomfort
Hey mate have a fully torn acl and have done a season of Nrl and coming into the second season barely painful Am able to run jump change direction and has only gave way in direct contact
I am 26 and I have a complete acl tear, after 6 months of physio I cancelled my surgey and I am back to jumping and running with no plans on getting the surgery in the future.
Amazing. How much work out did you do every day?
And how active in sports are you now?
@@johnklevsater5671 Currently I workout 3 times a week focusing on strengthening leg muscles with dynamics like single leg jumping and running.
Inspiering! Thanks for reply and all the love 2u.
@@johnklevsater5671 how are you doing now?
I have a torn acl and torn medial meniscus can i still run?
Ye I had I complete ACL tear 10 years back and even then I started dancing, gym and everything o could do with the injured knee never felt anything worng.
But then I tripped off stairs again n now even lateral menniscis is gone along with few osteoarthritic changes so now I need to go for repair and give away my favourite things for 6-8 months 😟
This makes me sad
How old are you
Liverpool flag 😍 I m suffering from partial ACL tear. Can't climb stairs without pain...hopefully will recover soon and play football again
Have your ACL heal without surgery?
Are you cure
Is it work without surgery?
What was your non surgical treatment? Brace and or physical therapy?
Ma'am if u are playing any sports then only go for surgery otherwise no need ???? U also have meniscus tear at night time pain comes
I got complete acl tear.. And horizontal grade 3 tear in posterior meniscus.. At start i couldnt even walk.. For 2 months. Now i am playing football again.. With regular exrcise and lot of patience its happening.. But still i dont try to over exert it. At the time.
@ayush Thite for 2 months i couldnt walk properly. Then slowly slowly i started squats jumps running and now i am playing without any brace. But if u feel instability while walking by exerting pressure on knee from hands.. I might say you should go for surgery
@ayush Thite if you got full stability and athletically inactive. Then theres no need of surgery you can jog around a little.. Or do some exercise without any worry..
hello sir I have complete acl injury in my right leg my doctor doing plaster about 1 month but my leg is not turn what it is recover
I had a injury in 2021 October(last year) initially diagnosed as bursitis, took treatment for it, but it did not get any better. After MRI came to know there was some strain on my ACL very partial tear, no instability, but working out and jogging starts hurting. It's still the same since only solution to this is rest and strengthening exercise for me. And I don't know why resting won't help me..
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You recovered?
@@PallaviBhardwaj-ox3uk yes I did but only when I forced myself to rest, since I was constantly trying some or the other workout.
@@Diarybyvini in how many months u recovered?
@@PallaviBhardwaj-ox3uk 4-5 months after taking rest and knee strengthening exercises
I have a full ACL tear and it happened a week ago because of volleyball. the doctor said i need a surgery but i am afraid and opted not to. I know I can no longer go back to my regular activities. now i am looking for videos that can help me to strengthen my knees or to help me to go back to some of my exercises like planking and stuff
No treatments suggested.
I had a knee ligament injury and was advised to take appropriate care and avoided the surgery when leg was getting back to normal I met with an accident and the same area is damaged I feel intense pain not able to walk properly or even climb a step after the accident advice me whether to go for surgery or wait for recovery on its own
Same situation..how is your knee now?? Did you do surgery?
Just got the MRI results , ruptured ACL!! 😭😭 I LOVE to ski and bike ,
I am 59 but in good health and very active and I don’t want to give up skiing every weekend , or biking / bikepacking , seems like reconstructive surgery is the way for me !!???
same for me Dee, peace and love, Found out today ACL completely ruptured. I think I want to try without surgery. Hope all goes well for you
@@LitoFreeman I had my surgery it’s been 3 weeks and I am in PT now trying to recover and get my strength back , doc says I will be able to ski next season !!! Yeayyy
@@dcanitez hi dee, can you share an update of how your surgery went and how your knee is a year later? I have a complete tear and I'm worried about recovering from the surgery at 52 years old.
@Dan D DOING GREAT!!!!!! I graduated from PT nine months after my surgery in December and went back to skiing, great season, I skied 30 days and feeling awesome!!!!!! PT was hard work, 2x per week at the clinic and at least an hour at home every day but I got my life back and I am 60 years old!!!!!!!
Fell from my bike...
My MRI report shows,
ACL appears avulsed from the proximal attachment and is seen at the intercondylar notch area
Pls suggest me is this partial tear or complete tear of ACL
I tore my ACL, PCL & MCL. MCL/PCL healed on their own. ACL didn't... but apparently it did attach to something internally... i'm back to doing big weights and a lot of mobility work. just feels weird when running. it doesn't give out on me... but i've the sensation i have a ''gap'' in there when i'm running
Did your knee ever give way? Before you was able to go back to lifting weights?
Hello Dr Geier. This is my full report:
“Unfortunately there is artefact affecting the superior slices of each sequence. There are some intact fibres of the acl, however there is intrasubstance oedema, thickening and some laxity of the tendon suggestive of a high-grade sprain. Linear high T2 signal is noted within the medial meniscal posterior horn but no extension to an articular surface is seen and this is in keeping with my kid degeneration. Intact lateral meniscus. Intact PCL, medial and lateral collateral ligaments and extensor mechanism. No significant effusion. The chondral surfaces of the medial and lateral tibiofemoral compartments and the patellofemoral joint are well preserved. No bone marrow oedema.
Opinion: High grade injury of the ACL. No meniscal tear.
Can you please give me your opinion ? I had the injury in November 2018 while playing football. I had done the physio exercises...should I have the surgery? Can you please tel me more about the risk of osteoarthritis ?
Many Thanks !!!
Cristian UK
I have a fully ruptured knee it’s been over 2 months u get pains now and a again,I’m not going for surgery
I am not a professional but once in a week I play soccer so is it necessary to go for surgery......
Sir I have complete acl year 8 years before gradually started running last 4 years I have been running slowly covered 6500 kilometers and 2500 kilometers cycling no pain .Surgery required for me?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
how does your knee feel now? I completely tore my ACL a little over 3 weeks ago. All other structures in the knee are fine. All orthopedic doctors I talked to recommend surgery (shocker 😅), but I'm hearing alot of people tell me that I probably don't need it. I'm moderately active (easy cardio, some weight training, hiking, etc...). No high-intensity competitive sports. I'm a professional musician so occasionally need to carry gear up/ down stairs. I'd be curious to hear your perspective. btw, I'm 40 years old. Already back to performing and walking fine (mostly with brace)
Overstretched ACL. Does it need surgery or can it heal on its own?
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if there is a grade 2 partial acl tear.......
so after how many time i can surjery
1 year
Thik hua kya apka
@@VinitChaudhary_56805kisi ka hua hai grade 2 tear complete
2 days ago i take my acl treatment by reconstructing it. Eventhough i dont do a heavy activitiesike sports or running i chose to get the surgery for the better result of my knee healing.
Tell me now i have same issues
peace and love carlos, how are you doing now?? I just found out today I have a complete rupture of my ACL.
I was having injury during my judo competition during fight I got injured but after some days i recovered and after 2-3 years sometimes my knee slips in one or two months but nor I am having swelling nor pain just when it gets stuck that time only I am having pain my doctors are saying for surgery
Dr. David, i have a acl complete tear around 5 yrs ago i didnt undergo surgery bec. it cost a lot but right now my knee is already recovered its strength the bad side is that i cant do twisting my knee or playing sports like basketball.
Sir my acl tear and Orthopedics suggest to surgery what should do?
I can play slowly but sometime my knee dislocat? Is it a small injury of ligament
Hello Dr.David I am only 14 years and I want to know that I still need surgery?
Sir i have a near complete tear of acl and grade III tear in prosterior body and horns of medial meniscus and also a grade II sprain of medial collateral ligament i want to avoid surgery . Sir, can you please help me out m very tensed about my knee .
good day doc. i just had an acl injury about two weeks ago during basketball game. my doctor advised me to use knee support but did not recommend me to go surgery. can i still play or run even without surgery? thank you so much hoping for your response.
How is your knee bro.... please update
Since few days i am having pain in my knee if i seat on it.. I took therapy for my knee but it didn’t work.. Then i did MRI as prescribed by Doctor.. Report was that my ACL is torn.. Sometimes I feel pain while walking.. But when i climb stairs i don't feel pain.. Should i do surgery? Or i can be recovered through therapy?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
25 , % acl damage what can I do.
I'm 40 I have got lca torn from 10 years ago. I work out to strengthen muscles to stabilize my knee. But now even it is slightly stabilized but I can't do some exercise.... When I walk long distance my knee hurt.
I'm thinking of the surgery but don't know
Did you get it operated?
I have Acl torn by motor accident 3 years ago i didnt make a surgery but i like sports..i stopped playing soccer anymore..but i play now bodybuilding and some self defense..give me an advice..
My acl is almost torn completely as well as some other injuries , its been a month now i still use crutches and a knee brace but i can walk almost perfectly without them , but unable to fold my leg completely, just doing some. Exercises for my thighs im just 27 not aure what to do as some has suggested already to do acl repair surgery
Any update what you have a done and what is the condition of your knee
Did you ho for surgery?? How is it now??
I have a stretched ACL from a bike accident. My knee does feel unstable, but with physical therapy I am getting stronger and hoping to avoid surgery. Before the accident I was an active 58 year old. My activities of choice being biking, hiking, and dancing. Should I be able to do what i love without surgery?
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Pls help me I suffered an Acl injury in a football match since February 2020 have been able too play football in the pitch since February,but can jog but can't do sports ,and I don't feel balance in my knee when walking, do I need surgery
I am suffering from high grade acl tear and meniscus tear...2 months has complete....my dr has suggested me for acl surgery....I need help that I should do surgery or it can be heal without surgery..... please help me
I have an ACL tear 9 months ago, is it possible to recover without surgery.
How are you now?
I have an anjury 10 days before and also little swelling... MRI tell Partial ACL.... My probpem is that I can't bend my leg 100% ... My docter suggested me some medicin and rest..... Please tell me can I recovered it without Surgery..... I can Walk on it with only problem in bending my leg...
I recently blew out my ACL, my doctor suggested that I didn't need surgery, unless I played professional sports. I am concerned how it may affect my every day life, thank you for this video and I hope that it will not affect me every day, as I have 3 boys I have too keep up with.
I’m glad it was helpful! Good luck!
Thank you, it has been a real trial so far, never had to use crutches before, so that in its self is a task, the Dr. Said I have to have physical therapy to help recover from the injury. It is painful and I am just looking forward to recovering from the injury. I have 3 boys I have to keep up with afterall. I am just praying I will recover soon. It has been 2wks since my injury.
Hi Jessica Cornell, How are you now ?
can we recover complete ACL tare without injury
No
My acl is now 2nd grade position what I wanna be do?
hi doc ive just torn my acl based from my mri result. i dont fear surgery if its really what needs to be done. i only fear the surgery and hospitalization fees. :-( that is why i keep on searching on other ways how to avoid the surgery.
I have torn my reconstructed ACL and have further surgery has a high chance of failure. Non-surgical treatment is all I have left
I have torn my ACL and im only 13
@@devz_adi5119 hii
Pivot shift negative and lachmans test positive do i need to reconstruct acl but i can walk easily but i feel little pain while climbing stairs .
As per my understanding it is PCL tear and not ACL... please consult your doctor
i have partial acl tear do i need surgery?
kinley tenzin me too
U should ask ur doctor, he must test ur leg, if he says it's stable then u should rest, do exercises to build ur thigh muscles and you'll be totally fine 😊
Yamen Younes thankyou for the info
@Entity, I've had my acl injury for a long time and it's been going really well so I don't know😕
Sir I have low grade partial tear as well as prepatteler bursitis along with joint effusion.. n my age is 25..it's been a month since I got Injured.. I did MRI last week and my leg is swollen..I feel pain to keep it straight or sit for more than an hour ..even walking properly is difficult..I drag my leg for convenience.. one doc suggested surgery as knee is unstable..whereas other says to wait for another month..I feel pain hurt and confused as what can help.. it's going to be 2month on 12:Feb.. I feel really bad confused and in pain..pls help me
If u are playing any sports then only go for surgery otherwise no need u can check my video
You recovered?
@@PallaviBhardwaj-ox3uk yes perfectly healthy
@@indian5424 kitne months lge bina surgery k thik hue?
@@PallaviBhardwaj-ox3uk yes cast lagaya tha 1 month..no surgery
I got my leg crushed under a dogpile of people at the Naha tug of War in Japan (50,000 man tug of war) when the rope gave way and we all toppled over. I couldn't walk at first and there was a lot of pain. Month later I didn't need crutches and some physical therapy was done (suspected knee sprain). 5 Months later I go and get an MRI anyway because my leg felt unstable running and jumping (active excercise daily). Turns out I had been performing with a completely severed ACL and a stretched and scarred MCL. I have Ehler's Danlos in my tendons (stretchy tendons and ligaments) so they denied me surgery, but honestly I'm doing fine. I'm a month into Bachata classes and other latin dance styles and I do just fine, other than my knee hurts sometimes and I take more frequent breaks than others. I'm not even mad about it, I just laugh it off now. I wear my leg brace for running and (light) activities involving shallow jumps and weight lifting isn't a problem, although leg day is a bit more tailored (no strength training and barbell squats are light weight with security bars). Still don't generate as much power in my left leg, but I plan to hit the gym harder in that area to overcompensate for lack of ACL. I hope other people know that they can recover from a completely torn ACL and live a relatively normal life. I don't even think about my lack of ACL anymore unless someone brings it up or a group activity involves something that my brain automatically recognizes as danger to my knee.
ACL partial tear how to recover 1 year completed
My same problem.. now how are you ..recovered from that ligament injury
Tore my ACL from soccer and have not gone for surgery. Knees feels stable but my speed is gone... Only able to do some jogs/runs. Will surgery do me better if I wanna go back to sports?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I have been diagnosed with ACL tear... grade 3 about 4 days ago. I didn't feel any pain... I was able to move normally immediately after the injury... there was some swelling that subsided soon after ice pack. I am feeling a bit of discomfort because the knee is unstable....especially in turning and pivoting movements. I am 38 years old and fairly active. I do weight training. I was dancing when this happened. Please suggest if I need to undergo surgery. I do need to get back to my dancing.
Hi Sita, Did you get surgery? How are you feeling now after 2 years?
Hello did u get surgery and what happened
I had AFL ligament injury in 2014 and after that I had surgery with doubling also but after than also I’m afraid to play football properly I scared to shoot from the right foot! So what will I do now!?
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I have partial acl for 12 year, but uneasiness is always feel, what to do, please suggest
Do you feel instability, pain and locking sensation can't hyperextend still? N how did you get the injury? Even I have a partial acl mine got fixed.
I tore my ACL in April it sucks not being able to play sports but i can jog (limited time ) and i can walk for a long time but idk i kinda want surgery
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I have partial tear and meniscus 2grade damage my doctor told not to do surgery d o wrestling i m with physiotherapist
i tore my acl a year ago. MRI showed a near complete tear of acl. I chose to avoid sports and i was getting better. I was even able to play cricket with my best of efforts. Few days ago , my knees gave away again and i am in pain now. I dont want surgery , will it heal again.
You need to undergo for a surgery if you have an complete ACL tear...
Saroja Devi how about if partial tear bro?
I also tore my acl in 2006 and got a surgery but it failed with a year I don't play any sports since then and living a near normal life since then got an mri done recently which show completely torn ACL with a meniscus tear but no sign of arthritis yet I am 40 now
I am 23 years old. and healthy from body. Before 15 days my Right leg ACL was torn completley as per MRI. Docter suggested me either of the Surgery or Non syrgery. Now I am confussed. what to do. Please suggest me. If I choose non surgery method that is therephy. Is I am going to face any problem in future. ?
How r u now?
Veere if u are sports player then only go for surgery
I was back in training basketball after 8 months of injury
How you recovery
I torn my first ACL when I was 18 years old and I torn my second ACL when I was 43 years old. I don't have an ACL in both of my knees. As a result I am very careful what I do and don't do. I do not run or jog. I mostly sit, stand, or lay down. Bending down is very difficult because my muscles around my knees are very weak because I don't exercise at all. Tearing my ACLs has changed the quality and the way that I live my life. I am much more limited and sad as a result. I can no longer do what I used to when I was very young.
Hi sir I have this ACL injury for about a year and still did not under go to a surgery due to financial problem, instead of having a surgery I decided to go to natural way of healing but till now I'm not recovered yet.
What more damage could you do to a complete ACL tear without the surgery? I have a complete ACL tear, I’m very active, but decided to do physical therapy first, instead of surgery, but I fell again and hurt my knee again, it hurt worse then before. And I’m wondering what more I could damage, if the ACL is already thorn?
meniscus
How is your knee now?? I have the same problem..did you do the surgery?
I did not do the surgery. And after 4 years and then done I do not even notice that I had an ACL tear. But you have to be very consistent with therapy till it’s healed
@@lorenawaldner402 Thank you so much for the reply.. i will also go conservative method..Your words gives me strength,bro!! But are you saying after 4 years, you had surgery??
No, I still haven’t done the surgery.
Hello, MRI said partial tear, surgeon said full tear. He didn't recommend surgery because I'm over 35 and only do sports like swimming, running and biking, he said to do 3 months of physio then a check back in again with him. This injury was 3 weeks ago and I still cannot kneel, crouch, fully extend or do many things, the swelling is still huge...is this normal? I've just started the physio today and the guy said I had very good motion for a recent injury. I can walk but not really at ease as my knee feels heavy...anyway just wnated to know if the swelling and heaviness was normal. Thanks for your videos!
Kibe Paris that's normal to feel that way. i recently about 2 months ago tore my ACL and fractured my tibia i was on crutches for about 2.5-3 weeks my surgeon wants me to have surgery but I'm scared have another one.
anyhow as days go on i feel better still have pain here and there but almost normal feeling.
Since six months i had a ACL INJURY.... I CAN WALK NORMALLY BUT CANT RUN OR WALK FAST..doctors said i need surgery....I am a volleyball player...I cant bend my leg completely...
Hello sir can you upload the video on posterior horn of the medial meniscus tear non surgical. Treatment. How it will be heal
+Jay Pathak They often don't heal on their own. I'll definitely record one, but you my check my TH-cam channel for my meniscus videos.
hello sir thank you but i m just 23 year old and i got a meniscus tear so i want to heal now without surgery can you give the information how it can heal without surgery
Hello everyone, my right ACL is totally ruptured and left is partially torn. I’m a very active person and I’m freaking out. Please I need some updates from you guys - the copers, did you guys eventually got surgery? If so how do you feel now? Does it ever go back to normal?
What did you end up doing? How are you today
helloo , i have my acl fully torned since 4/9/2018... i did physiotherapy, exercises and lifting by weights and my knee still hurts me when i walk .. and it keeps swelling whenever i do some work on it ,doctors told me that i need surgery ,.. so if i didnt do a surgery will the swelling and hurt go away ? or not.
Marie i have same problam. WHAT u do next??????
I Have So problem.. What have you done next?
I have grade 2 acl tear, but i can run faster and my knee doesn't give out. I got to know after 2yrs because there was no swelling when i hurt my leg. But my inner muscles are always tight so my doc suggested me mri. What should i do? Will it heal by it self?
bhai mujhe bhi grade 2 acl hai kya exercise kri tumne
I'm 20 and I'm not a professional sportsman but playing is my hobby. I have torn my ACL and I'm confused whether to undergo a surgery considering the side effects the surgery has. So what'sthe best decision I can make right now.
How did it went bro?
there is STIR and PDFS mild hyperintense signal along the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the acl in the intercondylar notch and near tibial attachment......
Tell me what is the problem...this is my mri report conclusion
Hello sir… i am diagnosed with complete tear of ACL of my right knee.
I can walk and bend my knee.
But can’t twist it inward.
If i delay surgery, will it make problem more worse ?
Doctor was saying that it can turn into arthritis, is it correct ?
I am 28 and had a ACL surgery couple of years ago. I did not do the exercises as I also going through a infection after the ACL reconstruction surgery. Hence my thigh muscle was weak the entire time but it did cause me any harm as I do a limited activity with my legs.
Couple of weeks ago, I fell off the stairs due to imbalance that lead to the same ACL tear again. Now I have a leg that is weak from the previous surgery and torn ACL inside the knee.
Should I do the surgery again or take therapy to recover?
What have you done and how are you doing now ?
In my mri heigh gread interstitial tear means can I get surgery or not sir pls tell me solution sir
I had an ACL surgery on 9th September 2019. A month later, my knee was infected and they had to remove the graft and the screws. now I don't have a ligament at all. what would you suggest me so that I could have a stable knee hereafter? Can I jog and run again?
Sai Amogh i'm assuming you had a cadaver (which is a dead person's ligament) because your knee got infected, sooo.. i would ask your doctor about having a hamstring graft.Thats what i did because
i tore my acl mcl and meniscus on september 12 ,2018 and about a week ago i was cleared to okay sports as long as i wore a brace and it wasn't a quick process but in the long run it was 100% the better option
Sai Amogh and i was also wondering.. did they give you any anti rejection medicine, if not that's probably why ur knee got so infected and they could be in a lot of trouble for that
Sir I am suffering from moderate mucoid degeneration of ACL and also damaged grade 2 level in posterior horn of medial meniscus. Sir I don't want to surgery what should I do sir.. please rly me sir please🙏🙏
same here bhai exercise kr rhe ho ya surgery kra li
@@surajchand1609 abhi Nahi krwai surgery.. exercise bhi band hai filhaal.. pain hota hai jyada Der khade raho tb
@@SurajSingh-fj3zx bat krni hai aapse contact no doge
Hello, I’m 35 years old and I tore my ACL 1 month ago at work. I will be starting PT soon before making a decision if I want surgery. I have a toddler and my wife is pregnant with a second child. I don’t really play sports on the daily, but would like to be there for my son and play sports as he gets older. Should I just go for surgery since I am still young? Even if pt strengths my knee I still fear I can hurt my other ligaments or meniscus in the future.What’s the down side of surgery besides the recovery period? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
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Hi (I just had surgery 7 days ago)
I hope your healing is going well.I am not telling you what to do I am just here to share my experience. I fully torn my ACL 16month ago (at the age of 35) along with various meniscus damage. Went to Hospital emergency hours after the accident to be looked at. Xray showed no broken bones and got sent home with a leaflet what to do to recover. They told me in the hospital nothing serious I`ll be fine just rest ,ice, elevate and do small exercises. After 4 weeks of struggle found a physiotherapist who helped and I started to improve slowly. (my lower leg pulling down by the force of the gravity on the joint was extremely painful, weight bearing was impossible first 2-3 weeks!!!) it took 3 month to get to walking okay but active full range of motion was achieved around 5-6 month mark. (I never felt so much pain in my life before even I had plenty to experience due to my love to extreme sports, and gymnastics.)
I work as a builder/carpenter since I left school. I am a well built but light weight bloke (70kg). My balance was exceptionally good but regardless how much I was pushing to get back to normal it never happened. Work got limited due to this and I was just doing minimal things in life and that`s it. (go to work after go home, and being with my children also took a significant turn because I could not chase them around the house and could not lift them up or play with them any type of game that involved with running, jumping etc.)
So after fighting for a MRI scan from the hospital through my GP the results were bad I we suspected and they put me on the waiting list. I waited and here I am today 7 days after surgery.
I had the Bone-Patella-Tendon-Bone graft ACL reconstruction along with various meniscus repairs too. I don`t know what the future holds but I am pushing hard and doing everything I can to improve.
About the pain: This is painful yes!! BUT NOT AS PAINFUL AS THE ACCIDENT AND THE WEEKS AFTER THE ACCIDENT!!!
accident pain level 9-9.5 out of 10. Surgery pain is different pain first of all and 7.5-8.5 out of 10.
I had a straight brace on my leg for 48 hrs after the operation. effectively I started exercises 5 days ago. Slow progress... BUT still progress. And NO!!! its not just sitting around... it is hard and painful work. Unfortunately sleeping is hard due to pain too.
But every day is a new day and now all I am aiming is to get the best result out of this now. So stretching, exercising , icing, elevating and all of the other necessary doings I must do.
Hope this little story of mine helps you to make the right choice for you in life.
Good luck on your journey
Is stem cell therapy helpful in complete torn ACL?
Hi I'm Melvin from Philippines, I suffer a knee injury last october 2018, it accidentally slipped backward and it really hurt. I feel that my knee locked backwards for a second then when I'm down it backs to normal. Do I need a surgery?
I have an accident two weeks ago... And I feel knee unstable now.. Can't run or even walk properly.. Want to avoid surgery.. Please... Help me out... What to do.. Can I run again... M worried
hi Dr. David ! i have an acl las 7 years ago and i feel like my knees like different than before but i continued playing games after it heals its moving on its own way
Hi doctor.
Now, I got ACL complete tear in my knee. I am worried for a surgery. I am aged 40yrs and I weighed 75 kgs a house wife.
After watching this video, I don't think I need surgery. Can I cause any problems when I get older. Torn ACL can it reconstruct? Please help me out with my problem.
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How are u doing now
Still under treatment Dr. I took ayurvedic treatment. Felling good Dr. Thanks for the concern.
@shylajakeshav2955 Hi,
Recently, i met with an accident and in MRI, a complete rupture of acl is reported. Now iam under rehab and dont want to undergo surgery.could you please guide me.
Thanks in advance
Ramya Modi