If you do have an ACL tear, surgery may be recommended.
But exercise is your main tool in maximizing knee function prior to ACL surgery.
Your PT can show you how to do the exercise properly.
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Your PT may have you perform various balance and proprioception exercises to help youprepare for your ACL surgery.
The key to these exercises is to ensure that your knees are in the proper alignment when performing them.
Choosing to have surgery can help you restore normal motion and function to your injured knee.
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Your prehab should focus on the basics firstrestoring normal knee range of motion and optimal quad and hamstring strength.
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