Julia Iafrate tore her ACL at 18, which led her to become a doctor. Hormones can make women more prone to ACL injury.

If you’re not dealing with a specific injury—say, a torn ACL ... knee pain comes on gradually over time and you have no excessive swelling, these moves might help increase the functional ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common ... spike in knee surgeries and replacements. His remedy: add knee-strengthening exercises like backward walks, sled drags and reverse step ...

It is particularly important to be cautious following anterior cruciate ligament surgery ... any physical therapy exercises that have been recommended to maintain knee strength and flexibility.

Simple exercises can help prevent knee pain from derailing ... quads can put too much pressure on the ACL without the hamstrings to counteract them. To strengthen the hamstrings, try Nordic ...

Post-ACL surgery, patients can work towards strengthening their knee and improving its mobility through a systematic rehabilitation program. Exercises for the early stages include heel slides ...

Objective Synthesise evidence for effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions following ACL and/or meniscal ... closed kinetic chain exercises to be similarly effective for quadriceps strength, self ...

Rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament ... strengthening 2 weeks after ACL surgery improved or accelerated strength gains. Immediately postoperative weight-bearing, range of knee motion ...

Identification of predictive factors for good knee function after ACL reconstruction is important to optimise ... to an adequately intensive preoperative quadriceps muscle strength exercise protocol.

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years ...