41. A Review on ACL Reconstruction | Physio Room

“If I have a young athlete that comes to me, I'm going to recommend surgery because they’ll want to get back to their sport,” explains guest Dr. Ally Nelson, PT, DPT, OCS at Physio Room. Joined by other Physio Room doctors, Dr. Tim Tracy PT, DPT, and OCS, and Dr. James Stetson DC, Pn1, CF-L1, and SFDN-1, Dr. Ally and host Dr. Andrew discuss all things ACL reconstruction.   If you’re into fitness, chances are you’ve torn your ACL. When in that position, it’s essential to consider your recovery and reconstruction. Although it may be tempting to rush back into training or your favorite sport, you need to put in the PT work and strength building to get back to where you were. ACL healing is not about rushing your timeline but giving yourself whatever you need to get back into shape.   If you tear your ACL, you’ll want to know the best recovery practices. Learn more about the guests' ACL experiences, the rehab process, and what to do when discharged from physical therapy.   Quotes • “The high-level patients want to get back to their prior level of function, so the patellar graft is shown to be a favorite in that regard.” (12:06-12:16 | Dr. Tim) • “If I have a young athlete that comes to me, I'm going to recommend surgery because they’ll want to get back to their sport.” (14:12-14:23 | Dr. Ally) • “The patient and their mindset going into recovery is huge into how fast they come back, and how successfully they come back.” (25:03-25:12 | Dr. James)  • “What you're going to need is the guidance at month six and month nine. And that's what we want to help you out with, and that's the biggest deficit.” (37:12-37:20 | Dr. Tim) • “Objective testing is going to be objective testing. That's why I think the education and knowledge base of the PT side is super important.” (52:21-52:29 | Dr. Ally)   Links   Connect with Dr. Nelson, Dr. Tracy and Dr. Stetson: Instagram Dr. Nelson | https://www.instagram.com/dr.allynelson.dpt/ Instagram Dr. Tracy | https://www.instagram.com/physiotimt/ Instagram Dr. Stetson | https://www.instagram.com/jamesstets/   Connect with Physio Room:  Website | ​​https://physioroomco.com/  Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/physioroomco/ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/physioroomco Andrew’s Personal Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dr.andrewfix/  Andrew’s Personal Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/andrew.fix.9/   Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm