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Hi - been awhile since I logged on here. I'm now 13 months post-op - wanted to give an update and get advice.My ROM is very near 100% - can get into a full deep squat - calf and hamstring not quite touching but very closeRight Quad still atrophied - probably about 2" smaller (25" vs. 27" on uninjured leg)Strength Levels have recovered to about 80-85%+ - 170lb snatch, 250lb clean, 425lb dead liftHave begun doing some gentle uphill runningRowing back at under 1'30" for 500m - so within 10 seconds of pre-injuryThe issue is swelling - still puffy around entire front of knee, particularly on outside of patellar tendon and behind knee on inside edge of knee. The patella also clicks a little bit when knee is partially bent, and I press on inside of knee cap and then gently extend my knee against moderate tension. Training is somewhat limited and swelling more pronounced after a training day - my goal is pain free movement and while strength levels have gradually been coming back (or at least not getting worse) - swelling and pain seem to have stopped improving at about month 6. Thoughts?
Quote from: bustedwheel10 on March 01, 2016, 04:10:24 PMHi - been awhile since I logged on here. I'm now 13 months post-op - wanted to give an update and get advice.My ROM is very near 100% - can get into a full deep squat - calf and hamstring not quite touching but very closeRight Quad still atrophied - probably about 2" smaller (25" vs. 27" on uninjured leg)Strength Levels have recovered to about 80-85%+ - 170lb snatch, 250lb clean, 425lb dead liftHave begun doing some gentle uphill runningRowing back at under 1'30" for 500m - so within 10 seconds of pre-injuryThe issue is swelling - still puffy around entire front of knee, particularly on outside of patellar tendon and behind knee on inside edge of knee. The patella also clicks a little bit when knee is partially bent, and I press on inside of knee cap and then gently extend my knee against moderate tension. Training is somewhat limited and swelling more pronounced after a training day - my goal is pain free movement and while strength levels have gradually been coming back (or at least not getting worse) - swelling and pain seem to have stopped improving at about month 6. Thoughts?Wheel: sounds like overall you are doing good. I am at 15 months and my left knee seems similar to yours. It clicks on occasion, especially after a hard leg workout and I also have minor ache in the knee from time to time. None of these issues are on my right knee, which thank goodness, feels amazing. The left knee has been very, very slowly improving with the tracking and pain (occasionally feels as good as my right knee) but over the last 3 months it hasn't really changed much.Things that seem to help: manipulating the knee cap before I work out and then foam rolling, gua sha scraping (once a week) and then ice wrap post workout.I've been doing a lot of high rep lowish weight reps on the squat and deadlift and straightleg deadlift and I'm really starting to feel the power come finally at 15 months. I still have some issues with knee bend but usually once I warmup I can get to parallel on my squat reps.Don't think I'll ever be an "ass to grass" squatter but in general I think my approach of lighter weight higher reps is working well. I really don't want to ever seriously injury myself again trying to look macho on the squat rack before I'm ready. I think when I can do 225 for 10 solid reps (and I'm probably a couple months away from that at best) then maybe I'll try some heavier weights for lower reps.