for anyone who's had a knee injury

[Boss Ballin]

about 5 months ago i was rough housing and stretch my ACL, tore my LCL, tore my lateral meniscus, dislocated my knee and broke a small piece of bone from my knee which was reattatched w/ 4 screws.

I lost 2 inches on my quad but have gained about 1 back I believe, or almost 1 inch.

I'm done with PT but do stuff on my own now.

what did you guys do for recover? What excercises. I'm not alowed to do deep squats or leg extension.. i do partial squats and leg lifts and ride the bike now.

also ho have you guys recovered? is your knee still weak?

 

[Liftbig]

id say you need to pay special attention to making your hamstrings and calves strong. as far as recovery, you can if you have the willpower. i have a good buddy who in our junior year of footbal tore his acl, lateral meniscus and medial meniscus in his left knee. im not sure all that he did, i know he did lots of ham and calf work, among other special rehab stuff, but he worked his butt off, i talked him into running track after he got hurt, and our junior year as a rookie he ran a 11.1, in the 100, like a 23.5 in the 2, and a 52 400. the next year he played all football season and crushed people. then in track he ran a 10.6 100, a 22.1 100, and a 49 or so 400, and also long jumped over 20 feet consistently. last year as a frosh on a college team, he led the team in tackles, and started. as he is this year. bottom line, i think his knee is strong again, and you can do it too. just learn and research as much as you can.

oh yeah, welcome to the board