Road To Recovery Series: Getting Back Into Peak Athletic Condition

It has suddenly occurred to me that it has almost been two months since my ACL surgery. Actually, the sudden realisation that I could have my knee manipulated by my specialist was a slap in the face. In two months I had not really progressed to the level that my specialist would assume I should be for full recovery from surgery. Thus, my physiotherapist kicked me in the butt over the past two weeks with some “aggressive” therapy. Manipulation would have entailed the surgeon putting me under anaesthetic and cracking my knee into submission. Over the past few weeks I took manipulation into my own hands without going under…and it hurt real bad.

I’ve stated before that nothing comes without hard work, and my aggressive therapy was definitely a marathon of pain which has worked out very well. Today was my check-up with the specialist and my heart was feeling heavy, knowing that I was meeting with the specialist. Over the past week I pushed the physiotherapy to 3 sessions. I did a mixture of excruciating exercises that entailed gaining my flexion and extension back to acceptable levels. The specialists verdict was a thumbs up, and I am elated. I will see him again in February next year, but I have to start doing a lot of water training sessions to regain my strength in the ligaments and muscles. I’ll keep you all posted as to my progression. I want to make this an ongoing series of posts on a weekly basis.