Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Damage (ACL) Treatment
An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury is the over-stretching or tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee. A tear may be partial or complete.
This type of injury often occurs in football players and skiers. ACL tears may be due to contact or non-contact injuries.
Early symptoms include a "popping" sound at the time of injury, knee swelling within 6 hours of injury, pain. Anyone with a serious knee injury should seek medical attention for x-rays and evaluation.
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In high school I loved to play football. It was great being with my friends and going out on the field it was really one of the highlights of high school for me, but like so many other i got injured playing the game I love. I personally wasn't extremely talented or anything so I was second string running back ....
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Treatments and Results View All Cases
| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
3.2
(29)
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5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| Weight Loss |
3.0
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) |
3.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Strengthening |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Exercise |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Swimming |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Compression Bandage |
5.0
|
1 | |||||
| Crutches |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Knee brace |
2.0
|
2 | |||||
| Knee Arthroscopy |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Patellar Subluxation Surgery |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Leg Elevation |
4.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Bed Rest |
4.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Ice |
4.5
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Acupuncture |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Daily Meditation |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Heat Therapy |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Rest |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Massage Therapy |
4.0
|
1 | |||||
| Stretching Treatment |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Range of Motion Exercises |
2.0
|
1 | |||||
| Physical Therapy |
2.0
|
1 | 1 | 1 |
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