No, ligaments don’t heal because they don’t have a blood supply. Our bodies heal through blood. Don’t let anyone sell you shark cartilage, nuts and twigs or whatever patented nostrum they are pedaling. Even if they did work, the body has no way of getting these magical elixirs and potions to the ligament (or the meniscus).Doctors will send you to PT, give you injections, drugs, tell you to rest and you will improve but, what is gone of your ACL is GONE GONE GONE GONE GONE. None of his symptom treatments will fix the torn ligament.Now, it can scar down giving the illusion of healing. That is like breaking a fishing pole in half, then taping it back together. You may think that it is “as good as new” but NOT REALLY.A first or second degree tear of an ACL is a life sentence. The knee will “heal” but the ACL will always and forever be torn and the knee will have laxity, friction, wear and tear. It would be better to completely tear it so you can get a new one grafted in. Otherwise, a loose knee is like driving a car with a bent frame. Things will come loose, wear unnaturally and that is why we total cars like that.If you do have a second degree tear, take Feldenkrais or movement classes to learn to walk properly so you never put torque or dual muscular pulls on your knee again.We tear our ACLs when we put our weight down on the ground but a twist, bend or outside force vector creates an imbalance and instead of our weight going in a straight line through the hip, the femur, through the tibia, through the ankle, then into the ground, it gets caught in the knee and it gives way, shearing the ligament.Sadly, it usually takes an injury to make us learn to move properly but by then it is too late. Too bad we don’t learn these things in gym class. What a waste. PE shouldn’t be about fun and games. It should be cross pollinated with physics and biology.
Your body heals through its blood. Where there is no vascularity (blood supply), there is no healing. Guess what? Your ACL has poor vascularity and is further hindered by the presence of fibrocartilage. That all means, a torn ACL does not heal.If it is only a partial tear - it still doesn’t heal. It can however scar down which isn’t a healing but, it’s sumthin’. But, a little bit of nothing is . . . uhm . . . nothing.This is why any degree tear of an ACL is life changing and not in a good way. The ACL is responsible for 85% of your knee’s stability and without it there is laxity. With laxity there is wear and tear. With wear and tear there is future damage, arthritis and knee replacements. Most people with knee pain, at one point stretched or tore their ACL’s in their youth. Don’t blame old age, blame a reckless childhood and improper movement.If you are going to get an ACL tear, make it a good one and a third degree tear because THEN, a surgeon will go in and graft a new on in its place and you’ll have a tight knee again. If you have a first or second degree tear, see the aforementioned paragraph.Don’t let a doctor trick you into thinking PT will give you that 85% back. He is hoping you will change your lifestyle, get a little bit of stability back and go away.This is why your physics and biology teacher teach Physical Education classes so that you learn how to move properly and avoid these kinds of injur . . . who am I kidding? Physics, biology and gym teachers coming together too pool their collective knowledge to improve your quality of life and health . . . fairy tales!So if you tear your ACL, WALK IT OFF. No pain no gain. No guts, no glory. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Chicks dig scars. There is no coming to consciousness without pain. That is why physics and biology teachers don’t teach gym. Prevention is for wimps. Man up. It’s just a scratch.When you are ready to go to school, take Feldenkrais classes instead. Learn to move properly and prevent injury for life.
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How can I make sure I don't tear my ACL blocking?
This sounds weird, but you need to practice your landing. If you get down in a low squat and then jump up using your thighs and knees, that's considered a correct jump. Now im guessing that landing is the problem? When you land, be sure to absorb the impact with your LEGS. You have to squat when you first spring up and when you land. This way there won't be so much pressure on your ankle and knees. Practice jumping like twice a day when your at home. And just for extra safety, wear ankle guards when you play. This way there are no possible risks of injury.
Pros.A successful surgery will give you a stable knee. You won't need to fear knee instability and falling down. Sports is possible again.Also there is lesser chance of further damage to the knee as you grow older.ConsPain may persist. A new ligament will not magically cure all the damage that happened before. I always tell my patients beforehand that acl surgery is for stability, not for pain.ACL may fail again. A similar injury to before may cause the ACL to fail again. New ACL is not bulletproof.Sometimes this happens due to the surgeon missing other injuries that exist along with the ACL injury. This happens rarely.Operative and anaesthetic complications are possibilities that exist in any surgery, but they are rare.In women and older patients, the ACL surgery itself may be more painful than the original problem, especially in old patients where osteoarthritis has started.No ACL surgery will give good results if the exercises are not done properly and muscle power is not full. This is the most important part of the surgery.Conclusion.ACL surgery gives best results in a young/ active patient, and the complications are usually of low risk.
What you are talking about is a partial acl tear.Grade 2 tear happens with more severe sprain or impact on the front of the knee causing the ligament to stretch and tear some of the ligament fibers.There is more severe pain but the pain goes away in most cases.Swelling and instability of the knee is the main indicator of the second degree sprain.A fair number of people will not be able to return to their prior level of activity because the knee feels unstable or loose.Second degree ACL injury rehab will require the use of hinged knee brace in the early stages atleast for the first 2 weeks whenever walking which will allow you to bend the knee while providing support to the injured ligament.Treatment will be the RICE method (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) and use of anti-inflammatory medication to help with swelling.Doing some knee exercises once the pain subsides will help with the mobility and strengthening of the injured ACL ligament.You will be able to return to sport when there is no pain directly over the ACL ligament or any symptoms of instability.ACL injury rehab time for Grade II acl ligament injury will be 4 - 6 weeks or in some cases longer time will be required for full recovery.Hence with proper management you will be able to recover and back to normal without undergoing operation.
ACL Surgery on a rottweiler?
Luckily I have not had to experience torn ACLs on my two Rotties, but I know people who have and it is a long recovery because you have to keep the dog calm and not jump around for a while. Here is a link read it and I hope it helps...I found a few things interesting. Larger dogs need surgery along with pain and anti-inflammatory control to restore comfort and mobility. If surgery is not done, the joint will continue to deteriorate and be painful. There are several different approaches to the surgery, all with high success rates. Surgeons debate which approach is best. Dr. Harari recommends going with the technique with which the operating veterinarian feels most comfortable. "The aim of surgery is to stop the looseness and resulting instability of the joint. In people, torn ACLs are replaced with grafts from the person's own body or frozen tissue. In dogs, nylon sutures or pieces of tissue from the side of the dog's knee are used," explains Dr. Harari. Although surgery is generally very successful, recovery can be long. "People expect their dog to be able to jump up and run around. But, just like people recovering from ACL surgery, dogs take time to recover, generally 1 to 3 months," Post-operative therapies are important to rehabilitation. Anesthesiologists and surgeons at the University of Illinois veterinary hospital work together to provide pain control and physical therapy, and are beginning to seek funding to develop Illinois as a regional center for post-operative rehabilitation. You can help your dog recover safely at home. Keep your dog in good health and encourage general, but not extensive, exercise. Especially avoid activity on concrete or slippery surfaces. Swimming and passive-motion exercises where you move your dogﾒs joints can help restore strength and motion.
Acl surgery.. help?!?!?
First of all, Good luck with surgery. You will do fine. Just follow what the dr. tells you. Unfortunately There is no definate answer to how bad the pain will be after. Each person responds to pain differently. Luckily When i had this done (hamstring version), my pain wasn't that bad, but I still say breaking your collarbone is alot worse. But you will be given pain meds. take them as directed. again it depends on what the dr says and it depends on how well you recovered and strengthened the leg muscles after surgery. It takes atleast 6 months to get back to cutting, pivoting high-risk sports. Please express you nerviousness/feeling about anesthesia to the sleep dr. He/she will put you at ease. They can also give you a light sedation and do a spinal block so you will be numb form the waist and below while they do the surgery.