ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series: Early Management and Challenges

1. Key Solutions to Common Complications

During the immediate post-op period, complications such as poor quad function, limited knee ROM, and excessive swelling can delay functional progress. This chapter will include skilled techniques and key educational tactics for mitigating these common complications. The learner will gain confidence when managing these complications to continue to achieve the rehabilitation milestones and biomarkers required for progression.

2. Phase II (Days 7-21): Incorporating Basic Movement

After completion of this chapter, the learner will understand the importance of incorporating basic movement assessment and interventions to aid functional recovery. Assessment interverntion for breathing and basic movement patterns are discussed.

3. Phase III (Weeks 3-6): Systemizing Basic Movement

As knee ROM and swelling begin to normalize, the focus begins to shift to incorporating knee function into more global movement patterns. Systematic evaluation, using the SFMA, guides the learner toward the potential impairments and risk factors which may have contributed to the initial ACL injury. After completion of this chapter, the learner will understand how to use movement to guide intervention decisions to create a foundation for higher-level strength and performance gains.