Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament after operation – Week 10-12

Rehabilitation starts with the exercises in Step 1. When the exercises can be performed without pain, rehabilitation starts on the next step.

How often and for how long should I train? Training frequency and duration are individual. Start with about 3 repetitions per workout. exercise and at least 3 times a week. Slowly increase the number of repetitions and load without exceeding the pain threshold

Do I have to do the whole program every time? No, you can divide the exercises into different days. The most important thing is to exercise regularly and gradually increase the intensity

Instruction

Read the full instruction for rehabilitation here

The time in minutes indicates the time distribution between stretching, balance and strength if you train for one hour.
Whether you train for one hour or 10 minutes, for example, is adapted to your starting point – and can be increased over time.

The following exercises can only be considered as a supplement to the guidelines provided by the doctor/team, who performed the surgery. The surgical procedure may have been complicated, so specific precautions are necessary. The training should be performed every day for the first few months, but should not cause swelling or increasing pain in the knee.

Lighter sports usually first after 6 months and contact sports after 9-12 months.

Condition

(Unlimited): Cycling with the saddle raised. Swimming (backstroke). Run in water

Stretching

10 minutes of each training session

Stand with your training leg straight on a step/stool while bending your front body slightly forwards. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds.

Stand on one leg. Support yourself with one hand against a wall or chair. Bend the opposite knee and grasp your foot with the hand on the same side. Pull your foot upwards and your knee slightly backwards, so that you feel a gradual stretch in your thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise, alternating between your right and left legs.

Sit on your left knee and right foot. Bend your right leg at a 90-degree angle at the hip and knee. Extend your left knee as far back as possible, with your foot raised and resting on a small box. Push your hips forwards and downwards without arching your lower back, so that you feel a gradual stretch at the front of your hip. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other leg.

Stand by crossing the training leg straight behind the support leg while bending out to the side over the training leg so that there is an increasing stretching of the outer thigh. Hold stretching for 20 seconds. Repeat exercise alternately on right and left leg

Stand with your legs apart. Keep one leg straight and the other slightly bent. Shift your weight to the side onto your bent leg, so that you feel a gradual stretch on the inside of the opposite thigh. Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat the exercise on the other leg.

Coordination

10 minutes of each training session

Hold balancen på to ben på vippebrættet. Støt i starten med hånden mod væggen. Senere holdes balancen på ét ben uden støtte. Prøv senere at holde balancen med lukkede øjne.

Lig på ryggen med bold under træningsbenet. Løft hoften op fra gulvet og stræk det raske ben. Hold stillingen i 10 sekunder. Gentag øvelsen skiftevis med højre og venstre ben.

“The Runner”. Stand on your training leg with your knee straight. Bend your body forwards at a 90-degree angle and lift your good leg straight backwards and the opposite arm straight forwards. Maintain your balance on the supporting leg for as long as possible. If necessary, use one hand to support yourself against the wall at the start. Once you feel confident, you can make the exercise more challenging by closing your eyes.

Strength

40 minutes of each training session

Fastgør en træningselastik i hoftehøjde foran dig. Sid på stol med ansigtet mod træningselastikken. Træningselastikken føres om anklen. Løft og stræk benet. Bøj herefter langsomt knæet, så træningselastikken strammes. Hold spændingen i få sekunder og stræk langsomt knæet igen.

Fastgør en træningselastik i ankelhøjde bag dig. Sid på stol med ryggen mod træningselastikken. Træningselastikken føres om skinnebenet lige over fodleddet. Stræk langsomt knæet, så træningselastikken strammes. Hold spændingen i få sekunder og bøj langsomt knæet igen.

Fastgør en træningselastik 10 cm over gulvhøjde. Stå med siden mod træningselastikken med træningsbenet tættest på elastikken. Før elastikken om træningsbenet. Placer elastikken mellem knæ og ankel (jo længere nede jo kraftigere er belastningen). Før langsomt benet til siden (ind foran støttebenet), så elastikken strammes. Hold spændingen i få sekunder og før langsomt benet frem til udgangspositionen.

Gå op på en skammel (eller trappetrin). Går ned igen. Gå skiftevis op og ned først med højre og derefter venstre ben. Belastningen kan øges ved at tage en rygsæk på og efterhånden øge ballasten i rygsækken.

Sit on a chair. Keep your working leg slightly in front of the other. Stand up, gradually shifting your weight onto your working leg

“Hamstring plank”. Lie on your back with your body fully extended. Press your heels into the floor, tense your whole body, and lift your hips off the floor. Hold the tension for as long as possible.

The exercise can be made more difficult by lifting one leg.