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If you just tore your ACL LISTEN UP 📢👂👂

Surgery might NOT be needed for you 😮

No, I don’t mean just coping without your ligament🤔

I mean there is hope for literally re-attaching the ligament — getting back to sport with no greater risk that surgery! 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Here are some common myths you may hear on the topic:

ACL Myth # 1 —> “The ligament that heals after a tear is just SCAR tissue”

This myth has been busted from arthoscopy data from Ihara and Kurosaka all the way back in the 1990’s! The healed structure is FUNCTIONAL ligamentous tissue!

ACL MYTH # 2 —> “You can’t surpass the function of a reconstruction for return to sport metrics with non-surgical managment alone”

This myth has been busted by the KANON trial; the most long-term, highest quality study on the topic — if healing occurs, function can surpass that of an ACL reconstruction!

However, that *IF* for healing is imperative to accurately assess in your case! We know, via the rule of thirds coined by Frank Noyes, that:

1/3 of tears can heal
1/3 of tears can cope
1/3 of tears need surgery

…so getting clinically evaluated from the team can greatly help ascertain the right route for you!

Shoot me a DM if you’d like to book a consult with a team-member!

Comment “ACL” for more educational material on the topic 👍

Here’s to a greater pursuit of TRUTH! 🙏

I () am also certified thru — I use all of my post rehabilitation exercise progressions straight from the Knee Ability progression principles learned from their coaching platform! I highly recommend all exercise based professionals to at least strive for their L1!

training for my meniscus tear client.

Follow along for more!

Pistol Squat progression from my client Victor who recently achieved MRI verified re-attachment of his
FULLY TORN ACL!

He is now reintroducing running to great success!

It has been a pleasure to work with Victor across the globe; please know that the online training you get with me will yield just as great effects as working in person — because, remember: it is the BODY that heals itself, *NOT* ME!

All I do is help put your body in as optimal of an environment as possible so that it does that naturally!

The body is fearfully and wonderfully made!

Praise God that the body can heal!

If you want to ascertain your chances of healing post acute ACL tear, contact the team for a consultation! They will be glad to assist!

Also — comment “KNEE” for some free videos on the topic of acl healing

Here’s to a greater pursuit of truth! 🧪🫡

THANK YOU for teaching me the sensible, simple, and life changing exercise progressions of the ATG system; I wouldn’t be half of the clinician I am today without them! I highly recommend anyone dealing with the physical well being of others to *AT LEAST* strive for your L1 cert!

ACL tears can heal without surgery, cope without surgery, and come back better than ever even AFTER surgery!

It all depends on your presentation and your approach:

For bracing protocols:
For strengtening post bracing protocol:
For strengthening post rehab from an ACL Reco:

There are so many amazing clinicians and coaches around the world who are here to HELP YOU regardless of where you are at!

Common denominators for failure within most rehabiliative programs will include NOT being progressed enough before returning back to sport, or, clinicians giving up on you pursuing rehab once an MRI scan comes back with ‘frightening’ terminology.

We can do better than this. The data is out there on ACL tears having the capacity to heal. And even if cases don’t succeed pursuing the non-operative route, there are plenty of high quality coaches and therapists out there who *CAN* get you back to high levels of strength and function AFTER going thru a reconstructive surgery.

The purpose of this post is to spread AWARENESS of this fact across ALL domains:

Early Rehab/Consulting on Acute ACL/Complex cases ()
Post Rehab Strengthening for non-op/post op cases ()
Return to Sport progressions and strengthening post surgery ()

Comment your knee story below and one of us will reach out to help! Here’s to a greater pursuit of truth! 🙏

(Coach Zak and I are both certified thru ; if you are in the field of exercise, I strongly recommend you at least pursue your L1 cert - you won’t regret it!)

ASLAP Squats

As Slow As Possible

No I didn’t use a slow motion camera

I did these on Saturday

Played ~2.5 hours of basketball on Sunday

Legs feel great today; no pain, soreness, etc.

Squatting Low protects you Up High.

And that’s important because every single sport demands you to place your knees “Up High” in a shallow knee position in some way.

Does your sport require you to run/jump/change direction?

Then you expose your knees in a shallow knee position.

Just like a stronger motor gives you more horsepower, just so a stronger squat gives you more “Knee Power”; the top end won’t feel as hard if the bottom becomes stronger.

This is a technique known as improving “Joint Reserve”.

If you need to increase your “Joint Reserve” for your knees, comment “KNEE” and I’ll send you the exact progression that has transformed mine and countless others.

Here’s to a greater pursuit of truth! 🫡🧪

Thank you for teaching me these principles; as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, I think every person responsible for the well being of others’ bodies should get their L1 cert!