The Return: Day 14 Post-ACL Reconstruction

      "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." - Tony Robbins

I am off the crutches as of now. It took Adrian Peterson 15 days to get off crutches so I am definitely happy with my progress so far. With that said, the hardest part of my day is at night before bed. I greatly dislike having to sleep with my leg straight(and sometimes I don't) but at the end of the day it's just part of the process. Re-learning how to walk has definitely been interesting and I feel like I am extremely close to walking with a normal gait. My extension has also improved markedly and I can straighten my leg out now. The exercises I have been doing are as follows: Straight leg raises, quad sets, heel props, stationary bike, walking forwards and backwards in front of mirror, patellar mobilizations and Terminal knee extensions with a band for resistance. I have been icing as much as I can and that has definitely helped the swelling go down. It is crazy to see that Rajon Rondo just tore his ACL and it'll be interesting to see how he recovers. Until next time.

Thanks for reading. JG