ACL Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation: Advanced Injury Recovery
Comprehensive ACL Physiotherapy Injury & Rehabilitation Treatment in Ottawa
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Comprehensive ACL Rehabilitation
From injury diagnosis to full recovery.
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Pre & Post-Surgical Care
Optimized physiotherapy to enhance surgical success.
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Advanced Techniques & Equipment
Personalized treatment plans for faster healing.
A torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) can be life-altering, affecting your mobility and quality of life. Whether you’ve suffered an ACL tear from sports, an accident, or daily activities, our expert Ottawa ACL physiotherapy team at Kent Chiro-Med Wellness Clinic is here to help. We offer tailored rehabilitation programs, pre/post-surgical care, and cutting-edge treatment techniques to restore your strength and confidence.
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is vital for knee stability. Our ACL physiotherapy approach combines specialized rehabilitation exercises and innovative treatment protocols, including dedicated pre and post ACL surgery care, ensuring a robust recovery and reduced risk of re-injury.
If you are a sports fan, you might cringe at the thought of an ACL tear as it has ended the career of many brilliant athletes. However, anyone can suffer from this injury, even teens playing sports in high school or the average person going on a hike.
Our expert Chiropractors and Physiotherapists at Kent Chiro-Med Wellness Clinic (downtown Ottawa) routinely diagnose and treat torn or injured ACLs. Many patients rely on our expertise to achieve the following rehabilitation goals:
- Regain range of motion and joint stability
- Recover muscle strength
- Reach the best possible functional level
- Decrease the risk for re-injury
- Pre and Post Surgical interventions to optimize surgical success
Phases of ACL Rehabilitation & Treatment Guidelines
- Immediate Post-Injury Phase: Focus on reducing pain, swelling, and protecting the knee with low-impact exercises.
- Pre-Surgical Rehabilitation: For those preparing for ACL surgery, emphasizing targeted rehabilitation exercises and strengthening protocols.
- Post-Surgical Rehabilitation: A comprehensive rehabilitation program incorporating ACL loading techniques, aquatherapy in ACL, and custom rehabilitation protocols to promote effective healing.
- Long-Term Recovery: Ongoing support and advanced rehabilitation guidelines to maintain muscle strength and prevent future injuries, including careful monitoring following ACL reconstruction and ACL graft integration.
Does an ACL Injury Require Medical Care?
An ACL injury isn’t just a simple knee problem—it affects your mobility, stability, and long-term joint health. Research shows that ACL injuries increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis and can lead to further joint degeneration if left untreated. Early ACL physiotherapy and rehabilitation are crucial to restoring knee function and preventing future complications.
ACL injury requires thorough treatment and expert care. Consider these facts:
If you don’t want to be a part of the above-mentioned statistics, keep reading to find out about the causes, symptoms, and our expert care and treatment facilities for ACL injury.
- Every year, there are 100,000 to 200,000 ACL ruptures in the United States.
- Around 100,000 ACL injuries require reconstruction surgery and Physiotherapy.
- Women are at 2 to 10 times greater risk of getting an ACL injury than men.
- The failure rate of ACL surgery is between 5% to 10%. The people who do not follow up on the rehabilitation schedule for 6 to 12 months often do not acquire the same level of physical activity.
How Does an ACL Injury Take Place?
The Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), along with the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) connects the thigh bone (femur) to your shin bone (tibia). They are some of the most important stabilizing factors for the knee joint, and their injury can seriously impact your mobility.
ACL can be injured in several ways:
- Changing direction fast
- Sudden Halting
- Wrong posture while landing from a jump
- Direct contact or collision
Common Symptoms of ACL Injury
- Severe knee pain
- Knee swelling
- Limited range of motion,
- Knee instability when trying to bear weight.
- Knee stiffness or feeling of locking
- Creaking, clicking, and popping in the knee joint
Risk Factors & Injury Prevention:
Understanding the risk factors for ACL injury—including improper landing techniques and overexertion—is crucial. Our expert team develops a personalized rehabilitation protocol and rehabilitation plan that not only treats your current condition but also fortifies your knee against future injuries through structured rehabilitation exercises and ongoing care.
Why Choose Kent Chiro-Med Wellness Clinic
for ACL Treatment?
Our approach involves a comprehensive ACL physiotherapy treatment that guides you through every stage—from acute care to following ACL reconstruction—ensuring a smooth and effective rehabilitation process.
Visit our downtown Ottawa location for treatment options. We pride ourselves on our treatment facilities and expertise, which can help you as follows:
Accurate Diagnosis:
Holistic Treatment Approach:
We take an interdisciplinary approach to treating ACL sprain. Our physical therapists and rehabilitation professionals join hands with your orthopedic surgeon to decide the best course of post-surgical follow-up treatment.
Individualized Solutions for Each Patient:
Faster Recovery and Prevention:
Safe for Teens and Growing Children:
Treatment and Prevention Options
Treatment of ACL
Treatment for ACL tears ranges from wearing a knee brace and physical therapy to surgery, depending on your situation
Nonsurgical Treatment
Prior to surgery Orthopaedic Surgeons will recommend you to work with a health care practitioner to rehab the knee as much as possible in a non-invasive way through a specialized treatment plan. Our Physiotherapists and Chiropractors may include a combination of the following methods in your treatment plan:
- Manual therapy
- Targeted exercises
- Muscle coordination
- Balance exercises
- Acupuncture
- Shockwave Therapy
- Range of motion mobility
These therapies and targeted exercises aim to recover your muscular strength for relief and the fastest recovery.
After ACL Surgery
Complete tears often require reconstructive surgery. ACL Reconstruction involves replacing the torn ligament with a tendon, called a graft. The tendon autograft can be taken from your body or a donor and implemented in the knee.
Physiotherapy is a crucial part of the rehabilitation process before and after surgery to ensure you attain the best recovery possible. We work closely with the surgeon to follow protocols and restore range of motion, strength, and muscle coordination throughout the recovery process.
Aquatherapy in ACL Rehabilitation
Enhance Recovery with Aquatherapy
Integrating aquatherapy in ACL rehabilitation provides a low-impact environment ideal for rehabilitation exercises. This innovative treatment modality reduces knee stress while promoting improved joint mobility and faster recovery, making it a valuable addition to your overall rehabilitation program.
Prevention from Further ACL Injuries
When it comes to a knee injury, we believe that prevention is better than cure. Even after surgery and rehabilitation, the repaired or grafted ACL is much less stable than the original ACL, so is often re-torn quite easily. According to research, “26% of the risk of injury could be prevented by specific exercise programs for ensuring knee stability and recovering injured knees.”
At Kent Chiro-Med Wellness Clinic, we are dedicated not only to helping you recover from your anterior cruciate ligament injury, but we are also able to help you prevent further injuries from occurring in the future through in-depth assessments and testing to gauge your risk of injury.
Are You Ready To Live a Pain-Free Life?
Recovering your muscle strength after ACL treatment is a time-taking process.
To get the best possible treatment:
- Follow-up visits and physical therapy appointments.
- Follow-up the instructions for at-home exercises.
Ready for your first treatment? Don’t delay any further.