This video is going to cover my experience during the first phase of ACL surgery. The first phase is about two weeks long. I had an ACL reconstruction using the petellar tendon graft. The idea with this method is to make the ACL stronger than it previously was. To protect the graft and to recover as effectively as possible, I consolidated the information I learned from my surgeon, physical therapist and peer-reviewed studies. I found there to be 5 key components during the first phase of recovery. Here are some of the studies referenced:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X21002236
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004951405700489?via%3Dihub
Ice Pack: https://www.amazon.com/REVIX-Knee-Compress-Swelling-Bruises/dp/B089YBVBV3?pd_rd_w=3G9fn&content-id=amzn1.sym.54a4b70b-6e28-4876-928a-df4db2e325f5&pf_rd_p=54a4b70b-6e28-4876-928a-df4db2e325f5&pf_rd_r=NHGPJZAYD54GWRCCYWYG&pd_rd_wg=oxN4T&pd_rd_r=0d2233ed-4628-4891-8a89-04c6c435d099&pd_rd_i=B089YBVBV3&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_46_t