Rehabilitation training for cruciate ligament injury is divided into early training, middle training and late training. Rehabilitation movements are different in different periods, and the professional rehabilitation doctor will guide you to carry out the rehabilitation training step by step.
1. Early recovery: Mainly keep the quadriceps and rectus femoris muscles active, so as to avoid muscle atrophy due to prolonged inactivity of the affected leg, and at the same time, prevent blood clots in the leg. When training, you can be supported by nursing staff or try to walk on tiptoe with the assistance of crutches.
2. Middle recovery period: In addition to insisting on leg muscle activities, you can start to carry out knee joint activity angle training. The training can be done by hooking the toes up and down, knee flexion and extension, and low angle light leg pressure, with the aim of gradually restoring the range of motion of the knee, and the activity should be moderate at this time as well.
3. Late stage of recovery: After the range of motion of the knee is fully restored, anti-resistance knee flexion exercises can be started to try to improve the tolerance of the knee joint. The training method is to walk with weight, try to exhaust each time, and start to gradually increase the range of flexion and extension, weight bearing, and adhere to the above training method until completely off the crutches, and return to the level of normal people.
Patients’ physical condition and recovery situation are different, and can be carried out under the guidance of the competent doctor. Once discomfort occurs, consult a doctor in time to avoid delaying the condition.