Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Rehab | How To “Train The Brain” (Exercises & Mistakes To Avoid)

Did you know that an ACL injury not only affects your knee, but also creates changes in your brain?

In this video I am going to tell you what actually changes in your brain after an ACL injury, explain how those changes might impact your function or sport performance, and show you how to incorporate “training the brain” into your ACL rehab program.

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0:00 Intro
0:21 Neuroplastic Changes After An ACL Injury
2:59 How Rehab Perpetuates These Neuroplastic Changes
5:12 How To “Train The Brain”
6:39 Early Stage Rehab
7:52 Mid Stage Rehab
11:01 Late Stage Rehab
12:43 Common Mistakes
13:11 Summary

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Disclaimer: The information presented is not intended as medical advice or to be a substitute for medical counseling but is intended for entertainment purposes only. If you are experiencing pain, please seek the appropriate healthcare professional.

[digitalobserved]

And the award for the best content in the rehab space goes to... 🥇

[ricardoysidro]

God, if this is not the best video of this channel so far, is very close to it

[karlsmith]

This video is a godsend. I've been dealing with this specific injury for about 3 years and never recovered fully. I've started following the instructions since yesterday when I watched it and I'm already noticing improvements.
Especially the thing about relying on visual was eye opening, and something I've been doing since I got injured without realising it

[KineticLabsInc]

Great video! Thanks for including us in it 💪🏼

[AshishG]

Thank you & God bless you!
This is the most informative and scientific video on ACL injury

[karolinamedwecka-piasecka]

This is incredibly important. I had an ACL revision 2 years ago and the first ACL tear about 14 years ago. I often feel like I'm missing some neural connections, my brain doesn't react fast enough. Slow movement, even heavy weights are not a problem, I just can't jump on the oprated leg as fast as on the other one - my quads don't fire fast enough. I will incorporate your advice to my training now. Thank you!

[kevinseanaguilar]

I really needed this information this summer. Coming back from an ACL injury last year. I can be more confident now. Thank you!

[rajeshchatterjee]

It's really a great video. Excellent information.

[BrownBuddy-rcbe]

Best channel 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Quality content for the one's suffering from ACL problems
Thank you so much❤

[Aslan_]

Thanks for sharing this. We NEED physicians and PT researchers to start investigating how to restore or maintain proprioception.

Using neurotrophins on grafts may be one avenue - for example neurotrophins are used in spinal surgery to restore neurons there. We must solve this!

[Spiritus]

Where’s the videos about bicep Tears and ruptures? Why has that video been taken down?

[vikasrana]

Please make a co.plete guidance video on meniscus tear surgery

[mylestho]

This video was awesome! Would this workthe same for patellar tendinopathy?

[ignacio]

I had surgery on my cruciate ligaments four and a half months ago, I was doing very well with the rehab, but now I have jumper's knee in the non-operated knee. T.T

[sozzand]

I lost my ACL in 2018 and i never did any rehab coz we dont have good centers here...please can i get benefit if i start now these exercises...?

[EsordCZ]

Thank you, great work and articulation, everything was well presented!

9:55 Certainly a favourite :D
13:24 - would you say this applies to more than just ACL rehab, like rehab in general, or maybe even lingering pains, as they can deteriorate neural connections towards/from the brain and need to be treated as part of a full rehabilitation process? (e.g. brain not wanting to send signals to contract quad muscles after patellar tendonitis as its expecting a pain response)

(on a side note, 10:34 "ubscribe" seems kinda missing a letter)

[digitalobserved]

Idea for future content: rehab after patellar dislocation.

[chu]

That’s why I couldn’t focus on reading while I was doing my quad set….

[manialikhani]

Do the training tips also apply to people without injuries? (Like not looking at the mirror while doing lunges)

[bartekpilarek]

I have a question. I am after the reconstruction of the ACL and sewing the meniscum. It's been 9 weeks and I still have a problem with heel sliding, what can I do about it? Thanks