Why You SHOULD Do Leg Extensions After ACL Reconstruction

Have you had an ACL Reconstruction?

In this video, I explain why you should be doing leg extensions immediately after surgery, why leg extensions are safe despite popular belief, and provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to perform and program them.

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0:00 Intro
0:17 Why You Should Be Doing Leg Extensions After ACL Reconstruction
3:44 Why Leg Extensions Are Safe After ACL Reconstruction
5:11 How To Implement Leg Extensions After ACL Reconstruction
8:05 Practical Application of Leg Extensions After ACL Reconstruction
11:06 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.

[hiszpanszkainkwizycja]

Hi, as a PT student i just want to thank you for all of free information in videos :).

[pnfnedx]

Your videos are invaluable in my Acl recovery. Thank-you so much!

[scramjet]

i had painful knees and i did tonnes of leg extensions to fix them. i would put on 1 or 2 plates and do 30 or so reps and several sets. the more your legs burn, it signals your body to repair.

[chrislords_dpt]

Great video. Your recommendations are literally exactly how I treat post op ACL. The effectiveness is apparent when you see the difference in quad hypertrophy in patients that do LAQ and those that don’t.

[rastislavkrul]

Fully agree with this approach 👍 After my ACL I have been doing various excersises, even squats. You can do your best, but your healthy leg is always dominant and your body knows it. Only leg extensions and one-leg squats (put your healthy leg on some bench behind you) can give the higher level of ACL leg involvement. Start with no weight, once you feel you are prepared and there is no pain, add more weight. You have a lot of time especially if you are not professional...good luck💪

[sharlah]

Thank you for this! I am close to 6 weeks post op and I haven't been prescribed leg extensions but I have been told to do some squatting. I actually find holding good technique for squats quite difficult but I think doing leg extensions on a machine with fully adjustable resistance will be more scaleable and will assist me to develop good squatting technique. Very helpful!

[abhimanyugupta]

Thank you! One year post operation i think i will slowly ramp up on leg extension.

[Aslan_]

incredibly detailed and well explained. Every ACLr should be doing leg extensions and isometrics.

[joec]

Fascinating. I was one of those people who had a tear later on after the first acl tear. I wish i had trained how I'm training now. This included leg extensions

[Abolfazliii]

Thank you so much for this fantastic and helpful video.♡

[kylecontreras]

As always, absolutely love the video guys thank you for this very valuable information!

[taylormedlin]

This is an amazing video and research! Thank you!

[RiiSK]

Thank you so much, I am 6 weeks post OP and still struggle with extension. I know that's good that's why I need to fucking get it back asap and will start implementing this right away

[glorytoarstotzka]

question, how do wall sits compare to leg extensions?

[traceler]

What if you feel pain in patella and cracking grinding sound ? It is safe regardless of the grinding pain?

[arifsevimli]

I workout for years and after deciding to work out at my home gym ı stopped doing leg extensions. I started to have pain when ı used to sit on my knees. After years, I went to the gym and decided to do leg extensions, and the pain is gone instantly.

[mitmPL]

When the full extension should be performed?

[omowunmio]

Thanks for this, is over a year since I did my (ACL reconstruction) but my knee is not fully bent it stops at 50° and I'm still on physiotherapy. I was told it has hanged.
Hopefully it will bend to 90°

[SKIAMIALMOG]

Dear Friend!
Thank you very much for all the great information which truly assist me after my second time ACL injury.
I am all for surgery but need two stage ACLR, from the first one that I had 19 years ago, done the hamstring graft with bioabsorbable screw, remain a cyst in the tibia tunnel, already done the first stage with lemaire procedure on the 11/07/2023, one thing the first injury taught me, is that strengthening knee muscle is the most important thing, using extensions machine which isolating the quadricep is a must in my belief! Since my second injury on the 22/03/2023 when I am using the extensions device and trying to load weight I feel the tibia buckling!!! and using the device only up certain angle doesn't stimulates the muscle enough for me.
Can you please give some insights?
Thanks
Ami ALMOG

[sammapleleaf]

Could you possibly do a video on PCL Rehabilitation please?