Originally Posted by
Stolly
My 20 year old daughter had ACL reconstruction but followed that up with a pretty brutal physio regime which she followed religeously. She's not a hill runner particularly but does play women's rugby to a serious level, playing wing or full back. The injury happened in early 2014 (the same day exactly that Theo Walcott did his) and she was back playing rugby by October. Unfortunately she then went and dislocated her shoulder (again) soon after....
Her physio was crucial I think as he really worked her leg to build up muscles and ensure full extension etc right from the off and she had full power back come the autumn, including sprinting, turning and bone crunching tackles