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Am I at Risk of Tearing My ACL & How Can I Prevent an ACL Injury?

This blog will help you assess your risk of injuring or re-injuring your ACL and will give you some strategies to prevent an ACL injury.

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Why Did I Lose All of My Muscle After My ACL Surgery? | Curovate

This blog will discuss why you lose muscle mass after ACL surgery, why it takes so long to gain it back, and how Curovate can help.

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Is My ACL Graft Weaker Than My Original ACL? | Curovate

This blog will discuss the strength of a healing ACL graft after an ACL reconstruction surgery.

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Did I Retear My ACL Graft After Surgery? | Curovate

This blog discusses how likely you are to retear your ACL graft, how you can tell and when you are at the highest risk.

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ACL Surgery Pain Timeline: Pain After ACL Reconstruction Surgery

This blog will discuss what to expect during the first year after an ACL reconstruction surgery, in terms of pain and quality of life.

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Why Is My Knee Numb and Tingly After ACL Surgery? | Curovate

This blog will discuss why you may feel numbness and tingling after your ACL reconstruction, and why it can last anywhere from a day to years following your surgery.

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Can an ACL Injury Lead to Arthritis in the Future? | Curovate

This blog will discuss how an ACL injury plays a role in the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

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Let’s Learn More About Our Founder Nirtal Shah | Curovate

Recently our founder Nirtal Shah sat down with the editor of "App of the Day", a section of the online blog "DownloadAstro", for an interview.

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Common Complications After Knee Replacement Surgery | Curovate

In this blog post, I will be discussing some of the things you can watch out for to reduce the risk of complications and to give yourself the best recovery

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Benefits of Active Recovery: Resting Recovery vs. Active Recovery

Recovery, ah relaxation, a few days in bed binging your favourite Netflix show. That’s likely what you first imagine when hearing “recovery.” We associate recovery with such passivity, so much so that resting recovery sounds redundant and active recovery sounds like an oxymoron.

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How To Keep a Positive Attitude During Recovery | Curovate

The benefits of a positive attitude are infinite, no one ever complains about a positive attitude causing problems! Positive attitudes come from positive people, positive people experience greater quality of

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Tips To Prevent Falls After Knee & Hip Replacement & ACL Surgery

Preventing falls following hip replacement, knee replacement, or ACL surgery, is extremely important due to the loss in muscle strength and poor balance that occur as a result of the surgery.

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The Mental Side of Injury: How To Overcome Mental Blocks

Document Mental blocks act as psychological barriers, preventing you from meeting the demands of a task. Behind every comeback story there are countless hours of hard work and dedication to

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Sex After Knee or Hip Injury or Surgery: Part 1 | Curovate

If you have had surgery and are wondering "When can i have sex?" But you are too embarrassed to ask, you are not alone. Read this blog for more information on Sex After Injury/Surgery.

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Sex After Knee or Hip Injury or Surgery: Part 2 | Curovate

This blog will discuss how to safely resume sex after surgery in more detail, including sexual positions that are safe and ones to avoid and how to monitor yourself to ensure you are able to physically tolerate sex.

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Turf Leads to More ACL Injuries: Fact or Fiction? | Curovate

A hot topic of discussion surrounding ACL injuries involves the increased risk of injury in athletes playing on artificial turf compared to natural grass. In this blog, we are going to talk about whether this increased risk is a fact, or simply a myth!

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What Are the Most Common Areas for an ACL Graft? | Curovate

If you have an ACL tear, surgery to reconstruct the ACL can be a recommended option. There are 4 common areas where your new ACL can come from. These are: the quadriceps tendon autograft, the patellar tendon autograft, the hamstring tendon autograft, and a cadaver allograft.

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The Mental Side of Injury: Injury Stress | Curovate

Don't stress over stress, continue reading to learn how to overcome injury stress!

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How To Measure Your Knee Range of Motion Using Curovate

Did you know that you can use Curovate to measure your knee range of motion? This blog will show you how to take these measurements in the Curovate application.

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Strategies To Keep You Consistent With Your Exercises | Curovate

Staying consistent with your rehabilitation exercises can be difficult. Here are 5 strategies you can use to help improve your consistency and get back on the fastest track to recovery!

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How To Perform Your Rehabilitation Exercises With Home Equipment

It can be easy to fall behind in your exercise program due to a lack of home equipment. Here are some substitute things you can use as clinical equipment that are commonly found around the house.

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Should I Be Experiencing Pain When I Do Rehabilitation Exercises?

The purpose of exercise after ACL reconstruction, Total knee replacement, and total hip replacement is to reduce pain. Ever wonder if pain is normal when doing rehabilitation exercises?

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Ankle Pumps: Why Is My Medical Team Telling Me To Do These?

Ankle pumping exercises help control swelling by using your calf muscle contraction to pump blood back to the heart.

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After Your ACL Surgery: ACL Social Support | Curovate

After an ACL injury or surgery social support is crucial to help you recover. This can be in the form of your mom calling you to ask how you are

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ACL Surgery Recovery Time 101: Your ACL Surgery Recovery Timeline

Wondering what your ACL recovery is like? Fret no more! We are here to help! This timeline will give you a general idea of when you can return to your daily activities