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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?

ACL

Prehab ACL Exercises: Pre ACL Surgery Exercises | Curovate

ACL prehabilitation, or commonly known as ACL prehab, is an exercise or physical therapy program that patients go through before their surgery. Many orthopedic surgeons recommend a prehab program before major surgeries as a growing body of evidence suggests that prehab is beneficial for recovery.

Total knee replacement

How Can I Improve My Knee Bending and Straightening | Curovate

As mentioned in Part 1 of this series (see Part 1 here), range of motion is the amount of movement you have in one of your joints and is very

ACL Injury

What Does Research Say About Non-Operative ACL Rehabilitation?

Nowadays, there is a lot of research that compares the benefits and limitations of non-operative ACL rehabilitation. For the purposes of this blog, I will condense information from multiple research papers into a short summary.

ACL

Cadaver Graft vs Patellar Tendon Graft for an ACL Reconstruction?

In this blog we are going to focus on the difference between a cadaver and a patellar tendon graft in terms of what you need to do after surgery.

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How Do I Stay Consistent with my Physical Therapy Exercises After Surgery or Injury? Part 2

In part 2 of this blog series learn how a lack of time and a lack of exercise equipment can make it challenging to stay consistent with your physical therapy exercises. Also receive some physical therapy advice to overcome these barriers.

Total knee replacement

What Exercises & Sports Can I Do After a Knee Replacement? | Curovate

If you have had or are going to have a knee replacement, then you have probably wondered about what kind of exercises and sports you will be able to do when you have recovered.

ACL

Running After ACL Surgery: When Can I Jog After ACL Surgery?

Usually 12 weeks after ACL surgery! But there are some specific criteria you must meet before you start jogging after ACL surgery. Learn now!

Total knee replacement

Why Do I Have To Do So Many Leg Raises After Knee or Hip Surgery?

The leg raise is an exercise that is prescribed after ACL surgery, total knee replacement and total hip replacement and often patients have to do this exercise for 10 repetitions, 3 sets, 3 times per day, EVERY DAY!! That's a lot of leg raises! Find out why you have to do so many