There are approximately 150,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears a year, most of which need to be fixed surgically. However, new research at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York ...

A rehabilitation protocol that involves initiating progressive eccentric resistance exercises 3 weeks after patients undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can more than double quadriceps ...

The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of the ligaments that support your knee, connecting your thigh bone to your shin bone, according to Cleveland Clinic. The ACL provides support during ...

Maybe it was a bad cut. Maybe someone ran into you. Either way, surgery is coming. That’s hard enough, but here’s the real concern: around one in four athletes who suffer an ACL tear never return to ...

People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg -- with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical ...

It has been suggested that immobilization of the knee or restricted motion could increase the occurrence of complications such as pain, capsular contractions, and scar formation, leading to reduced ...

The first week of rehabilitation in an ACL reconstruction is the most important time frame. "It sets the tone for everything else," said Kevin Wilk, one of the top physical therapists in the country ...

Georgia running back Todd Gurley underwent surgery on Tuesday to address a torn ACL, and he started his rehab on Wednesday. It used to be a torn ACL would keep a player out of action for a year, but ...