ACL Rehabilitation-Dodgy physio?

I had ACL reconstruction about 3 months ago, using a hamstring graft, and i've found that i can't really trust my physio. After talking to my consultant he told me to simply do my rehab at hom doin 20 minutes a day on an exercise bike, as well as few minutes of a day of running on a trampette and also using a wobble board.

However, because of waiting lists i can only see him every 2 or 3 months. Im not really sure whether i should be doing more on my knee than just cycling and running on a trampette.

Can anyone who's already had ACL surgery advise me what to do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In the first 3-4 months of rehab not much else other than exercise bike and small strengthening exercises such as the ones you described are generally advisable. This is simply because the tissue is so weak still. It sounds like a fairly stock standard program.
People often become disgruntled, make a program up themselves, and rupture it again by going too hard too early.

Remember, unless you have access to state of the art facilities like in a football club etc, this is really a 18-24 month injury, and the process is going to be a long one.

You need to go to a different PT person who knows what they're talking about, and You need to do Specific Exercises that will strengthen ur hamstrings and quad muscles.

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