Weeks 4-6 didn’t come with big changes as the earlier weeks did, which is why I’m starting to space updates out by two weeks. Over the last couple weeks, stiffness/swelling has come down a bit and walking is starting to feel more natural.
In my case I’ve noticed that the…
Do you ever find yourself reminiscing about where you’ve been? Maybe it’s a quiet afternoon and you put on music. Perhaps you have a few days to yourself and end up in a classic Internet rabbit hole. Often times those rabbit holes lead to the same places, for me at…
It’s been one month since the surgery! If you are also at this point, doesn’t it feel good? Light years away from that first week, huh? I’m even able to confidently take a shower now…
If you listened to the Week 3 podcast, the start of this week began…
After receiving the news that I tore my ACL and a full reconstruction was ahead, I started diving into supplements and recovery assistance. What supplements help in recovering from ACL surgery?
Being an athlete all my life—basketball, crossfit, cycling—I’ve always relied on supplementation of some kind, but never for surgery…
The third week felt much like the second week, but at the same time new things started happening. My flexion was getting a lot better (I pushed the PT exercises) and I began walking with one crutch, albeit rather pathetically at first! But it’s a step forward and by the…
The second week of recovery contained a few silver linings—exercises becoming a little easier and laying around without the locking brace on 24/7—but it also came with the continued frustration of (read: harsh) shin pain when standing.
I started applying Arnica gel to the tibia 2-4x…
In the following inaugural podcast(s) I’ll cover my injury, the day of ACL reconstruction surgery, and the first week following the procedure.
As I mentioned in my first post about this topic, there’s such a spectrum of information out there I wanted to give back to the greater Internet…
Well, shit. I tore my ACL.
My injury recap falls into a few phases: an initial buckle/hyperextension, a feeling of dislocating my patella (knee cap), and immediate white hot pain. I was on the ground for a couple minutes before limping off for ice.
It was during a basketball game,…
It’s somewhat comical looking back on the last year of posts knowing that I made a total of three articles live throughout that time. While it may be laughable, it’s also an honest reflection of where I find myself within this space.
Early 2017 proved to be immensely difficult for…
This spring I had the chance to catch a show from one of my favorite rock bands called A Perfect Circle. I’ve been enamored by the music Maynard & Company puts out for 17 years. I’ve always understood the music as something more purposeful, hard hitting, and lyrically competent than…