ACL Tear Treatment, Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy

ACL Physio Melbourne

Our team pride themselves on delivering premium sports physiotherapy

ACL Physio Melbourne

If you need physiotherapy for an ACL tear, you’ve come to the right place. Here at Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy, we do everything we can to understand the needs of our clients and customise our services to suit each and every patient that we treat.

We will work with you to deliver the results that you need in the most professional way possible. Our team pride themselves on delivering premium sports physiotherapy for ACL injuries and ensuring customer satisfaction from the start of the treatment, right up till the end.

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ACL Reconstruction Physiotherapy in Melbourne

We achieve this by actively listening to you, providing an accurate diagnosis, and appropriate treatment. But we don’t stop there. We aspire to educate all of our clients so they can better manage their injuries and this includes giving you accurate timelines and guidance surrounding your individual needs.

The way we see it, recovery from an ACL injury is a collaborative effort and we aim to work with you to manage your symptoms as well as give you all the necessary tools to help you recover in the fastest time possible.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I Get an ACL Test from a Physio?

The ACL Test that a physio will perform is called The Lachman test. This is a test of movement in the knee which helps to determine the integrity of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). It is performed by lying the patient on their back, bending the knee to between 20 and 30-degree flexion and accessing the anterior translation.

A torn ACL injury is common among athletes and is seen more frequently in people who play sports where pivoting is involved such as football, basketball, soccer, and gymnastics. This type of injury can vary in it’s severity from a minor sprain to a complete tear of the ligament. Contact and non-contact ACL injury can occur but non-contact tears are the most commonly seen type and female athletes have a significantly higher incidence rate compared to male athletes.

If you suffer from a suspected ACL tear, Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy can access your injury and give you an accurate diagnosis as well as provide physiotherapy. Physiotherapy for ACL tears, depending on the severity, can see you healing within two to four weeks.

However, if you required surgery on your ACL, it could take four to six months of ACL reconstruction physiotherapy to fully heal the ligament. Exercises commonly used in physiotherapy for ACL tears include heel slides, isometric contractions of the quads and prone knee flexion.