If you’re feeling your way through the ACL prehab process, you may have heard a few ACL prehab goals to strive for before heading into surgery from your doctor. These goals often include targets like: Normal gait Knee extension range of motion = 0 Knee flexion range of motion at least 120 degrees Perform 20…
A few months ago, a woman who had recently torn her ACL reserved a time on my calendar for a phone conversation (you can do the same here). She initially said that she just wanted to learn more about the program and its cost, but when I got on the phone with her, it was clear…
This post will be slightly complex and technical in nature, and more than likely contain information you haven’t heard anywhere else. However, I believe that understanding these concepts may be what stands between where you are now in your ACL recovery journey and where you WANT to be in your ACL recovery journey. I also…
Before you read: This is a long one (5 minute read), but I didn’t want to leave a single word out.. it’s that important. The information in this post may appear “scary” on its surface, as it describes problems that can develop months after ACL surgery head on (no fluff here). I always take the…
Direct current electrical fields can modulate a number of factors involved in the healing response after AC surgery, as it brings needed blood flow, nutrients, and specialized cells to the area. In order to facilitate the ACL graft-tendon healing process, low levels of DC stimulation are applied as close to the surgical site as possible…
A few weeks ago, Zach was asked to interview on Kneed to Know, a show that focuses on helping people to get fit after knee surgeries and injuries. During the interview, Zach and the host, Josh Bond, discuss the following: The importance of utilizing an ACL prehab program to go into surgery feeling 100% How…
The Accelerate ACL team combines the latest ACL recovery science with the world’s leading recovery technology to help clients crush their rehab milestones. The Accelerate ACL protocols help athletes complement their physical therapy program to speed up recovery from ACL surgery, accelerate healing day and night, and push themselves through high intensity work for unparalleled…