Ligament Injury Rehabilitation – revathiphysiocare.com

Understanding Ligament Injury

A ligament injury is damage to a ligament—that connects bone to bone and provide joint stability . It can range from partial or complete tear.
During ligament injury, the affected joint may be painful, swollen , restricted movement.

Most commonly occur ligament injury are anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament.

Primary Causes

Sports activities (Jumping)

RTA (Falls , slips)

Overuse

Improper posture

Sudden twisting, hyperextension movement

Medical Conditions

Knee ligament injury

Ankle & foot ligament injury

Shoulder ligament injury

Wrist , finger ligament injury

Ligament sprain

Stage 1: Early swelling occur during movement
Stage 2: Swelling occur after daily work
Stage 3: Swelling occur during daily work
Stage 4: swelling may occur significantly
Stage 5: swelling may occur recurrently

Knee Instability

Stage 1: Mild reduction in strength of muscle
Stage 2: During activity knee muscle get weaken and stability is lost
Stage 3: During movement knee joint is continuously lost stability
Stage 4: Difficulty in certain movement like stair climbing
Stage 5: knee movement is certainly not stable during activity.

Reduced Function

Stage 1: difficulty during walking
Stage 2: Difficulty in climbing stairs
Stage 3: Difficulty in doing squatting activity
Stage 4: Difficulty in doing running
Stage 5: activity limitation during certain movement

Stage 1: early stiffness during certain movement
Stage 2: Stiffness occur during rest periods
Stage 3: During certain activity knee movement is reduced
Stage 4: Restriction in knee joint is significantly occur
Stage 5: stiffness may occur persistently

Acute phase

Rehabilitation

0 - 2 _Weeks

Ice and heat therapy
Swelling management (Ultrasound therapy)
Straight leg raise, quadricep stretching
Pain free ROM exercise
Activity modification, Gait training

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Sub Acute

Rehabilitation

2 - 6 _Weeks

Progressive ROM exercise
Strengthening exercise (Quads, hamstring, calf)
Step up exercise
Balance exercise
Walking exercise, stationary cycling

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Chronic Phase

Functional Stage

>12 _Weeks

Progressive resistance training exercise
Agility training
Balance exercise
Squats, lunges etc.
Sports specific exercise

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