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Rehabilitation for the female athlete

Early rehabilitation exercises for ACL injuries

Blance exercises

Where posible all exercise should be carried out with an assistance on hand to aid should the need arise.

Types of Exercises

No of sets

No. of repetition

Bilateral Romberg test - hard surface (see video)

1 20 seconds
Bilateral Romberg test - on cushion 1 20 seconds
Bilateral Romberg test - wobble disc 1 20 seconds
Unilatral stand on uninjured leg (see video) 2 30 seconds
Unilateral stand on injured leg 2 30 seconds

 

Unilateral stand on uninjured leg on cushion (see video) 2 30 seconds

Unilateral stand on injured leg on cushion(repeat with eyes closed) (see video)

2 30 seconds
Unilateral stand on uninjured leg on dyna dsic (see video) (repeat with eyes closed) 2 30 seconds
Unilateral stand on injured leg on dyna disc (repeat with eyes closed) 2 30 seconds
Bilateral stand on uninjured leg on the bubble side of the Bosu Balance Trainer (see video) (repeat with eyes closed) 2 30 seconds
Bilateral stand on injured leg on the bubble side of the Bosu Balance Trainer (repeat with eyes closed) 2 30 seconds