It’s difficult to know what to do after you’ve torn your ACL. I’m here to help.

Hannah standing in her crutches with a knee brace on after tearing her ACL
Hannah in crutches and a knee brace after tearing her ACL and on her way to the sports medicine doctor.

As a physiotherapist, I have diagnosed, treated and helped numerous athletes rehab their ACL tear and reconstruction. As an athlete, I have torn my own ACL and underwent surgical reconstruction and have been back playing soccer at my pre-injury level.

It’s hard to find trusted resources online that aren’t just based on lived experience. I’ve combined the most recent evidence-based advice, my physiotherapist expertise of treating ACLR athletes, in addition to my lived experience to create this resource for you.

Common questions you have that the ebook will answer about ACL injuries:

  • Do you need surgery after tearing your ACL?
  • How long does it take to recover from an ACL tear?
  • Can the ACL heal on its own?
  • When can I get back to my sport after my ACL injury/surgery?
  • Does surgery protect my knee from other injuries or osteoarthritis?

You will feel prepared and empowered knowing you have a plan.

I’ve summarized the research and covered the topics that patients are always asking me in appointments. By getting the ebook, it’s like booking a physiotherapy session with me but for a fraction of the cost. You can read it and refer back to it whenever you need.

Here’s the topics I researched so you don’t have to:

  1. ACL tears – why do they happen?
  2. Prehabilitation – is it important?
  3. Treatment optons – surgical management, non-surgical management and the Cross Bracing protocol
  4. Graft types – which one is best?
  5. The best type of physiotherapist for treating ACL injuries
  6. Criteria-based rehabiliation – goals, timelines and milestones to hit
  7. The importance of knee extension and using open kinetic chain exercises after surgery
  8. Mental fitness strategies and psychological readiness after an ACL injury
  9. How long does it take to return to sport?
  10. Ways to manage your knee after the injury
hannah's legs with her left knee having bandages due to the graft surgical site after her ACL
Hannah’s left knee after her ACL reconstruction surgery with a bone-patellar-tendon-bone autograft.

This resource is for you if you are:

  • An athlete who just tore your ACL
  • The parent or caregiver for a youth athlete who just injured their ACL
  • In the initial rehabilitation phases of non-operative ACL management
  • Waiting on a surgical ACL reconstruction date
  • A coach wanting to understand ACL injuries to help with guiding your athletes through the injury

Hayley M, patient, ACL athlete

Josh Chung, physiotherapist

Dr. Bijaan Lalani, chiropractor

Joe Vos, physiotherapist

Disclaimer: This ebook is meant to be a general summary of the research on ACL injuries. Readers of this ebook should consult with healthcare professionals when making decisions regarding their injury. This ebook should not be used for diagnostic or treatment decisions. While there has been great care taken when writing this ebook, Hannah Antony, HanPhysio, does not give an warranties, or guarantees with the information is this ebook. Reading and using the information in this ebook is at your own risk.