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FreestyleSkier89
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have torn your ACL or MCL and are back skiing again? I tore both my ACL and MCL and my dad is convinced im going to have to switch to snowboarding.. so i just wanted to ask how many of you have or know people who have come back from tearing their ACL. just serious responses please boys




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Mar 3 2009 5:54PM
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epic_line
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Only go to snowboarding if you absolutely have to.
Mar 3 2009 5:55PM
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Malcolm
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not me but i doubt youll have to switch to snowboarding
Mar 3 2009 5:56PM
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Avifarer
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Corey Vanular tore both (i think) and is back skiing
Mar 3 2009 5:57PM
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FreestyleSkier89
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i definately will only snowboard if thats what will keep me on the mountain. Im going to talk to the doctor about it.. but i just thought id ask anyone on here if theyve been through similar circumstances.
Mar 3 2009 6:32PM
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JacheOReally
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I got a friend who snowboards and he got his ACL and MCL replaced and the doctor did say snowboarding was ok but skiing was not, but my friend likes to embelish
Mar 3 2009 6:37PM
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mattytru
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my tore tore his ACL and MCL and broke his leg, and is back skiing. dont rush the rehab though
Mar 3 2009 6:37PM
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davar6
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sucks for your tore haha. no but yea i tore my mcl and meniscus earlier this season and i started skiing again about a month and a half later. I didnt need surgery though
Mar 3 2009 6:52PM
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Shifties4Dayz
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a good friend of mine tore his acl two year ago but hes fine now, skiing harder than ever. i doubt you would have to switch.
Mar 3 2009 7:39PM
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skier_07
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didnt TJ tear his last year?
Mar 3 2009 7:53PM
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skiP.E.I.
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on both knees too, I think
Mar 3 2009 8:03PM
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mattytru
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woops lol i meant dad instead of tore
Mar 3 2009 8:03PM
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Rooddss
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false. If you undergo surgery, the recovery period is incredibly quick. you will be walking within 2 or 3 days of surgery, skiing shortly after. Just dont rush it and take you time and know your limits. You should be fine
Mar 3 2009 9:16PM
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coolhwipskier
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my sister raped her MCL from a bad fall ski racing, and she still skis a good amount...doesnt race though, cause shes getting into park...BRAP! im not to educated on the ACL although i know its alot worst to hurt/tear
Mar 3 2009 9:18PM
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noj1080
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ACL tears are one of the most common injury for aggressive skiers and athletes in other sports.  The doctors are getting really good at fixing them.  So yes you will be able to ski again.  The recovery is long and you have to work hard at your therapy to regain all your strength but it will be back after.  TJ is a great example, he was out last winter had his acl fixed and he won the xgames this year.  My roomate has had his replaced, he's now 32 and slaying the jumps in the park. 

I tore my acl at the end of December and had surgery now working on pt and I WILL BE SKIING NEXT WINTER!


Mar 3 2009 9:33PM
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FreestyleSkier89
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^ sick bro ... thanks again everyone for the feedback.. just looks likes a long road of PT but after it all i should be back...




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Mar 6 2009 2:45PM
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jack.whelan
Posts: 1504 - Karma: 122
this guy is back playing professional football and being paid over £100,000 a week! if he can, you can!

Mar 6 2009 2:52PM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
i ski with a torn acl, if youre lucky you dont even need to get that shit replaced

Mar 6 2009 3:06PM
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goneforever
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Why would you risk it?
Mar 6 2009 3:09PM
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Vinci
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there might be a chance that the tube that surrounds the acl (my latin sucks... its synioal or something?... anyway) is still intact
if thats the case, then a surgery might not be neccessary

plus there is the chance, that the knee is stable without any kind of ligaments...

i was just pointing out, that if your doc doesn't mention things like that, he might not be the best one you can get

i was at like a dozen selfproclaimed specialists before i found someone who could explain me the whole "complexity" of a damn fucking knee
Mar 6 2009 3:28PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i blew my knee out playing hockey when I was in HS. Just take your time with the rehab and you'll be fine. I don't have any problems with mine. Actually, I think sitting at a desk with my knees bent in a chair position hurts more than skiing for 12 hours.
Mar 6 2009 3:37PM
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jack.whelan
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you can ski with a tear to the ACL, but the knee will be significantly weaker, increasing the chances that you will completely rupture the ACL, which will hurt like a bitch, need you leaving surgery and then be out for another 6-9 months. if you have a tear to the ACL, you have to strengthen it in every way you can, which doesnt mean skiing. if you are skiing with no ACL (i.e. completely torn ACL) the chance of doing your knee other serious damage is huge, to the point where everyday actions could be limited. like walking.
Mar 6 2009 3:38PM
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Vinci
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no offense, but i strongly disagree with this one
ive heard stories from friends and some warnings from doctors...

but i know for a fact, that there are players in the german national hockey team (actually like 6 guys or something) who play without ACL
and hockey, beeing the contact sport it is, is at least as much stress for a knee as skiing is
only thing I believe in is, that you might have to deal with arthrosis sooner or later

people need to start thinking of medicine as an art of estimating chances and giving advices based on known cases
there is no "one and only", no "best" solution for a problem... specially when we talk about something as complex as a knee

still, the chance of needing a surgery is way higher than beeing a lucky bastard like me (the tube surrounding my ACL e.g. is still in one piece, making my torn knee almost as stable as the other one)


anyway... the answer to the actual question is no
even if you need a surgery, youll come back even stronger and more confident
Mar 6 2009 4:06PM
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Snowgoner
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didn't charles gangier tear his mcl( i may be wrong though) and he's back shredding and afterbanging the shit outta every trick
Mar 6 2009 4:29PM
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ColbyV
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i know a bunch of people who have torn their acl's at some point and all of them are back on skis.  You just have to give it correct time to heal like everyone else has said.  There are countless pro skiers who have torn something and come back as strong as ever.
Mar 6 2009 4:35PM
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East.
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yeah don't sweat it dude, just be patient and don't fuck your knee up while its in the healing process. You always hear stories of recovering athletes who just couldn't keep away from the sport they love.. which sometimes ends in more pain than before.

Sure, you may be able to ski without an ACL, but I wouldn't ever risk it. I, personally, would want to be 100% everytime I skied. Even when I have shinbang, it kinda cuts down my motivation cause I don't wanna hurt myself anymore. I would just not worry about not skiing, because you'll be able to eventually, and just work your ass off in PT and recover.
Mar 6 2009 4:54PM
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B.Aussie
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My mum did, she just did a lot of strenght and balance work.  My friend is skiing with no ACL in either knee, it's more the MCL that is a problem with skiing.  The ACL is the stabaliser tendon in your knee which stablises your knee in quick twisting movement, and you can ski pretty easily without it, it's mainly used for twisting, turning sports like football and basketball.  The MCL is more important to skiing but I beleive if it's torn it can fix iteself, you just need to give it time and try and strenghten it up so that the other muscles in and around your knee can be used to support it.  Depending how badly you've done it you shoul dbe able to see.  Did you have to get a reco? because if not there is a big chance you can ski.
Mar 6 2009 5:40PM
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