I am looking for people who have had Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction on at least one of their knees to take part in a study focusing on the effects and impact of ACL Reconstruction surgery on someone's Athletic Identity.
As someone who has had multiple knee surgeries, I am very interested in the psychological effects of such mobility impairing surgery and do not believe there has been enough research undertaken in the field. The hope for this study (which is part of an MSc in Psychology) is to provide a greater insight into the short term and longterm effects of ACL reconstruction on a person's sense of Self and Identity. If you have had ACL reconstruction surgery and would like your experiences to count towards our understanding within the field, your contribution is of value.
If you would like to take part in the study (which should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete), please click on the below link for further information. Alternatively, copy and paste the link directly into the address bar of your browser. If you know of anyone who may also be interested, then I would be grateful if you would notify them of this opportunity to participate:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NNAquestionnaire
If you have any questions (which are not answered by the information sheet, after clicking on the link), please contact me by email at u1037913@uel.ac.uk, and I'll be happy to help.
Nathan Appasamy
03/20/2011 05:11 AM
fordyy
Posts: 2
I completely tore my cruciate ligament and i also wear a knee brace, a very good one at that. I came back to sport a couple of months later, bear in mind mine is completely torn so it does not give any support. So i think it will be more than ready, but make sure that you dont over do it, as you dont want to lose the ligament completely, avoid twisting on the knee and sudden movement as this will hurt and could tear even more. My knee brace costed £400 ($650) and that is really good, i can ski, play low level soccer and more or less anything that has no physical contact, you should be fine
03/20/2011 05:08 AM
fordyy
Posts: 2
03/18/2011 03:03 PM
tomdme21
Posts: 1
Hi everyone, i am new to this. About 4 weeks ago i suffered a partial ACL tear in my left knee. Movement in my knee came back very quickly, i do not feel instability on it. It is weak, but the pain level is 0. Thank to health care i finnaly saw a physican and was diagnosed with a partial tear and 6 to 8 week recovery from injury. its 4 weeks ago today. I play slow pitch softball (i pitch) and that season starts in 8 weeks. I ordered a knee brace with hinges for both my knees. Will i be able to play?
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