We recommend consulting a musculoskeletal physiotherapist to ensure exercises are best suited to your recovery. If you are carrying out an exercise regime without consulting a healthcare professional, you do so at your own risk. If you have any concerns whilst completing these exercises, please contact a healthcare professional.
This programme focuses on maintaining a range of movement, appropriate loading of the affected muscle and maintenance of lower limb strength and stability. We can work into pain during these exercises but ideally, this should not exceed any more than 4 out of 10 on your self-perceived pain scale. During this phase, it is important to manage pain and swelling, so continue to utilise the PEACE & LOVE self-management suggestions.
This is the next progression. More focus is given to progressive loading of the injured muscle and lower limb strengthening. As with the early programme, some pain is to be expected but this still needs to be managed by utilisation of the individual’s self-perceived pain scale. This should not exceed more than 4/10 on your perceived pain scale.