Can I Participate In High School Wrestling With A Torn Acl?
I went to the doctor and the MRI said I have a completely torn ACL. My options are as follows: I can get surgery to replace my ACL or I can work on physical therapy and try to continue wrestling, playing hockey, and playing ultimate frisbee with a torn ACL. Surgery would cause me to miss part of my junior year wrestling season, but without surgery the chances are very high that I could re-injure my knee.
i just got surgery for my acl about 6 months ago. i tore it like 2 years before that. the doctor said i could do everything as long as i wore this brace. i hurt it at least 10 times after the first time. then last summer i was playing basketball and tore my meniscus. i would get the surgery if i were you.
Have you wrestled injured before? How was your pain threshold?
I have never wrestled before so I don’t know if my opinion will count. You’re very active from playing sports. The knee will worsen, even if you keep on rehabbing. You will have to get the ACL surgery done and prompt. That way you could rehab during the rest of this season, in the off-season and get back to where you left off.
Hope I helped.
You can participate at any costs, but realize you will probably screw up your life if you play while injured. Plus, it’s just a matter of time before you get another injury. You should ask your coach or trainer, not people on yahoo.
good luck fighting through it if you decide not to get surgery. I’d do it just to get out of the way. A few months missing sports is better than a life time.