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Exercise program You must do your exercise program 2 or 3 times a day. Your progress through these exercises should be gradual and guided by your pain and swelling. Take painkillers 45 . Manage your swelling by continuing to use cold therapy and elevation, especially after exercise or physiotherapy sessions. Exercises: 1. Range of motion - Progress flexion using active, active . decrease the chances of re-injury in an ACL deficient knee. The goals of pre-operative rehabilitation include restoring full range of motion, achieve adequate neuro-muscular control, . The exercise should be pain free. Perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions, x/day Once you can perform this exercise with the form described above and without upper extremity support, you can progress the height of the step to a 6-inch step, and then to an 8-inch step as tolerated. 1 2 1 2 3. Exercise program You must do your exercise program 2 or 3 times a day. Your progress through these exercises should be gradual and guided by your pain and swelling. Take painkillers 45 minutes prior to exercising if necessary. Begin exercises (1) and (2) the day after your operation and repeat these exercises 3 times a day for the first two weeks. The ACL rehabilitation protocol featured in this eBook is a guide for both clinicians and people who have undergone a surgical reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL).