Is tearing an ACL that big of a deal???

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Hungryhippo
Date: November 07, 2012 at 09:44 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

I'm watching UFC prime time with GSP, and the guy makes it out to be like he lost his leg forever. Guy, athletes tear acl's everyday. Adrian Peterson torn his in football 9!months ago and leads the nfl in rushing now.
GSP is one of my favorite fighters, but he can be such a baby sometimes

 

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Originally posted by: condrab
Date: November 07, 2012 at 09:54 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Seriously? The ACL is one of the most devestating injuries in sports. Peterson is a freak who's coming back in 9 months is jus short of miraculous. The bright side is once its fixed its stronger than ever, it the rehab and recovery that is the b---- of it.

 

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Originally posted by: RearNakedSlam
Date: November 07, 2012 at 09:56 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

TEARING anything is a big deal. ACL more-so than most others.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Neonep
Date: November 07, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

condrab said:
Seriously? The ACL is one of the most devestating injuries in sports. Peterson is a freak who's coming back in 9 months is jus short of miraculous. The bright side is once its fixed its stronger than ever, it the rehab and recovery that is the b---- of it.
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+1
Look at Dominick Cruz. He had surgery about 5 months ago and he ain't coming back till probably June or July. Tearing your ACL is bad for the regular human being but for an athlete it could end your career if not taken care of properly.

 

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Originally posted by: Hungryhippo
Date: November 07, 2012 at 10:07 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

condrab said:
Seriously? The ACL is one of the most devestating injuries in sports. Peterson is a freak who's coming back in 9 months is jus short of miraculous. The bright side is once its fixed its stronger than ever, it the rehab and recovery that is the b---- of it.
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GSP is a freak too. It just seems that all these elite athletes that tear their ACL are fine in 6-9 months. I know the rehab is a b---- and it requires 100% dedication, but if you put in the work it seems that with the advancement in surgery and rehab everything will be just fine.

 

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Originally posted by: mmablaster
Date: November 07, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Hungryhippo said:
condrab said:
Seriously? The ACL is one of the most devestating injuries in sports. Peterson is a freak who's coming back in 9 months is jus short of miraculous. The bright side is once its fixed its stronger than ever, it the rehab and recovery that is the b---- of it.
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GSP is a freak too. It just seems that all these elite athletes that tear their ACL are fine in 6-9 months. I know the rehab is a b---- and it requires 100% dedication, but if you put in the work it seems that with the advancement in surgery and rehab everything will be just fine.
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GSP already suffered set backs in his rehab.
Do you consider Shogun Rua an elite athlete? How have his knee surgeries gone? He's never had the same explosiveness since the knee injuries.
Michael Redd, formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks in basketball, tore his ACL, never was the same.
After Tiger Woods tore his ACL, he has never been the same.
Willis McGehee has had a few good seasons, but he was basically the best college football player when he tore up his knee. Never had the same burst.

 

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Originally posted by: mabrown45
Date: November 07, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

any injury that actually gets you off your feet for a long period of time is a big deal.
it is so easy to just sit around and do nothing and get use to that.......its more mental then anything. But yes the physical part is a huge deal as well.

 

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Originally posted by: mma_guru333
Date: November 08, 2012 at 12:26 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

This should say it all.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Jak
Date: November 08, 2012 at 12:58 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

It's taken me about 4 years to truely be over my first torn acl. not the physical aspect, but the complete mental aspect of it. if you told me in the first 16 months that i'd ever be over the chronic pain, i'd have said you were a gawd d*mn liar.
i did get over it though, but i'm also not a pro athlete depending on it 100% for my paycheque.
so yeah.... if you've never torn a ligament, it changes your life instantly. i wouldn't recommend it.

 

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Originally posted by: Fight Magnet
Date: November 08, 2012 at 01:24 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Animation
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/q96M0jRqn7k?rel=0[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/kNvtEMTF6YE?rel=0[/youtube]

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Waarheid
Date: November 08, 2012 at 03:19 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

I have torn my ligaments in my ankle about 10 months ago. It was the most painful experience I have ever been through, and I can still feel it everyday. Because you feel it all the time you also become more cautious and keep thinking about it, heavily influencing your movement and fluency.
Tearing your ACL is a much bigger deal than ankle ligaments, so I can only imagine what that feels like. I really hope you're trolling.

 

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Originally posted by: Skeetnl
Date: November 08, 2012 at 03:28 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Nah people are overreacting, anyone complaining about this injury should be cut from the UFC

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MMAFTM13
Date: November 08, 2012 at 06:45 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Waarheid said:
I have torn my ligaments in my ankle about 10 months ago. It was the most painful experience I have ever been through, and I can still feel it everyday. Because you feel it all the time you also become more cautious and keep thinking about it, heavily influencing your movement and fluency.
Tearing your ACL is a much bigger deal than ankle ligaments, so I can only imagine what that feels like. I really hope you're trolling.
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Me too..I've had ruptured and torn ligaments in both ankles,both in the space of 1 year, and it felt like forever that they recovered..Even to this day they don't feel right and I've went up a shoe size,and this was like 3-4 years ago since it happened..
A ACL tear in the knee for sportsman is really bad..One soccer player in England had taken 18 months to recover and that's with the best physios and specialists around..

 

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Originally posted by: Spud
Date: November 08, 2012 at 09:16 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

You picked out 1 example of an athlete having a great comeback after an ACL injury, I bet there are a lot more where guys never came back the same.

 

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Originally posted by: abc0331
Date: November 08, 2012 at 09:39 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

Should ask Terrell Davis about that.
Not every football player bounces back from an injury like that.

 

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Originally posted by: Sedulous
Date: November 08, 2012 at 09:53 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/is-tearing-an-acl-that-big-of-a-deal.49158/

GSP is just being smart about it. If you rush your recovery and come back to soon, you could completely screw your entire career. If you remember, he hurt his knee but it wasn't as serious so he took a fight and was training. That's when he tore and had to have surgery. GSP has a lot to lose. He's doing everything right and making sure he is ready physically and mentally.