@completeacl: In 2026, why are we still doing STRAIGHT leg raises with an extension lag (i.e. a bent knee)? 🤯 I personally don’t even prescribe an SLR to my ACL patients until they can get the knee straight and demonstrate that their quads are contracting. I think the SLR absolutely has its place, BUT I also think it can set ACLers up to feel like they’re failing. I see them prescribed immediately post-surgery, when there’s very little chance that person is going to be able to lift their leg completely straight. So before their rehab has even really started, they’re thinking they’re failing or falling behind because they can’t do the exercise they’ve been given. Get the knee straight. Get the quads contracting. Then we can worry about the straight leg raise.

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Tuesday 01 September 2026 08:16:59 GMT