I suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL), meniscus tear and I had knee surgery on my right knee in December 2018.
Doctors advised me that the expected recovery time was about 6-9 months.
At the time, I was advised to find a personal trainer ACL rehab London based to help me to recover but, I didn’t pay much attention to this.
After the surgery, I started the physiotherapy sessions.
I felt very well and optimistic but after 6 weeks I started to experience pain in the knee.
As the months were passing by, the pain became persistent from the very first steps in the morning.
Moreover, the knee pain was getting worse when I was exercising and also it extended up and down my leg, on the right hip and on the back-right side of my body.
Along with physiotherapy, I tried other procedures such as electrotherapy, laser therapy, massage and mechanical lymph drainage.
Unfortunately, the improvements I noticed weren’t lasting for the long term and I was always back to the same level of pain.
I found out about Jazz knee rehab services from my boss who was training with him after his ACL and meniscus surgery.
Ben was really happy with his knee rehabilitation and recommended me to contact Jazz.
I contacted Jazz nearly 9 months after the surgery.
I was in a severe health situation, physically and emotionally.
The knee was stiff and I was in pain at all times.
On a scale of 1 to 10 the knee pain was going up sharply to 5 out of 10, after only 200-300 m of walking.
On a daily basis, the pain was 5 out 10.
The pain was located right below the patella, on the tibia, on the back of the leg below the knee, with instant pain on both sides of the knee.
Also, I experienced daily pain at my right hip and lower back – right hand side.
I had lots of muscle tension and restrictions, lack of knee flexion on the back of the knee meaning I wasn’t able to walk properly.
I was having difficulty sitting and standing up, walking up and down the stairs, getting in and out of the car and reaching things on top shelves.
I couldn’t carry much weight in my hands and it was difficult to do the shopping.
I couldn’t even enjoy a walk in the park.
Shortly, my daily activities – walking, bending the leg, sitting, twisting, jumping, and running, catching the bus / tube – were conditioned by my knee.
On any day, there was nothing I was thinking of more than my knee pain and the related limited activities I was bound due to the botched post-surgery rehab.
I was frustrated, worried, sad and pessimistic.
When I started training with Jazz, I was in pain, my knee was in continuous flexion at all the time (I couldn’t straighten it), I was limping, I had a limited range of movements, and no muscle tone on my leg due to restricted movements for so long.
In our first meeting, Jazz asked me many specific questions which I was never asked and during the comprehensive knee rehab assessment.
He immediately pointed out to poor exercise form and many compensatory movements I developed while no other specialist before him did so.
I’ve never met someone so meticulous and dedicated in his field.
It helps because he is a Sports Injury Rehabilitation Specialist, a 2nd Generation Pilates Trainer, an Elite Personal Trainer & Sports Nutritionist with vast knowledge and many years of knee rehab experience.
I notice how passionate he is with his work.
He understands that each body reacts and recovers differently from knee surgery and every time we trained, he made exercise and movement adjustments on the spot depending on my limitations on the day.
Jazz has been 100% committed, patient, supportive and fully present from the beginning.
I started to notice improvements after the second session when the restriction from the back of the knee vanished.
I was finally able to walk properly, and able to fully extend the leg.
I couldn’t do this since Dec 2018.
Now, after 2 months of training with Jazz, the progress is more than obvious, noticed not only by myself but by all my family and friends as well.
The limping has been eliminated.
The pain level has been reduced with 80% and the range of movement also increased about 80 – 90 %.
The pain at my right hip and at the back has been eliminated.
I am now able to walk 6 km and I also enjoy going shopping.
On the top of this there are days with no pain at all, regardless of whether I walk or not.
I can finally see and feel the shape of my muscle on the affected leg.
At the beginning I had low endurance and low coordination levels.
I also suffered from poor balance and I had no strength.
All these qualities came back and improved significantly.
I always feel safe with Jazz while training to rehabilitate my knee.
His encouraging words help me to go through the knee rehabilitation and I’m so happy I improved so much.
Here are few more things I noticed:
– My body and exercise coordination: 80-90% improvement.
– The endurance: 80-90% improvement.
– Leg strength: 70-80% improvement.
– My flexibility: 80-90% improvement.
With Jazz’s careful guidance I was able to achieve in 2 months what I didn’t manage in 8 months.
He closely monitors my knee rehab progress, he always checks in on me between sessions and pays attention to any reaction of my body; there is nothing that could pass unobserved and/or unsolved.
I also appreciate that Jazz is not sessions based, but results oriented and I never feel rushed or unsafe during the sessions.
I’m so happy with my rehabilitation progress that I just bought another package of 20 sessions.
My ACL knee rehabilitation journey is ongoing but, with so much progress achieved now I look ahead with optimism because I know I am in the right hands.
I highly recommend him!
