It takes a minimum of eight weeks of a good program before you should attempt to go back to more demanding sports. At the University of Calgary we have been developing some performance standards to determine when people are ready to return. But even then I suggest they control the situation by using drills at first rather than risking reinjury. Don't make hasty decisions about surgery. The fear factor is very high at this point in time.
People jump into surgery with very unrealistic expectations.
They seem to think that surgery will miraculously make their knee normal, protect them from injury, prevent other knee problems from happening, and save their social life. The impact releases his left ski binding and he slides down the hill to a stop. Surgery or NOT Perhaps the most difficult decision for the active skier is whether to have an ACL reconstruction. There are great examples about how reconstructive surgeries can work . The college quarterback returned after ACL reconstruction to lead his team to the championship.