Recover

After ACL surgery, going back to cutting and contact sport before nine months doubles the re-injury risk, and passing strength and hop tests cuts it sharply. The numbers, the tests, the 90 percent catch, and why the other knee matters too.

After rotator cuff surgery, most people sleep best propped up at about 30 degrees with a pillow under the elbow. The setup that works, safe positions, handling night pain, and how long it takes for sleep to come back.

Knee replacement recovery takes about a year, not three months. What to expect week by week, why getting the knee straight early matters more than bending it, what’s normal that scares people, and when to call your surgeon.

A stiff shoulder after rotator cuff surgery is common, usually settles within a year, and early on is often a sign the repair is holding. How it differs from frozen shoulder and a re-tear, what helps, and the hidden infection to rule out.

ACL reconstruction recovery takes 9 to 12 months before cutting sport. The month-by-month timeline, why months three to six are the riskiest, the four things that matter most early on, and when to call your surgeon.

Bunion surgery recovery: about six weeks in a post-op shoe, roomy normal shoes from six to eight weeks, most activities by three months, and swelling that can last up to a year. Why your operation type changes everything, week by week.

Rotator cuff surgery takes about an hour. Recovery takes six months to a year, and the first six weeks are spent protecting the repair, not using the arm. The timeline week by week, the rules that matter, and when to call your surgeon.