Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
🚨 So You Tore Your ACL... Now What? 🚨
20
items Welcome to the world's least exclusive club.
Whether you're icing a swollen knee, counting down to surgery, or surviving the first few weeks of recovery, these are the products that made life easier, less painful, and a little less frustrating. (Fro...
The RICE method becomes your personality after an ACL tear. Having multiple large ice packs means you always have one frozen and ready for swelling flare-ups.
Flexikold Gel Cold Pack
Whether you choose a knit, copper, or gel included sleeve, they’re helpful both before surgery and during later stages of rehab for support, comfort, and swelling control.
Sports Compression Knee Sleeves
Your hips, quads, calves, and hamstrings get incredibly tight during recovery. A foam roller helps keep everything moving!
Foam Roller For Muscle Recovery Therapy
One of the most-used rehab tools you'll own. Great for quad sets, glute work, hamstring strengthening, and progression exercises.
Mini Loop Bands, Set of 3 Levels : Light, Medium, Heavy
Perfect for heel slides, range-of-motion exercises, and moving your leg when your knee & muscles don’t want to cooperate.
Yoga Strap
Stacking pillows sounds good until they slide everywhere. A wedge pillow keeps your leg elevated properly to reduce swelling.
Large Wedge Pillow
One of those purchases that are easy to forget about. You think any chair or bench will work until you try it. If you think you don’t need a back rest, you absolutely do. The pain when showering the first few times after surgery was debilitating. A g...
Bath Bench with Microban & Back Rest
Helpful for circulation and managing swelling, especially during those first few weeks. If you can’t get up and move, absolutely be wearing compression socks. DVT is no joke.
Compression Socks
Many ACL rehab protocols eventually use cycling to regain motion and improve blood flow.
Mini Trainer Bike with Monitor
ACL recovery isn't just about strength. It's also about retraining balance and stability. By challenging your balance, you support your body’s awareness of where your joint is in space, and engage supportive muscles to promote stability.
Stability Disc
Recovery creates muscle tightness everywhere. A massage gun helps loosen up sore muscles between PT sessions.
Hot and Cold Deep Tissue Massager
Hydration supports healing, and fewer trips across the house while on crutches is always a win.
FreeSip Reusable Water Bottle
You'll spend a lot of time sitting with your leg elevated. A lap desk makes eating, working, reading, and scrolling much easier!
The Big One® Collapsible Lapdesk with Handles
Recovery requires protein. Having easy grab-and-go options can help support muscle maintenance while activity is limited.
Nurri 30g Protein Vanilla Milk Shake 11 fl. oz., 12 pk.
Because carrying things while using crutches feels impossible. A backpack quickly becomes your mobile storage unit.
Bonus Idea: Lightweight Backpack
Nothing humbles you faster than dropping your phone while you're on crutches. A grabber tool saves countless trips up and down, helps you pick up dropped items without risking a fall, and keeps you from having to do an awkward one-legged squat every ...
Bonus Idea: Pickup and Reach Tool
The last thing you want is your phone dying because the nearest outlet is six feet too far away.
Bonus Idea: Micro USB-C 10 ft Charging Cable
The first few days after surgery can make showering difficult, exhausting, or completely off-limits. Body wipes are a lifesaver when you need a quick refresh and don't have the energy for a full shower.
Bonus Idea: Deodorant Wipes
After surgery, your body is working overtime to heal. Amino acids can help support muscle recovery and may be especially useful when activity levels are limited and maintaining muscle mass becomes a challenge.
Bonus Idea: EAA BCAA Hydration
Nobody warns you how much ice you'll go through. If you're using an ice machine or icing around the clock, your freezer and ice maker may surrender almost immediately. Save yourself the headache and stock up early.
Bonus Idea: THE BIG BAG of ice