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A member asked:
How can i speed up rehab my knee (sprained mcl) so i can get back to basketball faster?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Motion/strength: You cannot really speed up the healing of the mcl. It will take 2-3 months to heal regardless of how it is treated. However, knee motion and quad strength can easily worsen as a result of mcl tears. If you work on motion and work on quad strengthening, this will not happen and you will be much faster on your road to recovery back onto the court.
Answered 8/19/2013
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MCL recovery: Some anecdotal accelerated improvent seen in athlete with the use of platelet rich plasma injection. Controversial but commonly used in division 1 sports and for professional athletes.
Answered 7/26/2012
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