Ways to recover from ACL damage

The knee has four major ligaments surrounding it. There are two on either side that are outside the actual knee joint itself. The medial collateral ligament (MCL) is along the medial (“inner”) side of the knee whereas the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) is along the lateral (“outer”) side. In the interior of the knee, there are two ligaments that “crisscross” like a cross hence the term cruciate ligament. The ACL is the anterior cruciate ligament and the PCL is the posterior cruciate ligament.