Ruptured ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Knee Ligaments
The Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) is located inside the knee joint and connects the thighbone to the shinbone. The PCL is the strongest ligament in the knee, making it the least likely to be damaged. The main function of the PCL is to prevent posterior instability of the knee joint. PCL injuries are usually caused by a hard fall on a bent knee or a direct blow to the front of the knee. PCL injuries are seen in sports such as football, baseball, soccer and skiing. PCL injuries are also common in car accidents when a person's knee hits the dashboard. Though less common, PCL injuries can result from overstretching or pulling of the ligament.
Symptoms of a PCL injury include pain, swelling, stiffness, difficulty walking, and a feeling of instability in the knee joint.
PCL injuries can range from a slight tear to a complete rupture. Please see the guide below to determine which Grade your PCL injury is:
Grade 1: Strain or slight tear - No loss of function
Grade 2: Partial tear - Minor loss of function
Grade 3: Complete tear - Significant loss of function
If you have a Grade 1 or Grade 2 PCL injury, you can use our ColdCure® and BFST® Leg Wraps to heal and feel better. If you have a Grade 3 PCL tear, you may require surgery, but you can still use our products to help speed up your recovery after surgery.
You don't have to wait for endless months in pain. You can heal much more quickly with the right treatment. For a PCL injury, blood flow is the most critical element in rapid recovery. Blood Flow Stimulation Therapy™ (BFST®) gives your PCL the blood flow it needs to heal quickly and completely.
BFST® brings extra oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the injured area - a requirement for the body to heal itself. Unfortunately, an injured PCL at rest often has restricted blood flow, which in turn limits the body's ability to heal. Physical activity will promote blood flow but all too often it also results in small but frequent re-injury, which extends your healing time and greatly increases the amount of scar tissue that develops. With a King Brand® BFST® Knee Wrap, blood flow can be stimulated in your injured PCL while you are at rest. With improved blood flow and without physical activity and the risk of re-injury, you can recover from your PCL injury at a surprisingly rapid rate.
The BFST® Leg Wrap is designed to stimulate blood flow to help heal your injured PCL. This is not a heating pad. Heating pads have very little therapeutic value since they only heat the surface of the skin. This does nothing to heal the damaged tissues deep below your skin. The BFST® Leg Wrap emits deep stimulating EMR energy. This energy penetrates below your dermal (fat and skin) layer to target the damaged tissues and promote blood flow. This healthy blood flow works to accelerate the healing process by improving the circulation in your PCL. Heating pads can't do this. The BFST® Leg Wrap also has 3 levels, allowing you to increase the power of your treatments as your PCL heals. Since the Wrap and the Energy Web® mold to the exact shape of the back of your knee, you always get an even distribution of energy over your entire injury. This can be a very hard area to target effectively, but the BFST® Leg Wrap provides complete coverage.
Painkillers mask the pain and cause you to continue to stress and injure your PCL. This only makes things worse. It is understandable that people need relief from the pain, so if you have to take painkillers, try to restrict them to times when you are off your feet. You can use painkillers to help you sleep. Using them when you are active is a recipe for permanent damage.
The safest and most effective pain reliever for LCL injuries is a ColdCure® Leg Wrap. It wraps around the back of your knee and applies cold compression to the area of your injury, providing fast relief of pain and swelling. This innovative device is incredibly soothing and protects your LCL from further strain. The painkilling element is actually incredibly powerful and it works instantly - there's no 20 minute wait like with pills.
PCL injuries can be extremely painful and debilitating. NSAIDs such as ASA, acetaminophen or ibuprofen are often used to treat the pain but these drugs do nothing to treat the actual condition. In fact, NSAIDs are known blood thinners and make the bleeding worse for fresh tissue injuries. Typical pain medications actually interfere with the healing process. Cortisone injections are used in extreme cases but these too are intended to address the pain. They do not promote healing of the injury itself and they put you at a very high risk of further injury.
The ColdCure® Leg Wrap is designed to alleviate the pain and swelling associated with PCL injuries. Getting rid of the swelling and inflammation is the first step in the healing process. The combination of our compression wrap and cold gels results in maximum relief of your symptoms. Both the Wrap and the gel packs are specially designed to conform to the back of your knee, so you always get an even distribution of cooling power over your LCL. Our RigiGel® packs have 3x more cooling power than ordinary gel packs, meaning longer treatments without having to swap the gel packs as often. RigiGel® packs also contain 10x more gel than ordinary packs, meaning superior coverage of the injured area. Our amazing RigiGel® formula isn't like regular gel formulas. RigiGel® doesn't move around inside the pack - it stays in place to target your injury. This means you always get an even and consistent treatment, every time. And keeping the cold on your injured LCL is important if you want to relieve the pain as quickly as possible.
If you want to heal your PCL as quickly and completely as possible, you need to rest sufficiently. Stop doing the activity that caused your PCL injury. Avoid any physical activity that could cause further injury to your PCL. You may even want to consider using crutches to keep the weight off your injured knee and prevent re-injury. Try to rest your PCL as much as you can. Around the 4-6 week mark you can start doing some light stretching and strengthening exercises. Slowly work your way back to your regular level of activity. Continue doing regular BFST® treatments to maintain the healing you've done. Do a ColdCure® treatment if you experience any flare-ups of pain and swelling once you've healed.
King Brand® soft tissue rehabilitation medical products are the #1 choice by top Athletic Therapists and Medical Practitioners worldwide. We provide guaranteed results and customer satisfaction. Like all King Brand® products, there simply isn't a better performing option. All King Brand® products come with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Try our products and if you are not completely impressed, you can send them back for a full refund. We know you will love them though because thousands of people already use them and rave about the results.
King Brand's® ColdCure® and BFST® products are FDA Registered medical devices. They are intended to prevent, treat and cure soft tissue injuries and chronic conditions. Part of being FDA Registered means that our products are made from high quality, biocompatible materials. These devices are manufactured and tested to the highest safety standards in the industry.
