The bottom line
Matt Wedding played golf four months after surgery for his fourth ACL tear. He has done his physical therapy with Dr. Shannon Moloughney, PT, DPT, at Thrive in Belmar, NJ, and finishes most sessions in our Recovery Lounge. He has had no setbacks and expects two to three more months of work before he plays soccer again.
- Matt Wedding
- Soccer player and golfer
- ACL tear
- 4th
- Golf
- Back at 4 months
- Soccer
- 2–3 months to go
A fourth ACL tear
Matt plays soccer and golf, and this was the fourth time he had torn his ACL, the ligament that keeps the knee stable when you cut and pivot. That gave him other recoveries to compare this one with.
After this latest surgery he came to us for post-surgical rehab, doing physical therapy in Belmar with Dr. Shannon Moloughney, one of our physical therapists.
Physical therapy, then our Recovery Lounge
Most days Matt finishes his physical therapy session and walks over to our Recovery Lounge. He uses the sauna, puts on the Normatec compression boots, and ends in the cold plunge, which has two temperature levels so he can go colder on the days he wants to.
He says the lounge has helped with inflammation after each workout and has made him feel better throughout the recovery.
“It's been pretty much my sanctuary here for recovery.”
Back on the golf course at four months
About four months after surgery, Matt played golf for the first time, with the summer season in mind. He expects two to three more months of hard work before he feels confident stepping back onto the soccer field.
So far there have been no setbacks. Of all his ACL recoveries, he counts this as one of the quickest and smoothest, and he couldn't be happier with Shannon and with us at Thrive.
Key takeaways
- Matt was back playing golf four months after surgery for his fourth ACL tear, with no setbacks.
- Matt has done his physical therapy with Dr. Shannon Moloughney at Thrive in Belmar, NJ since the surgery for his fourth ACL tear.
- Matt ends most physical therapy sessions with the sauna, Normatec compression boots and cold plunge in Thrive's Recovery Lounge, which he says helps with inflammation.
- For Matt, soccer is next, about two to three months of hard work after his return to golf.
