Hello a couple weeks ago in health class we were set a task. We were required to choose a health topic to work on, Nuu and I decided on ACL tears.
First, we had to make 6 Questions:
- How do you tear your ACL?
- What short-term and long-term effects does the ACL tear have?
- What are 2 perspectives on tearing your ACL?
- How do we minimise health with an ACL tear?
- How does an ACL tear affect your mental health?
- What are the positive and negative outcomes of an ACL tear?
Then we had to answer those questions:
1. A twisting of the leg while applying full downward pressure and the bones in your knees tear apart
2. (ST) Knee pain, swelling. (LT) Unable to return to the sport, overall reduced activity.
3. Perspective 1: “I can’t play sports :(”. Perspective 2: “It’s ok, I get to spend more time with my family :)”.
4. Use a weight distributor like a brace or crutches to minimize the amount of weight you put onto your torn ACL.
5. You can’t do the sports you love anymore, making you sad and angry.
6. It’s harder to do daily life challenges like getting out of bed walking to the living room showering. An ACL tear gives you more time to do it.
Then we had a discovery task. Nuu and I did a slideshow with 2 videos of Nuu and I recreating scenarios in which you would tear your ACL. The slideshow link is under this.
Thanks for Reading

