Do ligaments strengthen after surgery?

Aside from Prolotherapy , Surgery or strengthening the surrounding muscle / tendons is there any way at all you can strengthen ligaments thats available ?

I am 16 years old, and in the past 3 years, ive hurt both ankles Left ankle: a fracture, and several sprains Right ankle: a very bad sprain with possible torn ligaments, and another bad sprain with ligament damage i know i am only 16 and it doesn't seem...

How and to what extent can one strengthen tendons, ligaments and bones (also thicken bones)? I understand there is a supplement to strengthen ligaments, and calcium promotes bone density I believe, but besides dietary means Im looking at exercise techniques...

Several months ago, I fell while running. I initially though I had sprained my ankle, but it hadn't gotten better even after several months. My Achilles tendon hurts, and so does the bottom and sides of my heel. I may have torn the Achilles tendon and...

My friends own a St Bernard, and because their father passed away two years ago, they are financially tight. There is a surgery to repair the torn ligaments, but the vet seemed to indicate that sometimes it doesn't work. Is this a usual problem in St...

This year in football season i got cut wrong and i got a spiral break in my fibula and i broke off a piece of my heel and it tore all of the ligaments in my ankle. The ligaments that allow you to bend your ankle up are were i have major tears... there...

My 23-year-old Standardbred has slowly started having hip issues. We noticed him tracking weird at the walk last fall, but his trot and canter were normal (for an ex-pacer). Recently, we've learned that the ligaments in his hip have stretched because...

ok i recently got injured in a football match where i went over on my ankle and bruised the ligaments. I was told by the doctor to wait 4-6 weeks to return to sport but i recently ...show more

I'm about thirty years old and male. I’ve already seen several doctors (neurologist, physical therapist, orthopedic doctor, etc.), I’m addressing what appears to be the root cause of this problem (I was quasi-vegetarian and used...