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ACL Rehab: The Perfect Test
ACL Rehab Testing In the world of ACL rehab, we WISH we could find the perfect ACL test. The test that would tell us if an athlete is ready to…
Patient Care: Developing a Successful Strategy
Evidence Based Investigating “A strategy, in a world without a crystal ball, should only be judged on the quality of the process that was being utilized to make the decisions…
ACL Rehab: Timeline vs Criteria Based Progressions
A long term rehabilitation process such as ACL rehab is going to have several factors that will dictate the progression of an individual. With ACL rehab, as with all injuries,…
ACL Rehabilitation: Return To Sport Considerations
The return to sport decision making process can be daunting with ACL Rehabilitation. There are a lot of variables to consider and you are most likely dealing with an individual…
Early ACL Rehab Priorities
We love to talk about the end stages and return to sport ACL rehab, but oftentimes forget that in order to get there we had to start from somewhere! I…
ACL Rehab: Testing and Benchmarks
Testing is an integral part of ACL Rehab. We often think about and like to discuss end stage, return to sport testing. However, there is a tremendous amount of time…
The 3 Ingredients of a Good Test
Are you testing _____?! I think we’ve all had that discussion with a colleague or taken a stroll through social media that leaves a pit in our stomach. Are we…
Inertia: A tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged
Newton’s First Law of Motion: An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest. ⠀ “Nothing happens until something moves”⠀- Albert Einstein ⠀ What…
Tolerance vs. Capacity
What’s the difference?! Terms like “tolerance” and “capacity” get thrown around a lot these days in the worlds of reconditioning and performance. Oftentimes, there can be quite a bit of…
Pain + Reflection = Progress
In his book, “Principles”, Ray Dalio discusses the necessity of failure and frustration for improving problem solving abilities. He provides the simple equation Pain + Reflection=Progress to show the path…