ACL Return to Sport Testing – My Thoughts on The Hop Tests
After a patient undergoes ACL surgery and months of physical therapy, the most commonly asked question is, “when is the athlete ready to return to sports?” The hop tests are commonly used to assess whether athlete’s are safe to return to sport after ACL reconstruction. The four primary tests include the single hop for distance, […]
Treating The Injured Athlete – Providing The Highest Level of Care
Participation in sports is at an all time high and with that comes increasing injury rates. Recovering athletes need and deserve the proper level of care to not only recover from their current injury, but also reduce the likelihood of future ones. In order to properly treat athletes one must have a comprehensive understanding of […]
ACL Rehab – Finding The Right Physical Therapist Matters
In my opinion, not every physical therapist is qualified to treat ACLs from start to finish. While this statement may ruffle some feathers, let me present you with an analogy that may help put things in perspective. If your car starts having issues, do you take it to just any average mechanic or try to […]
Sports Injuries – Finding The Right Physical Therapist Matters
For athletes, playing sports is a way of life, it consumes much of the week and many of their friends are from the teams they play on. Missing practices and games can be extremely frustrating and the desire to get back to sport is the top priority. Finding the highest quality of care that’s the […]
The Void in ACL Recovery
I’ll start off by saying that ACL recovery is personal for me as I have suffered ACL tears in both knees. Looking at the staggering statistics of second ACL injuries, it makes me wonder how many can potentially be avoided with improved physical therapy. Research provides a range of second ACL injuries which includes re-tears […]