Sports Ready serves as the vital bridge between standard clinical rehabilitation and a full return to peak athletic performance. While traditional physical therapy focuses on regaining basic mobility within a set number of sessions, this program utilizes specialized strength and agility training to ensure you are truly prepared for the demands of the game.
Your Timeline
Pre-Surgery
Post-injury and Pre-Surgery
Goals:
Understand what to expect following ACL injury
Quadriceps Neuromuscular control work
Restore Range of Motion (ROM)
Restore gait pattern
Assess Baseline strength testing of the contralateral side.
Surgery
Early Rehab
Restore ambulation
Restore ROM (Range of Motion)
Restore quad control
Start building strength and muscle mass
Start functional strength training
Middle Rehab
Start building single leg strength and control
Introduce dynamic movements
Introduce running
Late Rehab
Progress to higher impact activities
Progress to sprinting
Introduce sport specific training patterns
Restore limb symmetry
Level 1 Sports Ready
Goals:
Continue to build single leg strength
Build single leg jump height
Build competition specific patterns
Assessments:
Completed 1x/4-week session by PT
Level 2 Sports Ready
Goals:
Maximize single leg strength, power, and acceleration/deceleration abilities