ACL Rehab for the Athlete: What Should it Look Like?
ACL Rehab for the Athlete: What Should it Look Like? If you have suffered and ACL injury, you likely know that you have a long road ahead of you before you even think about playing sports again. After an ACL reconstruction, you will need to undergo at least 9 months of rehab before returning to sport. During these months you will go through many different stages of rehab each with a different primary focus. According to an ACL Rehab Guide published in 2013, there are 5 phases of rehab: Recovery from Surgery Strength and Neuromuscular Control Running, Agility, and Landings Return to Sport Prevention Re-injury You will notice that there is no time frame on the phases. This is to limit progression for the sake of progression at different time points. Time post surgery progression has the potential to shift focus off of the goals of our rehab as outlined in the various stages and onto time since surgery. Time since surgery is ...