ACL Rehabilitation with Co-founder of The Basketball Doctors, Dr. Marco Lopez, PT DPT CSCS.
In the session, we cover ACL injuries – with a focus on ACL rehabilitation to continue our conversation on ACL injuries from our last session with Dr. Jihad Abouali, MD.
Listen to an in-depth explanation of ACL rehabilitation, and a brief mechanism of injury breakdown of the recent case of NBA star, Jamal Murray.
The Basketball Doctors' mission is to empower the basketball community with evidence-based information relevant to injuries, injury prevention, and rehabilitation, as well as, movement re-training to optimize performance of all skill level athletes.
Marco Lopez was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s (USC) - Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. Prior to this he also attended USC where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Human Biology with an emphasis in Applied Physiology. From 2011 to 2014, he was a Student Athletic Trainer and a Physical Therapy Aide. He worked alongside the USC basketball, football, and volleyball teams.
Marco has a strong interest in ACL reconstruction rehab due to his own ACL reconstruction, which occurred in December 2017. Marco currently practices at Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Manhattan Beach, California.
Gabe Ignacio was born and raised in the Bay Area in Northern California, and currently resides in Orange County. He played basketball and golf competitively as a child and into high school, and had the opportunity to play on the D1 practice/scout basketball team at the University of the Pacific. Gabe received his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine and a minor in Psychology. After completing his undergraduate degree, Gabe entered USC’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Gabe currently practices at ProSport Physical Therapy & Performance at their Newport Beach/Costa Mesa location.
This KinectMD IG Live was led by our Co-founder, Dr. Idy Udoeyop, MD, featuring Dr. Marco Lopez PT DPT CSCS.
