One of the most essential parts of ACL rehabilitation is regaining strength in the leg. Traditionally, rehab specialists have been guilty of underloading people during the rehabilitation of these injuries.

Ah, the old “3 sets of 10.”

In this episode, we review a recent journal article that compares the outcomes of two different set and rep schemes during ACL rehabilitation.

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Hamstring strains continue to rise in sports.  As we continue to learn more, the evolution of our rehabilitation programs has also evolved.

Here are our current thoughts on how fast to progress athletes back to sports after a hamstring strain.

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Objective strength testing is always important to document progress and ensure that patients are ready for the next phase of rehabilitation.

But, when do you start testing strength with a hand-held dynamometer after rotator cuff repair surgery?

We discuss on this episode of the podcast.

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Low back pain injuries are common in athletes, and often present differently than the typical orthopedic disc-related neurogenic pain.

In this episode, we discuss a recent review article on the diagnosis and management of low back pain in athletes.

It was nice to see this topic applied to a specific athletic population and include recommendations on treatment as well as evidence-based lifting modifications.

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As we continue to learn more and more about arthrogenic muscle inhibition after ACL reconstruction surgery, we can continue to build better rehabilitation programs for our athletes.

In this episode, the team discusses a recent review article on AMI and its impact on postoperative rehabilitation and return to sport decision-making.

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In this podcast, we review a recent article on the effect of strength training on running economy and performance.

Many people have been advocating for incorporating more strength training into the routine of runners for some time.  It’s nice to see research emerging to continue supporting this.

A simple strength training program can improve running performance.

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Swelling and quadriceps muscle weakness are not uncommon after ACL reconstruction, and can even persist for several months.

Athletes want to get back to running and eventually their sport as fast as they can. But sometimes using time-based criteria is not optimal.

In this episode, we answer a question about whether an athlete should start running 5 months after an ACL reconstruction, even though they have persistent swelling and very low quad strength compared to the other limb.

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Over the last several years, the PT community has grown more convinced that athletes should not return to sport earlier than nine months.

Research reports suggested that 9 months was a magic number. But what if your patient looks amazing at 8 months?

In this episode, we review a recent article that showed that athletes returning earlier than 9 months were not at more risk if they met the proper objective criteria.

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The debate over postoperative rehabilitation after rotator cuff repair continues to evolve.

In this episode of the podcast, we review a recent article that looked at outcomes between two groups, one that was stiff and one that wasn’t.

Here are our thoughts on the paper.

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It's important to have objective test data to safely progress patients and return them to sport after injuries like ACL reconstruction.

Isokinetic testing is still the gold standard. However, the machines are large and expensive, and they are used much less frequently.

We don’t even have an isokinetic machine at Champion.

Here’s what we do instead.

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