CORE Omaha Physical Therapy Explains…
By Dr. Mark Rathjen PT DPT CSCS
CORE Physical Therapy & Sports Performance PC
Owner
17660 Wright St. 9/10/11
Omaha NE
Return to Sports Criteria in ACL reconstruction Rehab in Omaha
Whats does the Research say?
“The total rehabilitation period is expected to take around 9 months, during which the patient should be evaluated at frequent intervals by a licensed physical therapist in addition to a daily home exercise program. Prior to discharge from the rehabilitation program, patients should be evaluated by both the surgeon and physical therapist. Patients are encouraged to return to sports once they meet a set of perceptual, subjective, objective, neuromuscular, functional, sport-specific drills, and load management testing criteria.”
Whats does that mean?
Intensive rehab must be all inclusive for ACL rehab and specific to the sports involved. This will include strength Symmetry, balance and proprioceptive symmetry, demonstration of proper hips and leg mechanics for both legs during acceleration, deceleration and jump Mechanics. This will likely include contact simulation training if the sport requires it. Return to sports programs are tailored to the athletes and sports/positions involved, they are constantly being re assessed and evaluation on all variables by a trained DCORE octor of Physical Therapy. There is no substitute.
How can CORE help?
CORE specializes in sports rehab and brings more than 40 years of combined sport rehab experience for all levels and all types of athletes. Professional and amateur we have seen it all. We used the latest techniques to analyze movements and weakness to evolve the rehab for the most specific focus for the athletes involved. Our reputation is our greatest asset, and we have proven with results at all levels we can achieve success with our athletes at colleges and pro levels. We are happy to see all levels of active athletes and patients to get them to return to the highest level.
Core Physical Therapy and sports performance is a locally owned and operated physical therapy clinic that’s completely independent. We utilize the family first and the family oriented experience here as the core difference in our treatment programs in our protocol. We pull from decades of experience in the Omaha sports community.
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Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- PMID: 38659351
- PMCID: PMC11232915
- DOI: 10.7812/TPP/23.132
Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the most common orthopedic injuries among athletes. Although a small proportion of patients with isolated tears can return to sports after completing a nonsurgical rehabilitation program, ACL reconstruction is frequently recommended for young athletes, especially those with concomitant knee injuries or symptomatic knee instability. Alongside emerging evidence for the effect of prehabilitation, the current standard of care for postoperative ACL physical therapy includes pain control, range of motion, quadriceps strengthening, weight bearing, postoperative bracing, and dynamic limb stabilization and control. The early rehabilitation period includes non-weight-bearing exercises and passive range of motion, which is followed by a longer period of gradual strengthening focused on regaining preinjury strength, proprioception, and control with progressively more demanding dynamic movements. The total rehabilitation period is expected to take around 9 months, during which the patient should be evaluated at frequent intervals by a licensed physical therapist in addition to a daily home exercise program. Prior to discharge from the rehabilitation program, patients should be evaluated by both the surgeon and physical therapist. Patients are encouraged to return to sports once they meet a set of perceptual, subjective, objective, neuromuscular, functional, sport-specific drills, and load management testing criteria.
Keywords: ACL; and sports medicine; orthopedic; rehabilitation; surgery.