Ep. 17: ACL Return to Sport Profiling

In this episode we discuss testing and profiling athletes following ALCR with Madi Franek and Brandon Surber. Topics Include Important considerations for strength testing athletes during ACLR rehab Practical applications for assessing explosiveness and reactive strength in the clinic Horizontal deceleration and how it applies to ACL rehab Long term rehab frameworks Madi Franek twitter: madisonfranek instagram: dr.madison.franek Brandon Surber twitter: @BSurberATPT instagram: B_Surber4 [email protected] References 1. Essential guide to testing and profiling an athlete during rehabilitation and return to play following ACLR 2. Harper DJ, McBurnie AJ, Santos TD, et al. Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Performance Requirements of Horizontal Deceleration: A Review with Implications for Random Intermittent Multi-Directional Sports. Sports Med. 2022;52(10):2321-2354. doi:10.1007/s40279-022-01693-0 3. Harper DJ, Cohen DD, Carling C, Kiely J. Can Countermovement Jump Neuromuscular Performance Qualities Differentiate Maximal Horizontal Deceleration Ability in Team Sport Athletes? Sports. 2020;8(6):76. doi:10.3390/sports8060076 4. Harper DJ, Cohen DD, Rhodes D, Carling C, Kiely J. Drop jump neuromuscular performance qualities associated with maximal horizontal deceleration ability in team sport athletes. European Journal of Sport Science. 2022;22(7):1005-1016. doi:10.1080/17461391.2021.1930195 Thanks for listening and as always, please let us know if you have any questions, recommendations, or topics you would like us to cover! More About Us: Website: https://athletesfirstperformance.weebly.com/ Instagram: @athletes_first_physio Run Time: 1:23:06 Released on September 24th, 2022