Agility Progression Post-Injury: Physical Therapy Guide
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In today's video we go over Agility Progression Post-Injury: Physical Therapy Guide
Struggling to safely advance your post-op patients into agility drills? Are you concerned about re-injury rates during return to sport? In this video, we break down a clear, step-by-step approach to introducing and progressing agility exercises after major injury or surgery, like ACL reconstruction.
We'll cover everything from ensuring a 'quiet knee' and achieving proper symmetry, to practical drills like lateral lunges, sled drags, ladder drills, and advanced shuffling techniques.
You'll learn:
✅ How to assess readiness for agility progression.
✅ Key strengthening exercises in the frontal plane.
✅ Progressive plyometric and agility drills to build confidence and reduce re-injury risk.
✅ Practical tips for adding neurocognitive demands.
✅ How to tailor drills to specific sports and demands.
Let's get your patients moving confidently and safely.
TIMELINE
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:23 - Why Care About Agility?
- 1:01 - Goals Before Starting
- 1:32 - Symmetry Goals
- 1:54 - Frontal Plane Strength
- 2:32 - Sled Work
- 3:03 - Pogo Jumps
- 3:21 - Dynamic Warm-up
- 4:06 - Agility Ladders
- 6:10 - Frequency Drills
- 7:47 - Low Box Drills
- 9:37 - Shuffling
- 11:22 - Forward Run to Backpedal
- 13:23 - Lateral Run
- 15:57 - Neurocognitive Demand
- 17:07 - Sport Specificity
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- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS
Show Notes / Relevant Articles:
- FPF Mini Course - 7 Reasons Why Injuries Happen in the Gym and What to do About it
- My FAVORITE Return to Run Progressions After Injury
- Want EFFECTIVE ACL-R Recovery? Learn to Strength Test
- Return To Sports BETTER With These Post-Surgery Jump Exercises!
- 12 Keys to Post-Operative ACL-Reconstruction Physical Therapy
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Dan Pope DPT, OCS, CSCS
References:
- O'Dowd DP, Stanley J, Rosenfeldt MP, Walsh S, Twaddle B, De Ruiter L, Crua E, Monk AP, Walsh S. Reduction in re-rupture rates following implementation of return-to-sport testing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in 313 patients with a mean follow-up of 50 months. J ISAKOS. 2024 Jun;9(3):264-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jisako.2024.01.005. Epub 2024 Jan 11. PMID: 38218452.