Want EFFECTIVE ACL-R Recovery? Learn to Strength Test
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In today's video we go over When is it SAFE to return to sport after ACL-reconstruction?
Are your athletes really ready to return to sport after ACL reconstruction? Sending them back too soon can lead to re-injury and even retirement. In this video, we'll break down the EXACT return-to-sport testing battery used in a 2024 study that showed a 36% REDUCTION in re-injury rates when passed! (Dowd et al. 2024)
We'll cover:
✅ Single Leg Hop Test (with crucial movement quality tips!)
✅ Triple Hop Test
✅ Crossover Hop Test
✅ Box Drop Vertical Jump Test
✅ Modified T-Test (agility testing)
And finally you’re get your answer on when is it SAFE for your athletes to return to sport after ACL-reconstruction or other knee, hip, and ankle surgeries!
TIMELINE
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:26 - Why are RTS criteria important?
- 01:14 - RTS for other injuries
- 01:34 - What should an RTS Battery contain?
- 02:53 - Single-Leg Hop Test
- 03:37 - Movement quality
- 05:33 - Triple Hop Test
- 06:09 - Triple Crossover Hop Test
- 06:36 - Box-drop Vertical Jump Down
- 07:40 - Modified Agility T-test
- 08:24 - Correcting Compensations
I'm ready!
- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS
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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.
- Xiao M, van Niekerk M, Trivedi NN, Hwang CE, Sherman SL, Safran MR, Abrams GD. Patients Who Return to Sport After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Have Significantly Higher Psychological Readiness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 3744 Patients. Am J Sports Med. 2023 Aug;51(10):2774-2783. doi: 10.1177/03635465221102420. Epub 2022 Jun 20. PMID: 35722814.