Moving beyond time-based clearance: using limb symmetry indexes, reactive strength ratios, and multidirectional braking mechanics to safeguard athletes returning to field competition.
Time-based post-operative clearance remains a primary driver of secondary ACL rupture in field sports. Modern rehabilitation demands objective biomechanical exit criteria.
Our Elite Rehab framework emphasizes braking rate of force development, trunk displacement control, and single-leg deceleration symmetry prior to full contact clearance.
Consultant physical therapist for premier league football and track athletes. Lead architect of the ProSCA Elite Rehab Specialization return-to-play assessment battery.
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