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Patient Care: Developing a Successful Strategy

Evidence Based Investigating “A strategy, in a world without a crystal ball, should only be judged on the quality of the process that was being utilized to make the decisions being implemented and not solely on the outcome achieved. If you focus solely on the outcome, you will often confuse skill with luck.” – Larry…

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ACL Rehab: Timeline vs Criteria Based Progressions

A long term rehabilitation process such as ACL rehab is going to have several factors that will dictate the progression of an individual.  With ACL rehab, as with all injuries, we tend to have a general idea as to how long certain processes will take and when it is understood and expected for individuals to…

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ACL Rehabilitation: Return To Sport Considerations

The return to sport decision making process can be daunting with ACL Rehabilitation. There are a lot of variables to consider and you are most likely dealing with an individual who is eager to begin playing again. Taking the emotions out of the process and having a systematic approach to the decision can go a…

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ACL Rehab Knee Test

Early ACL Rehab Priorities

We love to talk about the end stages and return to sport ACL rehab, but oftentimes forget that in order to get there we had to start from somewhere! I absolutely LOVE the first month of ACL rehab. Maybe even more than the later stages of rehab.  Many clinicians I run into will talk about…

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ACL Rehab Knee Test

ACL Rehab: Testing and Benchmarks

Testing is an integral part of ACL Rehab. We often think about and like to discuss end stage, return to sport testing. However, there is a tremendous amount of time and work that takes place prior to even getting to that point. Whether it be an initial evaluation, progress note, discharge day or even just…

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The 3 Ingredients of a Good Test

Are you testing _____?!  I think we’ve all had that discussion with a colleague or taken a stroll through social media that leaves a pit in our stomach.  Are we missing the boat by not including (insert assessment)? We rush into the clinic to add this new assessment only to realize you don’t have the…

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Inertia: A tendency to do nothing or remain unchanged

⁠Newton’s First Law of Motion: An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest. ⁠⠀ “Nothing happens until something moves”⁠⠀- Albert Einstein ⁠⠀ What is the initial state of your client? Are they simply sitting atop a hill awaiting for a nudge?  Or are they actively flying down a…

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Tolerance vs. Capacity

What’s the difference?! Terms like “tolerance” and “capacity” get thrown around a lot these days in the worlds of reconditioning and performance. Oftentimes, there can be quite a bit of confusion as they are often cited incorrectly or interchangeably. We pose the question: in this particular instance, do semantics matter? Providing clean definitions and examples…

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Pain + Reflection = Progress

In his book, “Principles”, Ray Dalio discusses the necessity of failure and frustration for improving problem solving abilities. He provides the simple equation Pain + Reflection=Progress to show the path to improvement when challenged. To instill this process in his employees, he created a “pain button” app. They are prompted to open the app and…

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Mentorship: Beyond Just Teaching

Just the word “mentorship” often means different things to different people. What exactly is mentorship and what do we expect to receive from it? It may convey the idea of teaching someone all the knowledge you possess. It may be taking someone under your wing and investing in their personal and professional growth. It may…

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