Most definitely proceed, especially in the initial stages, with caution but then reassess what the athlete can and can’t handle safely.
Charlotte injury? I’m not sure which one that might be.
Oh yeah, I did hear about Thomas Davis and was wondering the same thing about whether or not they brought him back too soon. Thanks for the link.
It’s somewhat(?) similar to the presentation I saw from Al Vermeil in 1999 when, though he was not really referring to a rehab situation, he was describing a potential scenario of working with a young athlete who had exhibited ability beyond his/her age. I think his main point is that they did not suddenly need the advanced program to progress them further and though they might be capable of some adult-like performances that they were likely deficient in other areas. His feeling was that this person, theoretically, was probably still in need of shoring up some areas of fitness/general training.
Great points ESTI, Pioneer. To follow along what you guys were saying, again I was blessed to have a good ATC. I told him on day 1 I need my speed back an they did not hold back at all, granted therapy hurt like no other but I was back walking and training hard quicker than the norm.
Highlander-
That is exactly what I did with my first acl. I ended back in therapy after running the whole summer AAU season. Barwis and football is not a concern. I went to the doc that did my first acl and Michigan wasn’t happy about that. I also only have one season of eligibility left.
Esti-
I got a patellar tendon graft. I’ve been hitting it pretty hard. With this being my second acl, I knew what I could handle. What is the screen that you have your acl athletes pass after therapy?
Pioneer-
I was lucky enough to have a great therapist out a Medsport. I was lifting heavy at about 3 months. With my first acl i had a cautious therapist that did not want to stress anything. Needless to say, when I was released to run, it wasn’t good. I ended back up in therapy at Medsport and got it right before indoor track season.
knows ACL’s. He has worked with some of the athletes I have trained, including a non contact ACL rupture. He is correct from my point of view. Most PT’s I have seen have done a piss poor job. I think it stems from 2 fronts. One, from a business standpoint, it makes sense to max out the recovery process for the PT clinic. Pads the bottom line. Second, most of them don’t do anything other than what I call “cookbook” rehab. They do A, followed by B, etc. My question is what happens when things don’t progress according to what the set outcomes are thought to be? Too often the therapy is both conservative and rather unimaginative. I have done back sugery rehabs where a carpenter went through physical therapy and “work hardening”. 18 months off on L5-S1 laminectomy. I got him for 3 weeks, back to work, no problems. They never even stretched his hamstrings. You could play a banjo on them. I stretched the hell, out of him ans was aggressive on strength training. Ridiculous.