Pain & Injury Management

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 We design and implement a stepwise exercise progression that starts with foundational movement and advances into sport-specific skills, volume, and intensity as the athlete demonstrates readiness 

 We apply S&C principles to improve work capacity, force production, and tissue tolerance so athletes build resilience and reduce re-injury risk 

 We recreate sport-like movements in a controlled environment to restore technical timing, decision-making, and confidence while limiting exposure to high-risk loading too early 

 We use validated performance tests to evaluate agility, strength, power, movement quality, and other functional metrics that guide progressions and return-to-play decisions 

 We continuously screen for pain, swelling, instability, and other warning signs, adjusting the plan immediately if a setback or compensatory pattern emerges 

  We work closely with physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other medical professionals to ensure exercise programming aligns with clinical goals and healing timelines 

• Comprehensive intake and medical review including injury history, surgical notes, imaging, physician restrictions, and rehab progress.
• Movement and load tolerance screening to safely determine which tests and intensities are appropriate.
• Performance battery capturing sprint mechanics, strength and power profiles, agility and COD performance, aerobic or metabolic capacity where relevant, and psychological readiness.
• Objective baseline report with prioritized deficits, symmetry thresholds, and initial phase goals 

• Phase 1 Protected Reintegration: Re-establish pain-free movement, neuromuscular control, and low-load strength.
• Phase 2 Capacity and Resilience: Increase strength, volume tolerance, and unilateral control with progressive metabolic and eccentric loading.
• Phase 3 Power and Reactivity: Restore rate of force development, plyometric responsiveness, and sport-specific reactivity.
• Phase 4 Controlled Sport Reintegration: Gradually reintroduce sport drills, unpredictability, and contact with monitored volume and intensity until full practice readiness 

• Gatekeeping criteria tied to test outcomes such as limb symmetry index, hop tests, force output, sprint thresholds, and pain-free range.
• Repeatable benchmarks used to authorize progression, maintain load prescriptions, or trigger regression and medical review.
• Quantified monitoring through session RPE, wearable data when available, and regular retests at key phase transitions 

• Shared RTP roadmap provided to athlete, coach, and medical team detailing phase goals, pass/fail criteria, and timeline expectations.
• Session notes and test reports stored and shared for transparent decision-making and efficient clinician-to-clinician handover.
• Education and informed consent for athletes and stakeholders on risk trade-offs, expected timelines, and regression rules.

• Stepwise practice entry moving from controlled drills to full practice and competition only after meeting clearance criteria.
• Post-return monitoring with scheduled check-ins and retesting at 4–12 week intervals to detect residual deficits.
• Long-term maintenance programming to convert rehab gains into durable performance and injury prevention.