Click to edit Master title style Disclaimers Click to edit Master title style Return to Play Following Knee Injury or Surgery None to Report Mike Ryan, PT,ATC,CES,PES Take Home Points Evaluation & Rehab 101 Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style 1. Know Basic Pillars of Knee Function. 2. Ask the Right Questions to Reveal Details of Pain, Limitations & Concerns. 3. Determine Key Issue(s). 4. Resolve Issue(s). 5. Educate Athlete. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Knee Injuries vary in many ways: Anatomy MOI Evaluation Secondary Injury(s) Observation ROM MMT Special Test Palpation Dx 7. Rehab Plan 8.Implement the Rehab Plan 9. Re-Assess the Athlete 10. Adjust the Rehab Plan 11. Re-Implement Rehab Plan The Best Evaluators Master the Skill of Asking Great Questions… ….then the Art of Shutting Up. 1 “It’s Just a Knee Sprain” “It’s Just a Knee Sprain” Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Are any two knee injuries ever the same? Are any two knee injuries ever the same? “It’s Just a Knee Sprain” Click to edit Master title style Sport/Position Other LE Injury Hx Brace Need for Stability/Mobility Location of Symptoms Are any two knee injuries ever the same? Click edit#1 Master title style My to Rule for Any Player Varying Factors for a Knee Injury Click to edit Master title style Returning to Play Click edit#1 Master title style My to Rule for Any Player Returning to Play “Can the player protect themselves?” 2 Elements of Knee RTP Click to edit Master title style 1. Subjective 2. Special Ortho Tests - X-Ray/MRI - Stability Tests -Functional Tests 3. Symmetrical Walking 4. Progressive Running 5. Quad Strength 6. “Get Off’s” 7. Progressive Agility Drills 8. Circle Drills 9. “Pushing on a Fat Guy” 10. Positional Drills 11. Repeat Ortho Exam 12. Subjective Dialogue The Rehab Game Changers The Rehab Game Changers Click to edit Master title style Injury The Rehab Game Changers Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Injury The Player Injury The Player Human Factor The Rehab Game Changers The Rehab Game Changers Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Injury The Player Human Factor Environment Injury The Player Human Factor Environment $$$ 3 The Rehab Game Changers The Rehab Game Changers Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Injury The Player Human Factor Environment $$$ The WTF’s Injury The Player Human Factor Environment $$$ The WTF’s TBD Click to edit Master title style Click to edit titleto style Don’t beMaster Afraid Say: “I Don’t Know” In Closing….. Care & Educate Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master title style Have a Plan & Plenty of Backups 4 Click to edit Master title style 5
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