1. Knee Rehab

2. When injuries occur, the focus of the athlete shifts from injury prevention to injury treatment and rehabilitation Treatment and rehabilitation (for that athlete!) Injury prevention

3. Overall Goals of Knee Rehab To prevent de-conditioning To restore the injured part to a pre- injury state

4. Short Term Goals Controlling pain ◦IB’s Maintaining or improving flexibility Restoring or increasing strength Reestablishing neuromuscular control Maintain level of CV fitness

5. Long Term goals To return the injured athlete to practice or competition as quickly and safely as possible

6. Components of a Rehab Program Restore muscle strength and endurance Reestablish neuromuscular control Maintain CR and body conditioning Restore full ROM Control Pain

7. Functional Activities (progression) Walking ◦Forward, backward, straight line, curve Jogging ◦Straight, curve, uphill, downhill Running ◦Forward, backward Sprinting ◦Straight, curve, large & small figure eight, zigzag, carioca

8. Return to Play Criteria Full ROM Full Strength Pain Free

9. Designing a rehab Program Heel slides (ROM) Quadriceps contractions Knee extension no weight (short arc) 4 way Hip exercises(add, abd, flxn, ext) Pilates: clams/90/90 Theraball: adductor squeezes, reverse planks, hamstring curls no bridge Bike workout Stretching Phase 1

10. Designing a rehab Program Knee Extension PRE’s Thera hamstring curls w/bridge PRE’s Theraball squats Calf raises ½ lunges, chops, chicken foot 4 way Hip exercises tubing (Pilates, add, abd, flxn, ext) Balancing eyes open, Floor to BOSU or trampoline Monster walk….. Teetter-totters Phase 2

11. Designing a Rehab Program Con’t BOSU ball work 2 foot jumping (front back and lateral ) Full lunges (matrix) Balancing eyes closed, OR catching a ball… Versa loop/monsters PRE w/lateral movement Bike workout Phase 3 Be creative! Running Jumping Drills Sports Specific

12. 1. What rehab exercise are they working on? 2. How could you make this sports specific?

13. 3. What is this exercise? 4. What muscle(s) is she working? 5. How could you make this into a phase 1 exercise?

14. 6. How could you make lunges into a Phase 1,2,3 exercise?

15. 7. Which phase would this fall into? 8. How could you make it a different phase?