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The
following functional / sports tests are designed to assess at what level a patient
is following knee surgery--specifically, ACL reconstruction. It is to assertain
to the physician, physical therapist and the patient where specific deficits or
weaknesses are. It makes it much easier to address specific components of one's
rehab once they have been demonstrated.
SPORTS
TEST -- LEVEL I
2
MONTHS POST-OP ACL SURGERY
Michael
J. Mullin, ATC, PTA
Double knee bends with
stretch cord
2 sets of 2 minutes @ 30 per minute
Single knee bends
Involved side without
stretch cord
Noninvolved side with stretch cord
2
sets of 1 minute @ 30 per minute
Linebackers
2
minutes @ 45 per minute
Lateral leaps without
stretch cord
2
sets of 1 minute
Walk / run against stretch
cord
3 minutes
forward and backward
Balance board squats
2
sets of 1 minute without touching edges on ground
SPORTS
TEST -- LEVEL II 3
MONTHS POST-OP ACL SURGERY Michael
J. Mullin, ATC, PTA
Double knee bends with
stretch cord
2
sets of 3 minutes @ 30 per minute
Single knee bends with
stretch cord
2
sets of 1 minute @ 30 per minute
Hamstring carpet drags
with stretch cord
2
sets of 50 reps
Lateral leaps onto a
balance board
Both
directions for 2 sets of 1 minute @ 20 per minute
Two-legged hop for
distance
3
trys
Slide board
2
sets of 2 minutes
SPORTS
TEST -- LEVEL III
4
MONTHS POST-OP ACL SURGERY
Michael
J. Mullin, ATC, PTA
Double knee bends with
stretch cord
5
minutes @ 30 per minute
Single knee bends (bilateral)
2 ½ minutes
@ 30 per minute
Lateral agility with
stretch cord
4 foot distance / As many as possible in 1 minute
Single
leg hop for distance
3 trys with each leg
Alternating hop for
distance
Right, left, right, jump
Left, right, left, jump
3
trys
Single
leg box agility (bilateral)
40 hops / measuring time and # of misses
Clockwise and counter clockwise
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