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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.

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SPORTS TEST -- LEVEL I
2 MONTHS POST-OP ACL SURGERY
Michael J. Mullin, ATC, PTA
  1. Double knee bends with stretch cord
    2 sets of 2 minutes @ 30 per minute
  2. Single knee bends
    Involved side without stretch cord
    Noninvolved side with stretch cord
    2 sets of 1 minute @ 30 per minute
  3. Linebackers
    2 minutes @ 45 per minute
  4. Lateral leaps without stretch cord
    2 sets of 1 minute
  5. Walk / run against stretch cord
    3 minutes forward and backward
  6. 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

  1. Double knee bends with stretch cord
    2 sets of 3 minutes @ 30 per minute
  2. Single knee bends with stretch cord
    2 sets of 1 minute @ 30 per minute
  3. Hamstring carpet drags with stretch cord
    2 sets of 50 reps
  4. Lateral leaps onto a balance board
    Both directions for 2 sets of 1 minute @ 20 per minute
  5. Two-legged hop for distance
    3 trys
  6. Slide board
    2 sets of 2 minutes
SPORTS TEST -- LEVEL III
4 MONTHS POST-OP ACL SURGERY
Michael J. Mullin, ATC, PTA
 
  1. Double knee bends with stretch cord
    5 minutes @ 30 per minute
  2. Single knee bends (bilateral)
    2 ½ minutes @ 30 per minute
  3. Lateral agility with stretch cord
    4 foot distance / As many as possible in 1 minute
  4. Single leg hop for distance
    3 trys with each leg
  5. Alternating hop for distance
    Right, left, right, jump
    Left, right, left, jump
    3 trys
  6. Single leg box agility (bilateral)
    40 hops / measuring time and # of misses
    Clockwise and counter clockwise
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