TIME

TOPIC

9:00-10:00

Lecture: Introduction to the ACL reconstruction, the ACLR rehabilitation roadmap, the epidemiology and key risk factors, the basic domains, and the stages of a structured criteria-based rehabilitation

10:00-11:00

Lecture & practical: Pre-operative ACL rehabilitation – assessment and management of the pre-op knee joint, criteria indicating readiness for surgery, copers and non-copers, and key milestones and objectives 

BREAK

11:00-12:00

Lecture: Early stage ACLR rehabilitation assessment and management of the operated knee. General considerations, dealing with complications (i.e., extension deficit), and setting the criteria to initiate motor control and strengthening exercises

12:15-13:00

Practical & discussion: Early ACLR rehabilitation assessment and management principles

BREAK

14:00-14:45

Lecture: Setting the objectives of the early ACLR post operative phase, and the criteria for progression to the next stage.

Discussing the role of open kinetic chain in ACLR rehabilitation

14:45-15:45

Practical: Evidence-based criteria-guided rehabilitation during the early stage of ACLR

BREAK

16:00-16:45

Practical: Evidence-based criteria-guided rehabilitation during the early stage of ACLR

16:15-17:00

Questions and answers

TIME

TOPIC

9:00-9:30

Lecture: review of key 1^st day material

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Intermediate stage ACLR rehabilitation – assessment principles, objectives, milestones, guidelines, and the criteria for progression to the next stage

BREAK

11:00-11.45

Practical & discussion: Intermediate ACLR rehabilitation assessment and management principles

11:45-13:00

Lecture & practical: setting the objectives of the intermediate ACLR post operative phase. Addressing strength deficits, improving stretch shortening cycle and explosiveness

BREAK

14:00-15:45

Practical: evidence-based criteria-guided rehabilitation during the intermediate stage of ACLR (motor control, strength training, stretch shortening cycle and explosiveness)

BREAK

16:00-16:45

Return to running after an ACLR

16:15-17:00

Questions and answers

TIME

TOPIC

9:00-9:30

Lecture: review of key 2^nd day material

9:30-10:45

Lecture: Advanced stage ACLR rehabilitation – assessment principles, milestones, and guidelines. Preparing the ACLR patient for discharge and return to sports

BREAK

11:00-11.45

Lecture, practical & discussion: Advanced ACLR rehabilitation assessment and management principles. Addressing remaining issues, change of direction, ways to reach milestones and driving patients to reach their full potential

11:45-13:00

Lecture & practical: Setting the objectives of the advanced ACLR post operative phase, and the criteria to return to sport or physical activity

BREAK

14:00-15:30

Lecture & practical: Evidence-based objective assessment of the ACLR patient. Testing for progression and discharge (what, when, why, and how). Using advanced technology for the assessment of strength, reactive strength, and sport specific tasks (Force plates for patient assessment and guidance of rehabilitation)

BREAK

15:45-16:45

Lecture & group tasks: Additive, but important strategies and modalities in ACLR rehabilitation (neuromuscular function, neurocognitive training, balance and proprioception, Blood Flow Restriction training, cryotherapy, EMG biofeedback, NMES, cross-education).

Key performance indicators, reference values, discharge and return to sports criteria

16:15-17:00

Questions and answers. Review of key material and clinical reflection