← Injuries & Conditions
From surgery or setback back to full speed
Whether you're coming off an ACL reconstruction, a rotator cuff repair, a hamstring strain, or a season-ending setback, the difference between returning and returning strong is objective, criteria-based progression — not a calendar.
Common symptoms
- — Cleared by your surgeon but nowhere near your old output
- — Persistent side-to-side strength differences
- — Fear or hesitation with cutting, landing, or sprinting
- — Recurring strains in the same muscle group
- — Loss of speed, power, or confidence
What causes it
- — Rehab ended at 'pain-free' instead of 'performance-ready'
- — No objective testing before return to sport
- — Strength deficits masked by compensation
- — Insufficient plyometric and high-velocity exposure
How we treat it
01
Objective strength and power testing, limb to limb
02
Velocity-based resistance training on VERT equipment
03
Plyometric, sprint, and change-of-direction progression
04
Sport-specific conditioning and workload planning
05
Formal return-to-sport clearance criteria
Questions we get
My surgeon already cleared me. Why do I need this?
Surgical clearance means the tissue has healed. It does not mean your strength, power, and mechanics are back — that's what we test and rebuild.
Can I start while still in a brace?
Often yes. There is almost always productive work to do while a joint is protected.