Learn how Moment Physical Therapy and Performance is doing return to sport different than the average rehab clinic
What traditional return to sport is missing
Objective tools to measure the ability of the affected and unaffected side with scientific precision
Progressive resistance training protocols that are backed by the latest research
Physical therapist with strength and conditioning backgrounds that understand human movement
A battery of test that cast a wide net to make sure there is no stone left unturned
Force Plate Testing
This is the state-of-the-art technology that is usually only available for professional teams
The force plates give us data to confirm our conclusions on what we see and it allows us to hone in on EXACTLY what you need to work on to have a successful return to sport. No more wasting time and guesswork
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We get a lot of data when you perform test on the force plate. It will track how much force each limbs produce AND absorbs during a jump.
The data that gets spit out along with the motion tracking camera will also give us what kind of strategies you are utilizing as well.
Athletes are great at compensating and if you do not address these asymmetries then you end up creating a lot of problems in the long run.
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The problem with using the unaffected side as a baseline during the return to sport process is during the whole rehab process, you have done considerably LESS physical activity than usual.
The opposite limb gets de-conditioned and is not an accurate representation of what we should strive for.
We have a data base of normative values from the research as well as the athletes we have worked with.
The software also continuously updates normative values with thousands of athletes that are currently using this around the world.
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Your body is going to have to learn how to navigate moving with an injury and it usually picks up suboptimal patterns such as favoring the unaffected side compared to the affected side.
This leads to overuse injury or sometimes even increase risk to sustaining the same injury to the opposite side. We see this in the research in ACL and Achilles’ tears.
If we never build back effectively then we end up doing way more on one side compared to the other which will increase the risk of both sides.
Force plates are state-of-the-art technology that will show us EXACTLY what is a deficit and where the asymmetry is occurring so we can correct that during the rehab process.
Force Dynamometry
Pushing against someone’s hand is NOT going to tell you how much force you are capable of producing from one specific joint and this is a problem because if you never restore this capability then your risk of injury dramatically increases
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If you kick your leg out into my hand, we can only tell you how hard we are pushing on your leg. We won’t actually be able to tell you EXACTLY how much force you are producing.
We have had clients come to see with us with persistent ongoing issues that were cleared by other physical therapy clinics with more than 40% active deficit compared to the unaffected limb which is usually not even enough to get back to sport.
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There is a standard that you need to be able to get back to in order to safely get back to running, performing functional task like cutting, and eventually getting back to sport.
We know based on the research and clinical experience what the bare minimums and normative values that need to be reached so that you can transition to the next phase of rehab and performance training.
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Think of your muscles and joints like tools. Imagine one of your tools broke and you needed to use it but you had no idea how to gauge if it was actually fixed.
You start to take jobs that require you to use that specific tool but the job isn’t getting done as well as it used to and you try a bunch of ways to remedy the situation but nothing works.
The problem was that tool was never actually fixed in the first place and you’re showing up to work with the missing tools that you need.
If you never restore the ability of an isolated muscle or joint then you can’t demand it express that sort of potential in more integrated tasks like functional movements.
You can’t use a tool that you don’t have access to so you can’t ask someone to perform a specific movement if they don’t have the ability to express what they need from a muscle or joint.
Strength and Conditioning
Most people don’t even get challenged enough in their rehab to return to their previous level of performance. We also know that the previous level performance still was NOT enough. We work to improve your strength AND your conditioning so you can go harder for longer.
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Most physical therapy clinics follow generic protocols that come out of the copy machine. You know what it’s like to do the same old exercises that never actually challenge you.
Our programming is custom tailored to you. We don’t have any protocols. We base the training off of your capabilities and not a diagnosis because your background is going to be different from someone else’s background.
No two surgeries are the same. No two injuries are the same. You need an individualized approached. -
There are a lot of different qualities that need to be trained.
Do you produce enough force?
Do you produce it fast enough?
Do you produce it in relevant positions?
Our understanding of human movement, performance training, and our technology allows us to dial in exactly what you need.
There is so much that goes into making the training specific that you need someone with a background not only in rehab but also in strength and conditioning. -
We know that every injury is different and every surgery is different. You know what else is different? Your goals compared to someone else.
Different sports, different positions within the sport, and MORE.
We make sure to account for everything related to your goals to make sure that the approach you’re getting will help you meet the demands of those activities.
Then afterwards we prepare you for more to make sure that you’ve got a buffer as well.
Advanced Mobility Training
We take a full body approach to mobility training to make sure that you can access to the positions that you need to get into under high demand. Everything needs to scale beyond basic stretching to make sure you can access positions beyond laying on a table.
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There is so much done in isolation that does not respect the biomechanics of human movement. There are so many muscles at play when we are sprinting, cutting, changing direction, and more.
We need to be able to integrate the mobility that we have created to make sure that we get the carry-over to the task that we are trying to accomplish. -
People that suffer traumatic injuries will adopt new ways of moving that cause restrictions in certain tissues, muscles, and joints.
You need an advanced approach to mobility that understand how the human body moves to figure out where the compensations are happening.
Our goal is to make sure that your training is always productive while moving you towards feeling stronger and healthier than you ever have before.
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We are not the type of physical therapist that put ourselves into one bucket.
It’s never only a strength issue.
It’s never only a mobility issue.
It’s never only a coordination issue.
There is ALWAYS multiple factors at play which is why we take a comprehensive assessment to show you exactly where we can make improvements.
