Evidence. Training. The space between.
Sports rehabilitation is full of reassuring numbers and difficult decisions. I read the research behind tendon loading, field progression and return-to-sport testing—and examine what those findings can reasonably support.
For clinicians, coaches and readers who would rather understand the uncertainty than buy a shortcut.
Read the five reports01 / Tendon loading
Isometrics, heavy resistance and energy-storage work are not rival brands of rehabilitation. They address different demands. I examine where the evidence is persuasive, where pain muddies the picture, and why a tolerable gym session is not the same as match readiness.
Read the tendon loading report02 / ACL rehabilitation
Time after reconstruction is a useful constraint, not a complete assessment. Strength, movement strategy, sport exposure and confidence each reveal something different—and a symmetrical result can still conceal two underprepared legs.
Read the ACL rehabilitation report03 / Hamstring recovery
Nordic exercise has a substantial prevention literature. That does not make it a complete rehabilitation programme. The harder editorial question is how strength work, running exposure and the demands of competition belong in the same plan.
Read the hamstring recovery report04 / Workload monitoring
Session effort, running distance and high-speed exposure can improve a conversation. Turn them into a universal traffic light, however, and measurement starts masquerading as certainty. Here is what a useful monitoring system should—and should not—promise.
Read the workload monitoring report05 / Return-to-sport testing
Hop distances, force measures and confidence scores illuminate different parts of readiness. I make the case for repeated, sport-specific assessment that informs shared decisions instead of delivering a misleading certificate of safety.
Read the return-to-sport reportThe editorial standard
Every report links to identifiable research or professional guidance. A trial finding is described as a finding; a practical judgment is identified as interpretation. These are focused editorial reviews, not systematic reviews or living clinical guidelines.
The first-person voice is an editorial perspective. It does not imply clinical practice, patient experience or interviews. Nothing here diagnoses an injury, prescribes an individual programme or replaces assessment by a qualified professional.
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