Rehabilitation:

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• Rehabilitation
• Program and Philosophical
• Considerations

Think Performance! PERFORMANCEWINS
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Objectives

• Discuss approaches to a Rehab Team.
• Establish sport seasons and discuss
  uncontrollable variables.
• Establish roles for the team.
• Evaluate your rehab philosophy.
• Discuss the VT Philosophy.
• Discuss benefits to the program.
• Review the VT model.

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Who is on your rehab team?

• Traditional
• Make sure every member of the team knows the
  demands and expectations of athletics!

• Non-traditional
• Coach
• ATC
• PT
• MD/DO
• Chiropractor
• Strength Coach (CSCS)
• Massage Therapist
• Sports Psychologist
• Nutritionist

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What is your sport season?

• Pre-season
• Post-season
• Out of Season
• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• In-season

• Other Variables
• Multiple sports
• Parental influence
• PCP
• Extramurals
• Intramurals
• Academics
• Scholarship offers

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What is your role in Rehab?

• Use the most knowledgeable.
• Use the most committed.
• Use the most enthusiastic.
• Leave egos out of the equation.

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Evaluate your rehab philosophy!

• Passive vs. Active
• Function vs Disability
• Open vs. Closed skills
• Open vs. Closed chain exercises
• Old vs. New school
• Sport Specific
• Do you know your kids?

• Subjective vs. Objective
• Cross training
• Traumatic vs atraumatic
• Slow vs fast
• Position specific
• Force delivery vs force acceptance.

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VT Philosophy

• Passive vs. Active
• Function vs Disability
• Open vs. Closed skills
• Open vs. Closed chain exercises
• Old vs. New school
• Sport Specific
• Do we know our kids?
• YES!

• Subjective vs. Objective
• Cross training
• Traumatic vs a-traumatic
• Slow vs fast
• Position specific
• Force delivery vs force acceptance.

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Benefits of a sound program.

• Increase sport performance.
• Trust
• Civility
• Reinforcement
• Compliance
• Decrease time loss

• Increased injury prevention
• Better continuity of care
• Better over all experience.

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VT Model

• Review injury data
• Determine categories
• Review time loss data
• Review performance data
• Meet with performance staff
• Functional Movement screen.

• Determine risks (Med/Ortho)
• Communicate risks
• Develop programs
• Educate programs to athletes and coaches
• Evaluate programs
• Report to coaches
• Reinforce as much as possible!

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PLAYER PROFILES
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TIME SHEETS
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PLAYER NOTICE
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SAMPLE PROGRAMS
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EXAMPLES
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