SPORTS REHAB AND PERFORMANCE RESOURCES
Clear, sourced guides for athletes, parents, coaches, and medical providers. Written and clinically reviewed by Dr. Keagan Barrett, DPT, COMT.
ACL Recovery Timeline: What Changes by Phase
A criteria-based guide to the stages, decisions, testing, and sport exposure involved in ACL rehab.
READ ARTICLETommy John Surgery Recovery: What Athletes Should Expect
A sourced guide to UCL reconstruction stages, procedure differences, throwing progression, and return-to-competition evidence.
READ ARTICLELow-Back Pain in Baseball: What Should Be Assessed?
Why athlete low-back pain requires a broad assessment of symptoms, load, movement, capacity, recovery, and sport demands.
READ ARTICLEReturn-to-Sport Testing: What It Can Tell You
What readiness testing measures, why symmetry is not enough, and how research should inform return decisions.
READ ARTICLEReturn-to-Throw Is a Progression, Not a Template
How procedure, position, workload, symptoms, recovery, and throwing response shape an individualized progression.
READ ARTICLEBaseball Arm Care Should Match the Athlete
How role, age, throwing workload, time of year, recovery, and current needs shape an arm-care plan.
READ ARTICLEHow Hip Mobility Can Influence Throwing
A measured look at hip motion, the throwing sequence, assessment, and why one mobility number does not fit every player.
READ ARTICLEPitcher vs Position Player Shoulder: Why Rehab Differs
How throwing role, volume, position demands, and workload change shoulder rehab decisions.
READ ARTICLECatcher Injuries: Knee, Hip, Back, and Throwing Demands
How catching volume, repeated squatting, blocking, and throwing shape assessment and rehab decisions.
READ ARTICLEYouth Athlete Overuse Injuries: A Guide for Parents
How parents can recognize changing symptoms, understand workload, and respond when a young athlete is struggling.
READ ARTICLEHow to Choose a Sports PT for a Baseball Athlete
Practical questions athletes and parents can use to evaluate provider time, sport context, progression, and testing.
READ ARTICLESports Physical Therapy vs Regular PT
Compare goals, provider structure, sport-specific progression, objective testing, and when specialized care may help.
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