Clinical practice guidelines for sports rehabilitation.
A growing library of practical, criteria-based rehab timelines organized by joint. These resources are built to help clinicians think through protection, loading, return-to-training, and return-to-sport decisions.
Built for clinical decision-making.
Organized by joint. Written with criteria, timelines, loading progressions, and sport-specific return-to-play considerations in mind.
Organized by joint
Start with the major regions below. Individual guidelines can be added as dedicated pages, PDFs, or downloadable handouts over time.
Shoulder Guidelines
ACJ Separation
Hockey-specific return-to-play progression from acute protection through full contact, with timelines, criteria, testing, and return-to-sport checkpoints.
Open PDF → PDF GuidelineArthroscopic Bankart Repair
Return-to-ice and contact progression after arthroscopic Bankart repair, including protected motion, skating exposure, contact preparation, and clearance criteria.
Open PDF →Hip Guidelines
Hip Arthroscopy
Hockey-specific return-to-hockey progression after hip arthroscopy, including early protection, return-to-skate preparation, skating exposure, contact progression, and RTP criteria.
Open PDF → PDF GuidelineAdductor Strain
Grade-based conservative management and return-to-play progression for hockey athletes, including Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, skating progression, and Copenhagen loading guidance.
Open PDF →Knee Guidelines
ACL Reconstruction
Hockey-specific return-to-ice and play progression after ACL reconstruction, including first-skate criteria, exposure dosing, practice progression, contact preparation, and RTP testing.
Open PDF → PDF GuidelineMCL Reconstruction
Hockey-specific return-to-ice and contact progression after MCL reconstruction, including medial stability, valgus-control development, first-skate criteria, and contact clearance.
Open PDF →Ankle Guidelines
Achilles Repair
Hockey-specific return-to-ice progression after Achilles tendon repair, including protected loading, strength development, running, skating, practice, and competition phases.
Open PDF → PDF GuidelineSyndesmosis Repair
Criteria-based return-to-ice roadmap after syndesmosis repair, including controlled weight bearing, skating progression, edge work, practice integration, and RTP criteria.
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