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Made 2 Move ACL Performance Lab

We help injured athletes recover from ACL tears to get back to doing what they love with confidence.

02/26/2026

You were cleared.
But you don’t feel ready.

That matters.

Pain, swelling, hesitation, lack of trust… none of that is “just in your head.” It’s feedback. And more time alone won’t fix it.

If you’re willing to do the work but your knee still isn’t there, you probably weren’t progressed far enough or specifically enough.

You don’t need to wait it out.
You need the right training.

Let’s talk.

02/12/2026

Huge respect to Lindsey Vonn. Also, my athletes, please do not bring me this energy this week.

I’ve seen a lot of strong opinions about her choosing to compete.

Here’s what I keep coming back to: return to sport is almost never a simple yes or no. It is a decision made in the gray area, with real risk, real uncertainty, and real stakes.

Informed adults, especially athletes at the highest level, are allowed to make hard choices. Even choices we might not make for ourselves.

That doesn’t mean the risk isn’t real. It means the role of good rehab and good medical guidance is not to eliminate risk entirely, but to help athletes understand it, prepare for it, and make decisions with clarity and support.

We do not have to agree with someone’s decision to respect that it was theirs to make.

Judgment is easy. Guidance is harder. And it matters more.

Wishing her nothing but the best in her recovery. 🎿🩼

02/05/2026

Knee over toe avoidance is extremely common after ACL surgery.

The body learns to compensate.
Without the right rehab support, that pattern gets ingrained.

When the knee can’t travel forward and the chest can’t stay upright, a squat becomes a hinge.

The quads never get loaded.

You never develop the capacity to accelerate if the knee can’t accept load concentrically.

That’s a red flag. 🚩🚩🚩

This variation provides support and controlled exposure so the knee can relearn forward travel while building quad capacity.

Stagger the stance to bias or unload the surgical side as tolerance improves.

Get full depth here first, then progress to more traditional squats, often starting with a heel elevated option.

02/03/2026

Broken record alert.

Living with knee pain years after surgery isn’t normal.

It’s common.

And it’s often a sign rehab was incomplete, not that your knee is broken.

We’re seeing more and more athletes who assumed this was “just how it is.”

If this sounds like you, send us a DM.

01/26/2026

Pain and discomfort are part of ACL rehab.
 It’s not something to fear, and it isn’t something to suppress or avoid.

But pain is also information.
 It reflects tolerance, capacity, fatigue, and readiness. It should shape how we load, progress, and sequence rehab.

There’s a meaningful difference between:
 “this is uncomfortable but tolerable for your knee right now” and “pain is normal, just push through it.”

Good rehab doesn’t ignore pain. It listens to it, interprets it, and adjusts the plan around it.
 Ask better questions.
Expect better reasoning.
Your rehab should adapt to your knee, not force your knee to adapt to the program.

01/13/2026

Rehab does not have to be complicated to be effective.

Master the basics and progress them well.

Trust the process.

01/08/2026

There’s no magical month where deceleration and change of direction suddenly become “safe.”
What matters is how the task is constrained.

Speed
Direction
Intent
Volume

You don’t earn decel and COD by waiting.

You earn it by matching the demand to what your body and your knee are actually prepared for.

Own the positions.
Move slowly first.
Build from there.

01/06/2026

We might sound like a broken record, but…baseline is not the finish line.

If rehab only restores what existed pre injury, we miss the chance to actually reduce risk of reinjury.

The goal is building athletes who are stronger, more adaptable, and better prepared for the demands of sport than they were before they got hurt.

01/02/2026

Early post op is still training.

Foundations first. Using real-time force plate feedback to reinforce equal loading, build trust in the limb, and set the foundation for what comes next ⚽️

Strong later starts with sound fundamentals.

12/29/2025

Before the comments turn into “what about the mental side”

yes, psychological readiness matters.
But it doesn’t exist in a vacuum.

Progressive loading, exposure, and objective progress give the nervous system real evidence.

When that evidence is there, mental readiness is much easier to access.

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912 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Charleston, SC
29464

Website

http://www.made2movept.com/acl-rehab-program

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