Evolve Physical Therapy

11/17/2025

MOMENTUM SHIFT! 🚀 12 WEEKS POST-OP.

This high school football player/wrestler is taking his comeback to the next level. We’re exactly 12 weeks out from his ACL Reconstruction and Meniscus Repair, and today marks a massive milestone: his very first run! 🤯

We’re using the cutting-edge Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill to safely control the load and get him moving again without full weight-bearing. Seeing this kind of progress is why we do what we do. The dedication is unreal!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

Physical therapy should be FUN

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Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

11/16/2025

The Hidden Challenge in Early ACL Recovery: Calf Atrophy 🦵

Many athletes focus intensely on the quads after ACLR—and that's important—but often overlook significant muscle and strength loss in the calf muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus). Neglecting these muscles prevents a full, powerful return to pre-injury performance.

Our Focus: Single-Leg Calf Raises for Stability

This exercise is vital for relearning proper knee position and developing dynamic knee stabilization. It helps you achieve and maintain full knee extension (0°) while avoiding hyperextension, a common early rehab challenge.

Maximizing Gains Safely with BFR

To accelerate muscle gains while protecting the new graft, we use Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) bands. This technique allows for a high volume of work (3 x 30 reps) with very low resistance. The result? A strong anabolic (muscle-building) stimulus without placing excessive stress or torque on the healing ACL joint.

As always — train both legs!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Shuttle Systems B Strong Training

Don't let calf muscle loss sabotage your ACL recovery! Following ACLR, muscle atrophy hits not just the quad, but your crucial gastrocnemius and soleus (calf...

11/14/2025

13 WEEKS ACL REHAB UPDATE! Strobe Training is ON! 🚀

Our soccer star is crushing her recovery and leveling up her training with the Y-Balance Test and Senaptec Strobe Eyewear!

Why the Strobe Glasses? ⚡️

After an ACL injury, the brain relies too much on visual feedback. The strobes disrupt vision, forcing her brain and body to enhance the proprioception (the body’s sense of position) and sensorimotor system to improve dynamic joint stability.

The Goal: Better neuromuscular control and a safer, stronger return to sport! 💪

The YBT is perfect for this, as great scores correlate with improved functional performance.

➡️ 13 weeks post-op and getting stronger every day!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain.  If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement.  If the pain persists - STOP.  Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.
    

11/13/2025

Details: We are absolutely thrilled with this patient’s progress! Just one month after her Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), she is walking pain-free and without a limp, thanks to high-tech rehabilitation.

The Tech: She spent 15 minutes at 1.8 mph on the Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill, which allowed us to safely unload her joint to 75% of her body weight. This early, pain-free movement is crucial for improving mechanics and accelerating recovery!

The Result: Felt energized, improved walking mechanics, and is already exceeding expectations. The future of rehab is here!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

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11/12/2025

Another 5 ⭐️ review for the team at Evolve Physical Therapy in Sherwood!

Your story matters to us, and we're dedicated to understanding your perspective to provide the best possible help. We aim to surpass your expectations because you deserve the absolute best experience.

Thank you for your continued support!

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11/11/2025

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices. Because of these sacrifices, the dawn of justice and freedom throughout the world slowly casts its gleam across the horizon.”- Harry S. Truman

11/10/2025

15 DAYS POST-OP from ACL Reconstruction and Bilateral Meniscus Repair! 🤯🏈⚾️

This high school football and baseball player is absolutely CRUSHING his early rehab phase just 15 days post-surgery! We’re not just aiming for recovery; we’re aiming for super-strength.

🔬 THE SCIENCE SECRET: Cross-Education + BFR Training

To maximize strength and fight atrophy (muscle loss) in his surgical leg, we’re leveraging a powerful combination:

1️⃣ Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training: Using specialized bands (BFRi) to enhance muscle recruitment at low loads.
2️⃣ Cross-Education Effect: Training his non-surgical leg with BFR actually drives significant strength gains in his surgical leg!

You’ll see him performing controlled single-leg squats on the good leg—the strength transfer is real!

Don’t just recover—come back STRONGER and FASTER!

As always — train both legs!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain.  If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement.  If the pain persists - STOP.  Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.
    

11/09/2025

Building Back Strong: ACL & Meniscus Rehab with BFR Training

We're bringing you inside the clinic to see the cutting-edge rehab techniques we use! Meet our high school football player and wrestler, who is in the crucial Phase 2 following a major ACL reconstruction and bilateral meniscus repair.

The challenge? Regaining significant strength and muscle mass lost after surgery without damaging the healing tissue.

Our solution is Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training applied during a single-leg press. BFR is a scientifically proven method that:

✅Creates an anabolic environment (muscle-building) even with light weights.
✅Minimizes strain on the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints.
✅Accelerates the return of motor control for movements like terminal knee extension.

This is how we safely enhance leg strength and promote effective tissue repair, ensuring a pain-free, strong return to sport!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Shuttle Systems B Strong Training

Watch us work with a high school football player/wrestler in the critical Phase 2 of his ACL reconstruction and bilateral meniscus repair recovery!He's facin...

11/09/2025

If pain is preventing you from exercising

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Declining motivation is usually the main reason that people quit an exercise program. There are many actions that can help people stay focused, such as enlisting a workout buddy, adopting specific ...

11/07/2025

⚽️ 7 WEEKS POST-OP: Brostrom Ankle Repair Rehab!

This dedicated high school soccer player is already crushing her recovery just 7 weeks post-op from a right-sided Brostrom ankle repair! 👏

We’re moving into dynamic, sport-specific challenges. Here, she’s performing single-leg chest passes into the rebounder while wearing Senaptec strobe eyewear.

Why the strobe eyewear? The strobe effect limits visual input, forcing her brain to rely heavily on her body’s proprioception (sense of joint position) and vestibular system for balance. This process trains the nervous system, leading to better postural control and safer movement patterns when she makes her big return to sport!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain. If you experience pain while exercising, decrease the speed of your movement. If the pain persists - STOP. Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.

11/06/2025

HUGE milestone at 12 Weeks Post-Op! 🚀

Our high school soccer star is officially at 12 weeks out and in Phase 2 of her ACL rehab, and you know what that means: She’s running!

We used the Boost Microgravity Treadmill for her first safe run back. This specialized training allows us to precisely control the load and start building confidence.

Today’s 15-minute (first run) Protocol:

3 min @ 80% BW / 3.5 mph
8 min @ 70% BW / 5.5 mph
4 min @ 80% BW / 3.5 mph

The comeback is well underway!

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

🔹Move Better 🔹Feel Better 🔹Live Better

Performing these exercises should not cause pain.  If you experience pain while exercising, decrease your speed.  If the pain persists - STOP.  Mild soreness after exercising may be experienced after beginning a new exercise.