Why is the return to walking important? Currently, we consider anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation as a continuum . We start with the end in mind. Every exercise, set, rep or decision we make during rehabilitation can be considered a small step towards the end goal, return to performance. Appropriate running mechanics is the basis for more advanced high-intensity and multidirectional movement competencies that need to be further developed during rehabilitation. Or how would you expect acceleration, deceleration, change of direction and agility mechanics in your journey towards athletic performance?

As such, the return to running is an important milestone within the whole process, both for the patient and the treating physiotherapist, not only from a physical but also from a psychological point of view. "Check, I can run again!" After countless weeks of recovering from the effects of the injury and reconstruction, such as pain, swelling, movement limitations, muscle atrophy, and doing exercises focused on basic movement patterns, your patient is usually looking forward to and eager to run again, finally!Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)