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Rehabilitation from a knee injury is more than a simple wait-and-see period. The muscles need strengthening, control, coordination, and confidence to be able to rebuild and move on to the next level of doing things. Knee injury training in San Ramon focuses on the process from the basics of recovery to the movement qualities needed for sports performance.
At Holland Fitness and Performance, we take an athletic development approach to this process. Our founder, Robert Holland, is a former professional athlete with over 25 years of experience and Director of Athletic Development for THE PROGRAM Sports Training. We are teaching overall in a faster, stronger, more movement-oriented, conditioning, and athletic-development style.
We don’t just focus on the injured knee. Muscle strength, balance, coordination, and control of the body can all help movement to be effective. We can focus on strength training, conditioning, acceleration, deceleration, lateral movement, and controlled changes of direction as we progress in training.
We know how to tell the difference between getting back to basic activity and preparing for competitive movement, because we have experience in training for athletic performance. The stages may call for varying physical demands and suitable progressions.
Our Major Knee Injury and ACL Bridge Program is intended to fill the gap between rehab and athletics. We use a progressive athletic training approach to help close this gap and understand that medical rehabilitation and performance training have different roles.
Strength, conditioning, dynamic movement, and sport-related physical preparation can be progressively implemented as appropriate. Medical clearance is not synonymous with complete performance readiness.
Exercise-based rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction is supported by research. A systematic review and meta-analysis showed that exercise-based rehabilitation had beneficial effects on strength, functional performance, and patient-reported outcomes.
We can organize training around strength, balance, coordination, movement mechanics, conditioning, acceleration, deceleration, lateral movement, and sport-related performance. These qualities can be developed progressively rather than introduced at maximum intensity.
| Stage | Focus |
| Foundation | Movement quality, stability, basic strength |
| Development | Strength, coordination, balance, conditioning |
| Progression | Dynamic movement and direction changes |
| Performance | Sport-related movement and preparation |
Our knee injury training is designed to target the gap between rehabilitation and the sport. At Holland Fitness and Performance, we utilize our athletic development experience. We gradually progress towards addressing strength, movement, conditioning, and performance as athletes return to what their sport requires of them.
FAQs
Recovery varies according to injury type, treatment, healing, and return-to-activity goals.
Exercise may help when appropriately prescribed and approved for your condition.
Return depends on rehabilitation milestones, strength, function, medical guidance, and readiness.
Balanced training can help maintain overall strength and movement capacity during recovery.
Progressive strength training can support recovery when appropriately prescribed and supervised.
