Patient Guides, Free for Everyone

The exact evidence-based guides we hand our patients — read them online, print them, or save them as a PDF. No email address, no catch.

Return to Sport

ACL Recovery Guide

The four stages of ACL rehab, the return-to-sport testing criteria we use, and the reinjury statistics every athlete (and parent) should know before being cleared.

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Injury Rehab

Managing Back Pain

What MRI findings really mean (the data may surprise you), the myths that slow recovery down, and the evidence-based path back to full activity.

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Acute Injury

First Days After Injury: PEACE & LOVE

RICE is outdated. This guide walks through the current evidence-based protocol — what to do, and what to avoid, in the first hours and days after a soft-tissue injury.

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Strength & Performance

Tendon Rehab Guide

Why rest alone doesn't fix tendinopathy, the three stages of progressive loading that do, and the everyday do's and don'ts while your tendon recovers.

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Women's Health

Postpartum Rehab Guide

A safe, realistic return-to-exercise timeline after birth, the pelvic floor warning signs to take seriously, and what a postnatal physio assessment involves.

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These guides are general education, not a substitute for an individual assessment. If something in your recovery doesn't feel right — or you'd like a plan built around your own testing results — book an appointment and we'll take a proper look.

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