What it is built on
- Criteria-based progression. Melbourne ACL Rehabilitation Guide 2.0 (Cooper and Hughes, 2018)
- Psychological readiness. ACL Return to Sport after Injury scale, ACL-RSI (Webster et al., 2008)
How to use it: Free Evidence-Based Physiotherapy Note Templates
Where they are
- Weeks since surgery Short answer
- Phase Choose one: Early: swelling, extension, quadriceps activation · Strength and control · Running and agility · Return to training · Return to sport
- Swelling and range of movement Written answer
- Pain today (0–10) Scale 0 to 10
Criteria for the next phase
- Quadriceps strength, injured side as % of the other Number
- Hamstring strength, injured side as % of the other Number
- Single-leg hop distance, injured side as % of the other Number
- ACL-RSI score Number
- Criteria for the next phase met Tick box Many protocols look for 90% or more symmetry before return to sport.
Treatment and plan
- Treatment and exercises today Written answer
- Plan and next review Written answer
A starting point, not clinical advice. Check that it fits your patients, your practice and the rules where you work before you use it.