Lesson 1Understanding and Thinking: Mixing Info to Plan Prep, Quick Needs, and ReferralsThis part explains how to put together what patient tell you and what you find into a clear list of problems, set short goals, choose what to focus on for prep before surgery, and know when to send quick to bone or other doctors.
Formulating a prioritized problem listLinking findings to tissue irritabilitySetting early functional and pain goalsDeciding on prehabilitation focus areasCriteria for urgent orthopedic referralCommunicating the plan to the athleteLesson 2Patient Story: How It Happen, When Start, Old Hurts, Sport Needs, Locking/Unsteady, Pain Way, Swell Time, Shoes and GroundThis part shows how to get a good patient story for sudden ACL hurt, asking about how it happen, when it start, past hurts, what sport need, unsteady feel, pain and swell patterns, shoes, and ground to help know risk and plan healing.
Clarifying injury mechanism and onsetPrevious knee injuries and surgeriesSport, position, and seasonal demandsInstability, locking, and giving-way historyPain location, intensity, and irritabilitySwelling onset, footwear, and surface detailsLesson 3Bend and Joint Move Check: Self/Help Knee Bend-Straight, Hamstring/Quad Length Test, Knee Cap MoveThis part explains how to check self and help knee bend and straight, knee cap move, and main muscle length test, while minding pain level and safety, to find move loss ways and guide early hand work and exercise pick.
Active and passive knee flexion testingActive and passive knee extension testingHamstring length and neural tension testsQuadriceps length and prone knee bendPatellofemoral glide and tilt assessmentDocumenting motion loss and end-feelLesson 4Power and Muscle Work Check: Still Quad/Ham Test, One-Leg Stand, Calf and Hip Power LookThis part covers easy ways to check quad, ham, calf, and hip power after sudden ACL hurt, stressing safe still test, side match, work fail, and how to use finds to guide early load and safety plans.
Safe isometric quadriceps testingHamstring strength and co-contractionSingle-leg rise and endurance measuresHip abductor and external rotator screenCalf strength and heel-rise assessmentIdentifying arthrogenic muscle inhibitionLesson 5Look and Touch Check: Swell Measure, Joint Water Test, Cut/Wound Look, Walk and Leg Line WatchThis part looks at steady look and touch of hurt leg, including swell grade, water test, cut or wound check, and watch walk and line to find problems and guide safety and press strategies.
Visual inspection and swelling gradingPatellar tap and sweep tests for effusionPalpation of joint line and periarticular tissuesAssessment of surgical wounds or incisionsGait pattern and weight-bearing toleranceStatic limb alignment and posture reviewLesson 6Steady and Ligament Test: Lachman Test, Front Pull, Turn Shift Basic, Side Ligament LookThis part details safe do and understand of ACL and side ligament test, like Lachman, front pull, and turn shift basic, stressing time, guard, and how to mix finds with pictures and full patient view.
Principles of acute ligament testingLachman test technique and gradingAnterior drawer test performanceScreening medial and lateral collateralsBasics of pivot shift in acute settingsIntegrating laxity with imaging findingsLesson 7Work and Sport Look: One-Leg Steady, Step Down, Squat Match, Stair HandleThis part details how to watch work tasks for sport, like one-leg steady and squat, to find side ways, unmatch, and move plans that tell load hold, nerve muscle control, and early healing goals.
Single-leg balance and postural controlStep-down mechanics and dynamic valgusSquat depth, symmetry, and weight shiftStair negotiation and gait transitionsSport-specific stance and cutting patternsVideo analysis for movement feedbackLesson 8Result Measure and Start Patient Tell Tools: IKDC, KOOS, Tegner Work Scale, Pain Line ScaleThis part brings in good result measure for ACL hurt, like IKDC, KOOS, Tegner, and pain scales, and explains how to pick, give, and understand them to set start, track go, and help share choose.
Selecting appropriate knee outcome toolsAdministering IKDC and scoring basicsUsing KOOS subscales in acute ACL careTegner activity scale and sport demandsVisual analog and numeric pain scalesTracking change and minimal important differenceLesson 9Danger Signs and Doctor Check: Blood Flow Problem, Tight Space Hurt, Sick Signs, Bone Break Guess, Nerve Blood LackThis part teaches know danger signs in sudden knee hurt, like blood flow problem, guess break, tight space hurt, sick, and big nerve blood lack, and sets clear ways for quick send and urgent do.
Screening for vascular compromiseRecognizing acute compartment syndromeFracture suspicion and Ottawa knee rulesInfection signs after trauma or surgeryNeurovascular deficit assessmentCriteria for emergency referral pathways
