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Inform Performance · August 5 · 38 min

Tim McGrath - PCL Gameplan

Episode 227: In this Gameplan episode - a collaboration between Gameplan & Inform Performance, Host Andy McDonald is joined by Consultant Physiotherapist and Director of Pitch-Ready Tim McGrath. Tim is a Sports Physiotherapist with over 23 years professional practice & professional sport experience. Most recently returned to Australia after working as Senior Director of Player Health & Performance for the Washington Commanders NFL team in the USA, Tim completed his PhD from the Research Institute of Sports & Exercise (UCRISE) at the University of Canberra on the topic of ACL rehabilitation and return to sport following knee injury in 2016. - In this episode, Tim shares his comprehensive Gameplan framework for PCL rehabilitation and return to play. - Topics Discussed: PCL injury assessment and management Sport-specific physical demands and rehab goals Progressive training buckets: quad, hamstring, calf, lateral movement Objective benchmarks for an effective return-to-play Common pitfalls and decision making in PCL rehab - Where you can find Tim McGrath: LinkedIn Instagram Where you can find Pitch Ready: Pitch-Ready - Sponsors Gameplan Is a Rehab Management System providing Medical & Performance Departments with a centralised platform to plan, track & manage the return-to-play process inside a data rich environment. Gameplan provides one platform to connect the people, process and data during rehab. - Where to Find Us Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on: Instagram Twitter Our Website

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Episode 227: In this Gameplan episode - a collaboration between Gameplan & Inform Performance, Host Andy McDonald is joined by Consultant Physiotherapist and Director of Pitch-Ready Tim McGrath. 

Tim is a Sports Physiotherapist with over 23 years professional practice & professional sport experience. Most recently returned to Australia after working as Senior Director of Player Health & Performance for the Washington Commanders NFL team in the USA, Tim completed his PhD from the Research Institute of Sports & Exercise (UCRISE) at the University of Canberra on the topic of ACL rehabilitation and return to sport following knee injury in 2016.

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In this episode, Tim shares his comprehensive Gameplan framework for PCL rehabilitation and return to play. 

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Topics Discussed:

  • PCL injury assessment and management
  • Sport-specific physical demands and rehab goals
  • Progressive training buckets: quad, hamstring, calf, lateral movement
  • Objective benchmarks for an effective return-to-play
  • Common pitfalls and decision making in PCL rehab

Where you can find Tim McGrath:

 

Where you can find Pitch Ready: 

Sponsors

Gameplan Is a Rehab Management System providing Medical & Performance Departments with a centralised platform to plan, track & manage the return-to-play process inside a data rich environment. Gameplan provides one platform to connect the people, process and data during rehab. 

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Where to Find Us

Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following Inform Performance on:

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