SportsFit ACL Rehab Course For Health Professionals

A two-day, evidence-based framework for ACL rehab — from pre-op through return to performance.

Presented by SportsFit Health & Rehab's ACL team, built on the exact framework behind the private practice with one of the biggest private ACL rehab list in Sydney. This isn't theory — it's the criteria-based system SportsFit runs in clinic every day, broken down stage by stage so you can take it straight back to your own caseload.

Attend one day, or come to both and get the full pathway from pre-operative planning through to on-field performance.

Day 1 — Part A | Sunday Oct 18th, 9am–4pm

Pre-Op, Early Stage & Mid Stage rehab

• Pre-Op: Initial assessment red flags, differentiating ACL from PCL/PLC involvement, MRI referral criteria and how imaging changes your treatment plan

• Guest speaker — Guest Speaker (Doctor) working within professional sport: surgical technique, tunnel placement and fixation, graft types (BPTB, hamstring, quad tendon, allograft) and how each affects your rehab timeline, plus live Q&A

• Prehabilitation: why earlier is better, testing baseline, and closing non-knee deficits before surgery

• Early Stage: the three markers that actually predict progress (swelling, ROM, pain), gait retraining, quad-loading strategies, and when to introduce plyometrics safely

• Mid Stage: force-based return-to-run testing and entry criteria, programming around real roadblocks (RFD, deceleration, positional weakness), and structuring a session that gets results

Day 2 — Part B | Sunday Oct 25th, 9am–4pm

Late Stage, Return to Performance & Complex Cases

• Late Stage: entry criteria for reactive agility, change-of-direction mechanics, and field testing protocols (T-test, CMAS, Illinois Agility)

• Complex & abnormal cases: how to pick up a stalled rehab, bracing protocols and when to wean off, and managing concurrent injuries (meniscus, MCL, chondral, multi-ligament)

• Behind the system: a walkthrough of SportsFit's own ACL programming and testing system — the actual tool used to track every athlete through the framework

Who this is for

Physiotherapists and allied health clinicians who want a practical, criteria-based system for ACL rehab — not another generic "protocol" that ignores the individual in front of you. Suitable whether you see one ACL client a year or run a full sports caseload.

What's included

• Full-day access to live teaching and case discussion

• Printed course manual

• Lunch provided both days

• Certificate of attendance

• Approx. 7 CPD hours per day (14 hours for both days) — self-recorded in line with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia's CPD requirements