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Behind the scenes on Wednesdays 🏒 If you’re wondering where the visor is, I’m exempt under the NHL’s grandfather clause.

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ØRKA X Nollaa Sauna Co. x HEAL Recap On the East Coast we collabed with Nollaa Sauna and @HEAL to add a bit of fuel and recovery to end off another week of Off-Szn 2026. 🥵🧊🍨

The details matter in physiotherapy and return to sport 🎯

From weeks 4-6 post ACL rehab, we begin to benchmark an athlete’s ability to enter the Tissue Integration Phase. This phase centers around restoring one of the lowest hanging fruits post-surgery: muscle mass. There’s a heavy emphasis on dialing in key lift patterns (squat, hinge, lunge) so the…

An electric 48 hrs at the Redbull Performance Center in Santa Monica, CA⚡️

At ØRKA Performance, we believe everyone deserves world-class care - no matter their level or their goals. And on Prince Edward Island, we’re building something special. We’ve got the rehab systems. We’ve got the performance pathways. We’ve got the data, the technology, and analytics/insights. Now…

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Do you feel like something’s missing in your ACL rehab? 🤔   If you’re not seeing noticeable changes in your physical and technical qualities after each 4-week block, it’s time to reassess. 🔄   Is your program like a pile of dirty laundry? Random exercises scribbled or printed on a piece of paper…

Knee Flexion & Running Mechanics 🚀  Early on, effusion is the main limiter of knee flexion. But if end-range knee flexion deficits persist, they can wreak running mechanics down the rehab timeline.  Rehab isn’t passive—we need to pillage & plunder every core competency we can early in rehab within…

Acceleration In Rehab

Big calf energy at ØRKA. 🔥 At the @sportsmithhq rehab conference in Manchester, Brady Green & Romain Tourillon dropped gems on calf training including the benefits of training in dorsiflexion & with MTP extension. Why does it matter? In sport, it’s not just about MVC or RFD—it’s about producing…

Key steps in gait restoration. 🚶‍♂️➡️ Early on, wall drills help refine posture and mechanics as part of the linear gait restoration continuum.   As rehab progresses, we move beyond the wall to more dynamic tasks—targeting the entire kinetic chain:   ✅ Spinal Engine & pelvis   ✅ Hip   ✅ Knee   ✅…

Variability = key to overcoming post-op inhibition. 🔄💥 Varying reps, sets, and load creates undulation, helping to break through arthrogenic inhibition and accelerate recovery.   Progress with purpose. 💪   #PostOpRehab #ArthrogenicInhibition #RehabRecovery #AthleteProgress #StrengthThroughVariety

Ever prescribe squats but see minimal change in early rehab with lower limb strength or interlimb muscle mass/hypertrophy?  Using the VALD Force Decks to supplement your coaches eye and assess double and single-leg squats gives us key insights:   👉 Does the athlete have the motor control?   👉 Do…

0° may NOT be full extension. 🚫 We’re often always chasing a degree of hyperextension when restoring range—matching the non-operative limb is key.   The inability to restore extension both passively and actively will be a linchpin to almost every progression down the track, including effectively…

**Restoring flexion after ACL reconstruction? It all starts with managing swelling. 🦵💡**   Swelling is the main limiter in that first week, often causing pressure as you approach 90° of flexion.  👉 A calm knee = consistent stimulus.   👉 Consistent stimulus = lasting adaptations.   Set the…

Our clients love when we evaluate gait. 😂 Some of the core things we look for during gait are:  ✅ hip lock through midstance ✅ knee flexion through swing ✅ control of the rapid drop of knee extension moment from initial contact/midstance (quadriceps) ✅ dynamic rearfoot control from…

Persistent effusion and synovitis is a recipe for both arthrogenic inhibition and cartilage softening.  That’s why we always assess swelling during every on-table session in the early and mid-stages of ACL rehab. Consistency matters in the early days, and that means consistency of both the client…

The Pendulum  In the performance testing space, most professions are notorious for letting the pendulum swing too far in each direction.  As we strive to land somewhere in the middle, we can't lose sight that with performance testing, there is a human being in front of us.  #peoplefirst #human…

During plinth to podium, the goal is to take you on a journey connecting the dots between the acute stages of rehab, and to the end goals/actions of the performance side of the continuum.  One part of that, is the Linear Gait to Speed continuum, where we look to tie early acute stage gait drills…

The Foundational Phase  Whether we are weight bearing or non-weightbearing, we use our adjuncts to get the knee quiet, restore recruitment, balance physical and neurocognitive stimuli, and immediately get into shapes and postures that tie to high intensity actions (in this case COD…

Influencing the Conditions In the Sports Science Area, we are always playing with conditions to see how they influence our testing.  From verbal cueing to bracing/non-bracing, it's been fun as of late to take a look at how different external and internal parameters can influence results, whether…

1 week into weightbearing with Fia and we were off to the races.  What were our non-negotiables?  - <0 extension - >120 flexion - quiet knee - and lots of work on isolated motor control for what is beautifully coined "The Forgotten Hero's" (highly recommend his course on sportssmith).  Working…

The Influence of Toe Control A common deficit we see on force plates, especially in anterior (BPTB/Quad) ACL graft harvests, is a concentric asymmetry.  In the spirit of reverse engineering, there are a lot of workflows and pipelines practitioners can go down from a clinical reasoning standpoint…

When you do the basics well, you’re rewarded in spades.  With the non-negotiables and core principles under control, speed solutions and drills with purpose are the themes heading into weeks 9-14.  Drill, drill, drill.  The road to 2025 is in full swing and @sofiadigiacomo is challenging the “norm”.

When you have meniscus repairs and weight bearing is restricted, patience is key.  But with a bit of creativity, along with getting the knee quiet and range back, it can be a golden opportunity to set you up well for your first week of weight bearing.  Here's @sofia at Week 7, and Week 1 of weight…

Sports Science Lab A quick morning in the Sports Science lab with the crew before hitting the QE2 up to ORKA North.  #data #insights #shoulder #knee #hamstring