Coach Jay's Blog Posts

For an athlete, the sound of an ACL pop is often followed by a period of profound uncertainty. You are no longer defined by your speed on the wing or your precision in the tackle; suddenly, your world is defined by range of motion, swelling management, and the slow climb back to functionality. At ELEVATE Sports Performance + Rehabilitation, we believe that rehabilitation should not merely aim for a "return to play." It should be an intentional process of elevating your physic

You’ve done the work. You’ve attended treatment, restored motion, reduced symptoms, and finally heard the words every athlete wants to hear: "You’re cleared." Yet clearance for participation is not the same as readiness for performance. That distinction matters. A large body of sports medicine literature shows that return to sport is best understood as a staged, criteria-based process rather than a single date on the calendar. Athletes may be medically stable while still lack