Ep. 5 - Steph Allen on Redefining ACL Rehab
Welcome to the Athlete Blueprint Podcast!...A podcast dedicated to long term athletic development and success!
For today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Steph Allen!
Steph has been a practicing physical therapist since 2014 and has been at Boston Physical Therapy & Wellness for the past 4 years. She specializes in, and absolutely loves ACL rehab in all its shapes and forms and has recently started her own virtual coaching business, ACLResolve. Which is designed specifically for individuals who are navigating through an ACL injury.
Steph is also the co-founder of CALU, a mentorship and continuing education platform for students and new graduates within the musculoskeletal rehab realm.
Steph is passionate about continuing education and demanding a higher standard of care in the musculoskeletal rehab industry.
In this episode, Steph and I discuss :
our personal and progressional experience with ACL injuries
We get Potential psychological impacts of an ACL injury
We discuss how we as practitioners can empower our ACL athletes
We discussed potential reasons for the high rate of ACL re-tears
We go over some common ACL rehab myths
And of course, we discuss so much more!
As you'll find out, this episode is personal for both Steph and I as we both share a lot of experience with ACL injuries…Steph does a great job of sharing her knowledge and passion and we go in-depth in all things ACL. …I hope you enjoy the show!
Here are the links to Steph's info:
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