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One-on-One ACL Physical Therapy and Performance Training
We take you from where you are to where you want to be. Confidently. You’ll become the best athlete you can be. Better than before your injury.
The ACL Athlete - ONE-ON-ONE ACL REHAB + PERFORMANCE TRAINING
A 1:1 service specifically designed for the ACL athlete who is frustrated with the traditional healthcare and physical therapy model and is ready to rehab and recover with intention. Designed and led by our team of Doctors of Physical Therapy and Strength and Conditioning Coaches. We pride ourselves in being experts in ACL injuries, rehab, and return to performance – staying up-to-date on the latest ACL research and information to bring you our absolute best.
We Bridge the ACL Gap
How we do this
The ACL Athlete 4R Roadmap
You should know exactly where you are and where you’re heading. Our process has been tried and tested by hundreds of ACLers just like you. Based on science, principles, research, data and criteria. No B.S. We are the GPS on your ACL Journey.
This phase is immediately post-ACL injury or surgery. The acute trauma is the main limiter here and is slowing the athlete down. The goal of this phase is to provide a safe healing environment, protect the knee joint, and focus on full restoration and capacity of the knee after an ACL injury or surgery. Aiming to restore and lay the initial foundation for this process.
This phase is focused on rebuilding a solid athletic foundation. We aim to improve the knee's tolerance to load and load foundational movement patterns. In order to run, jump, or cut later in this phase, we need certain prerequisites including a strong base of range of motion, muscle size, strength, and running mechanics. We're also aiming to make sure the knee is quiet as loads build. As we continue through Rebuild, you're progressed and exposed to our return to running framework, plyometrics, deceleration/acceleration, and change of direction. Specific to where your needs are and your goals.
The athlete has worked hard on the restoring and rebuilding phases, and has passed specific criteria to get back to sport-specific phases. The goal of this phase is focused on load and exposure through our 3-part return to performance framework paired with the control to chaos continuum, which often gets missed.
The athlete is back to sport/activity, but the work is not done. The goal of this phase is focused on creating the most resilient and robust athlete. Filling in any gaps and making sure that we optimize performance. Coming back better than they were before their injury - feeling mentally and physically confident.
This phase is immediately post-ACL injury or surgery. The acute trauma is the main limiter here and is slowing the athlete down. The goal of this phase is to provide a safe healing environment, protect the knee joint, and focus on full restoration and capacity of the knee after an ACL injury or surgery. Aiming to restore and lay the initial foundation for this process.
This phase is focused on rebuilding a solid athletic foundation. We aim to improve the knee’s tolerance to load and load foundational movement patterns. In order to run, jump, or cut later in this phase, we need certain prerequisites including a strong base of range of motion, muscle size, strength, and running mechanics. We’re also aiming to make sure the knee is quiet as loads build. As we continue through Rebuild, you’re progressed and exposed to our return to running framework, plyometrics, deceleration/acceleration, and change of direction. Specific to where your needs are and your goals.
The athlete has worked hard on the restoring and rebuilding phases, and has passed specific criteria to get back to sport-specific phases. The goal of this phase is focused on load and exposure through our 3-part return to performance framework paired with the control to chaos continuum, which often gets missed.
The athlete is back to sport/activity, but the work is not done. The goal of this phase is focused on creating the most resilient and robust athlete. Filling in any gaps and making sure that we optimize performance. Coming back better than they were before their injury – feeling mentally and physically confident.
Our 3-Step Process
2. Plan
3. Support
Our programming and coaching is rooted in science, backed by research and driven by data. We take an individualized approach to ACL rehab.
Why? Because each person is different. No two ACL injuries are the same. No two surgeries are the same. No two recoveries are the same.
That’s why a generic protocol won’t cut it. You need something built specific for you based on testing to meet you exactly where you are and where you need to go. We take the guesswork out of this process and support you every step of the way.
Gimme the Details
What Does 1:1 Coaching Bring You?
Access to The ACL Athlete Coaching Platform + App
Your 1:1 ACL Expert Coach
Individually Designed Performance Testing
Custom ACL Rehab + Performance Program
Form Checks + Video Analysis + Feedback
Progression Criteria + Milestone Goals
Accountability + Weekly Check-Ins
Daily Athlete Support + Messenger Access
Inside Our Training App
- Your Personal Athlete Dashboard
- Goal Setting
- Structured Weekly and Daily Programs
- 500+ DEMO VIDEOS FOR ALL EXERCISES + TESTING
- Metric + Progress Tracker
- Fill in Weight, Reps, Notes + Comments
- View Exercise History
- Record Videos for Form Checks and Feedback
- Support Messenger with your 1:1 ACL Coach
Exclusive Bonuses
Access to The ACL Athlete Community
This road is very isolating and lonely. ACLers need community. That’s why we’ve created a private athlete community so you don’t have to be alone in this process. Interact with your coaches and other fellow ACLers. Share your wins. Share your struggles. It’s a safe place for you – the ACL athlete – on your journey.
Access to the Athlete Education Vault
One of our core pillars is Education. You deserve to be equipped with answers. We give you our education hub and library to help guide you along in your process no matter where you are on the journey. You’ll learn our go-to principles we teach each of our athletes. We’ll provide our 4R roadmap and benchmarks you need to hit. The goal is for you to join and leave as a better athlete than you were before. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Tools for life.
LIVE Guest Expert and Q&A Each Month
We bring you guest experts and speakers regarding ACL rehab, nutrition, mindset, recovery, sleep, and much more. Maximize your knowledge of your health and performance, not only for now, but for the rest of your life.
You’ll also get Q&A’s from your coaches every single month.
Strategy Calls with Your 1:1 Coach
Life will throw you curveballs. Whether that’s getting sick, travel, a setback, or an emergency. We’ll be there to help strategize through any problems you may encounter and pivot your plan to make sure we stay on track and get you closer to your end goals.
Mindset Training
While most people on the outside see this as a physical injury, the hardest part of this process is the mental side. Having your life completely shift within the blink of an eye – 40 milliseconds to be exact. This journey is long and hard. Our mindset drives every single action we take. This should be a non-negotiable for any ACL rehab, which is why we include this as an exclusive bonus for our athletes.
Traditional Insurance
vs. The ACL Athlete
Insurance provides limited visits
Monthly subscription + more affordable than deductibles and copays combined
Fighting with insurance for more visits
Never deal with insurance companies
General PT helping you
ACL expert PT and strength coach along with The ACL Athlete Team
PT follows generic, outdated ACL protocol
Individually designed ACL plan based on your specific needs and goals
No structured daily, weekly or monthly program – feels like an exercise laundry list
Daily, weekly, and monthly structured program based on tangible milestones and targets
PT progresses care based on time alone
Custom-built program based on research, data, science, and criteria – progressed week to week
Time Cost: time to drive to/from PT 2-3x per week + long wait times + taking off school/work
Time Leveraged: built to your specific schedule, time available, and done on your own time
Minimal time with your PT + double or triple booked
One-on-one attention and care with your ACL Expert Coach + unlimited access to your coach
Feedback only during visits
Video and coaching feedback for each training session and between sessions
Focused on exercises only
360 Degree View: movement, nutrition, sleep, recovery, stress, connection
Waiting till next session to ask questions
Ask questions anytime and receive quick answers
No mindset training
Mindset training included
Limited benchmarks or plan for care
Specific benchmarks, criteria and clear plan
Limited testing + discharged based on time alone or running out of insurance visits
Baseline testing, 4-6 week serial testing, return to sport testing
Feeling isolated in your recovery
Special community of ACLers to support you
Traditional Insurance
vs. The ACL Athlete
Insurance provides limited visits
Fighting with insurance for more visits
General PT helping you
PT follows generic, outdated ACL protocol
No structured daily, weekly or monthly program – feels like an exercise laundry list
PT progresses care based on time alone
Time Cost: time to drive to/from PT 2-3x per week + long wait times + taking off school/work
Minimal time with your PT + double or triple booked
Feedback only during visits
Focused on exercises only
Waiting till next session to ask questions
No mindset training
Limited benchmarks or plan for care
Limited testing + discharged based on time alone or running out of insurance visits
Feeling isolated in your recovery
vs.
Monthly subscription + more affordable than deductibles and copays combined
Never deal with insurance companies
ACL expert PT and strength coach along with The ACL Athlete Team
Individually designed ACL plan based on your specific needs and goals
Daily, weekly, and monthly structured program based on tangible milestones and targets
Custom-built program based on research, data, science, and criteria – progressed week to week
Time Leveraged: built to your specific schedule, time available, and done on your own time
One-on-one attention and care with your ACL Expert Coach + unlimited access to your coach
Video and coaching feedback for each training session and between sessions
360 Degree View: movement, nutrition, sleep, recovery, stress, connection
Ask questions anytime and receive quick answers
Mindset training included
Specific benchmarks, criteria and clear plan
Baseline testing, 4-6 week serial testing, return to sport testing
Special community of ACLers to support you
What you get with
In-Person coaching
- Consultation Call
- In-Person Performance Testing
- Manual Therapy/Dry Needling
- Customized ACL Rehab + Performance Program
- Mental Performance Training
- Video Movement Analysis
- Weekly Check-Ins
- 24/7 Messenger Support
ACL Athlete Testimonials
My Daughter, Stella – 13 years old, tore her ACL and had it reconstructed in June 2021.
We started our rehab with a typical “Doc in the Box PT”. BAD MOVE. It was assembly line with generic exercises and they were more worried about what insurance coverage I had than my daughters health and condition. Exact opposite experience with Ravi and The ACL Athlete. Having torn my ACL twice, I know the importance of rehab and your PT is vital to a full recovery. Here are my keys to a good experience and The ACL Athlete checked all the boxes:
1. Physical: Individual assessment of injury, knowledge of specific injury, technique in exercises,
progressing as the patient is ready – not by a calendar, consistency.
2. Communication: Communication with your PT is key when juggling a family, jobs, sports and
kids during rehab. Ravi is also very good at communicating with our teenager which can be challenging at times.
3. Technology: Ravi implements a custom training app that helps keep you on track. He is able to see when and how you do your exercises and tailors the program week to week to match your progress. This was very helpful in keeping Stella on track as well as making it a little more fun. This also allowed me to check on her progress from my phone. Stella is also able to ask Ravi questions from the app to make sure she is doing things correctly. Stella is in her 6th month with Ravi and has made huge progress. He has taught her the proper way to train, and we plan to continue with her training into strength and conditioning even after her full recovery.
5 Stars for Ravi and The ACL Athlete. Highly recommend.
This was my third ACL reconstruction. A lot of times you’ll go into a clinic, you’ll do the same exercises, straight leg raises for twelve weeks, 18 weeks more. You’ll do the same plan two or three times a week. You’ll run out of visits before you’re able to start running, and then you’ll start having to pay out of pocket most likely.
This is a major surgery and it’s a major recovery. It’s going to take at least at least six months, most likely nine to twelve, to just feel fully recovered. So investing in yourself is very important – making sure that you invest in the right person and you’re not wasting your time. That’s a long time. Something that stuck out to me remarkably throughout my time working with Ravi and The ACL Athlete is he does a great job of just building your confidence level.
I would fully recommend looking into Ravi and The ACL Athlete and it’s a good way to invest in yourself for just making sure that you can achieve your goals and get back to what you want to do. I would recommend it to anyone going through an ACL injury. This is the place to go.
I’m back to sports. I am not only playing my sports, but I am not thinking about my knee during them. I feel confident and safe during spontaneous movement and demands on my knee. But not only am I back to sports, I have now gained the ability to walk into a gym and do things that I know will support me and my knee and my sports for the rest of my life.
These are things that I could not do before, and I feel so confident physically and mentally. I feel so incredibly strong, and I can’t thank The ACL Athlete enough for that. Mentally, I have less stress, less anxiety and I can do my job, get outside, ski. I used to have a little voice in the back of my head, that something was going to happen and that voice has gone quiet.
Thank you to The ACL Athlete for getting me through the hardest 5 years of my life. I have had an incredible transformation, both physically and mentally.
How it works
Fill out the short application and line up your free consultation call. On this call, we will find out if its a good fit and determine the best game plan to get you started.
Meet your 1:1 ACL expert coach - a 30 minute call to learn about you and your ACL story, your barriers and fears, and your goals and aspirations in order to help us build out your custom program together.
Create an honest starting point through individualized testing - anchored by our established ACL Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and criteria - providing tangible milestones along the way and research-backed Return to Sport Testing
A progressive and structured program designed specifically for you - power by our TrueCoach app, reverse engineered based on your goals and needs, equipment available, your schedule, time, and lifestyle, including any modifications on the fly
Daily messenger access to your 1:1 Coach, reviewing weekly training, providing visual feedback and program updates to continue to move you towards your goals phase by phase, quick responses to questions or comments, keeping a close pulse so there’s no playing catch up, guiding you every step of the way - not to mention a supportive community and coaching team in your corner.
Meet your Coaches
You should feel like you know exactly where you are and where you’re heading. You should feel confident and empowered in this process.
Apply Here
1. Fill out this short form
2. Book your call
Once you hit submit, you’ll be able to book your Consultation Call via Calendly.
ok, So here's The Bad News:
We Are Currently at Capacity for In-Person ACL REhab Services
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE EACH ATHLETE OUR BEST
The Good News:
You can work with us remotely
To date, we've worked with hundreds of aclers through 1:1 Remote ACL Coaching
FAQ
The ACL Athlete is an Out-of-Network Provider. That means we are not in network with any insurance. We don’t want insurance driving how we provide your care or the way your sessions are run.
Insurance – Maybe you have solid out-of-network benefits or you just want to submit to your deductible. We provide you with superbills and information, so you can submit to your insurance if you want.
Self-Pay – Most of our clients are self-pay and choose not to use insurance. This might be because they are out-of-network, don’t have insurance, or just want to pay out of pocket than be restricted by insurance. We offer both individual sessions and package rates. We take cash, credit, HSA, FSA, bitcoin (jk). No locked in contracts. Freedom to use your sessions as you wish.
Each session is 60 minutes – this includes any testing, treatment, and coaching
This varies based on each ACLers having different needs for coaching, support, and programming. Our free consultation call helps us find out what that specifically looks like for you so we can make sure you’re getting the most out of your investment.
We have had many of our ACLers use their FSAs and HSAs in the past. Check with your FSA/HSA for more information.
We have a lot of athletes who use our coaching alongside their in-person PT. We make sure we’re on the same page and work to make sure there are no gaps in your care – leaving no stone left unturned since time is important. We’re happy to connect with your PT, surgeon, athletic trainer, coach or anyone else involved in your process to make sure we’re all on the same page. Your ACL team is important.
While we love the mid to late stages, the earlier the better. Whether you’re in prehab, immediately post-op, months, or years out, we’ve found that the earlier in the ACL process we start working with athletes, the better the outcomes. This allows us to build the proper foundations for the rest of the process, rather than backing up for things that might have been missed (examples: lacking extension, limping gait, quad strength, pain with running, etc.)
Here at The ACL Athlete, we believe every human is an athlete. We see “athlete” as a spectrum and it is relative to each person – it’s all based on the demands of what you’re trying to get back to and that can look different for each person and athlete – whether you’re a rec soccer player, weekend skier, medical professional lifting patients, BJJ competitor, casual hiker, or a pro football player. If you have goals and want to use your body for an activity, sport, or life, then you’re an athlete.
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