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My mission is to elevate rehabilitation by continuing to promote the importance of systemic, rigorous discharge testing standards. Join me in doing so by using the appropriate discharge testing checklist. 

 

Return to Sport Checklists      

Cover of the “Return to Sport Checklist: Spine” resource by Phil Plisky, showing an athlete performing a rehabilitation movement in a gym setting.

Return to Sport Checklist
Spine

Many rehabilitation providers think of return to sports criteria for the lower extremity. What about a return to sport checklist for the spine for athletes with low back pain? Here is what I have put together. 

Cover of the “Return to Sport Checklist: Lower Body” by Phil Plisky, featuring an athlete performing a single-leg exercise at a fitness event, with bold white text and upward-pointing arrow design.

Return To Sport Checklist
Lower Body

Evidenced-based tests exist to identify the risk factors and improve your confidence when making return to sport and discharge decisions. There is no guesswork, there is a data-driven decision. These should be used for ALL hip, knee, & ankle/foot injuries!

Cover of the “Return to Sport Checklist: Upper Body” by Phil Plisky, featuring a volleyball match in progress and a seated observer, with bold overlay text promoting a step-by-step guide for safe return to sport.

Return to Sport Checklist
Upper Body

While return to sport checklists for the lower body are underutilized, I don't see them hardly used at all for the upper body. Here's the checklist I use particularly for the shoulder & elbow. 

Athlete performing an agility drill with cones and ladders, featured on the cover of “A Systematic Approach to Agility” by Nathan Denning and Phil Plisky.

A Systematic Approach to Agility

Agility is more than cones and ladders – yet most lack a clear plan for return to sport. This free resource gives you a proven, test-driven framework to progress agility with confidence and clinical precision.

 

Rehabilitation Guidelines    

 
Cover of the “ACL Reconstruction Guidelines” by Phil Plisky, featuring a bold upward arrow on a black grid background with text emphasizing safe return to activity and athlete durability.

ACL Reconstruction Rehabilitation Guidelines

Don't miss a step, impairment or return to sport criteria in your ACL reconstruction rehabilitation.

 Other Resources  

Cover of the “Group Testing Calculator” by Phil Plisky, showing a clinician instructing a student during a functional movement screen in a gym setting, highlighting tools for estimating group test logistics.

Group Testing Calculator

This calculator will help you estimate how many people you can test in a given time period. You can adjust the test selection, the number of testers, and your testing time frame.

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