The Lab - Rehab and Performance
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Redefining the standard of care. Data informed injury and pain management so you can confidently depend on your body.
Performance Physiotherapy, Sports Chiropractic, Sports Massage.
An ACL tear doesn’t automatically mean surgery. It means the decision should be made on data, not default.
For athletes returning to cutting, pivoting and jumping sport, reconstruction remains the current standard of care. It restores passive stability and offers some protection against subsequent injury (de Jonge et al., 2024).
But for isolated tears, there’s no certain evidence reconstruction outperforms a well-designed non-operative program on osteoarthritis risk, knee function or return to activity (de Jonge et al., 2024). Isolated tears are the minority though. Roughly 74% of ACL injuries involve concurrent meniscal, ligament or cartilage damage (Arhos & Kvist, 2025).
What often decides the pathway is how your knee responds to load. Once range of motion, swelling and quadriceps symmetry are restored, structured neuromuscular and strength training allows you to be classified as a potential coper or a non-coper.
45% of athletes initially classified as non-copers became potential copers after ten sessions and potential copers had 2.7–2.9x the odds of two-year success, whether or not they had surgery (Thoma et al., 2019).
Athletes who remained non-copers did worse either way. That group needs a more intensive plan, not just a surgical date (Thoma et al., 2019).
And if surgery is the right call, preparation still decides the outcome. Progressive pre- and post-operative rehabilitation produced normative-range scores on 86–94% of KOOS subscales at two years, versus 51–76% under usual care (Grindem et al., 2015).
Injured your knee? Book an assessment. We’ll test properly, build the right pathway specific to your goals. Link in bio.
Evidence in this area is constantly evolving, and so is our position. Book an appointment with a medical or rehab professional to help you develop an appropriate recovery plan.
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06/30/2026
Not your basic team testing and training. No shortcuts or cookie cutter programs here. Team testing and training in our performance stream starts with a detailed assessment. Clinical testing looks at range of motions of key joints and pain provocations tests. This helps us understand the hardware and assess for injury risk factors. Strength testing gives us a glimpse into movement and strength symmetry to catch compensations that might be happening under the hood. Field testing (not shown here) is a battery of on-field sprint and agility tests to gauge how the clinical piece translates into performance. From there we pool athletes and create individual sport specific programs to reduce injury risk and improve performance for better, sustainable, on field,on ice, or on court performance. 🙌💪
The right way of doing things is rarely the easy way.
Train with us! [email protected] and ask about team testing, training, and club partnerships.🏆
06/26/2026
Congratulations to Lauren and Andrew on finishing their 6-week clinical placements! It’s been a pleasure having you join us, learn, and contribute to our clinic and community. We hope your more excited than ever to challenge yourselves and the standard of care, and deliver exceptional outcomes in your future roles as physiotherapists 💯🏆
03/03/2026
🚨We are excited to welcome Emma Richer - Performance Physiotherapist to The Lab team🚨
🗓️Emma’s is taking new clients starting March 17th!
Tue Thur Fri 7AM-1PM, Wed 2-8PM, Sat 8AM-2PM
🔗https://thelabrehabandperformance.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/8
Emma completed her MSc in Physiotherapy at the University of Alberta in 2025. Her experience as a competitive gymnast and volleyball player has shaped her approach to treating female athletes and active people looking to achieve lifelong health. Her rehab takes a patient-centered, collaborative, research-based approach that focuses on education, empowerment, and long-term results. Emma is committed to being your guide in the recovery process and building confidence in your body. Emma’s treatment style combines manual therapy, stage specific tissue loading, movement optimization, and meticulous attention to details to optimize outcomes. Outside the clinic, Emma can be found in the gym or on the volleyball court. She loves to snowboard or hike and has taken up distance running. If you haven’t seen her on the court or the trails, you’ll probably find her on the course shooting birdies.
ACLs live here! Any stage we gotchu!
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