Olympic Lifts and Plyometrics: Breaking the Rehab-Performance Gap

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Are you tired of being discharged from physical therapy before you're truly ready to return to sport? Join Drs. Scott and Griffin as they expose the problematic gap between traditional rehabilitation and performance training that leaves athletes vulnerable to re-injury.

The Carolina Movement Doc team reveals why Olympic lifting and plyometrics belong in the rehabilitation process, not just in the strength coach's domain. They explain how proper rehab follows a logical progression: first establishing mobility, then building strength, and finally developing the explosive power and resilience needed for athletic performance. This final phase is where traditional physical therapy often falls short.

"If you walk out of PT and you feel like, 'hmm, it's okay, at least they were nice and they made me laugh,' then you're in the wrong place," Dr. Scott challenges. True athletic rehabilitation should make you sweat, test your limits, and transform injured tissue into something stronger than before.

The doctors break down why physiologic adaptation takes months, not weeks, and why a 12-16 week "clearance" from traditional PT rarely means an athlete is actually ready to return to sport. Their innovative approach focuses on performance under fatigue – testing and training athletes when their heart rates are elevated and their bodies are stressed, just as they will be during competition.

Whether you're recovering from surgery or dealing with a nagging injury, this episode will transform how you think about rehabilitation. Stop settling for "good enough" and discover what true performance-based physical therapy looks like.