Return to Sport after an ACL Injury

Sports and Martial Arts

Geoffrey Mémain

Maxime Gaspar

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From Injury to the Return-to-Play Decision after an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

Return to Sport after an ACL Injury offers a clear, progressive and structured approach to guide the athlete from injury back to performance. It details every stage, from the post-injury phase to the return to the field, covering assessment, programming and the interpretation of results. With concrete, directly applicable tools, it makes the return safer and limits the risk of re-injury.

The book gives clear landmarks for understanding the injury and guiding reconditioning choices, with a rigorous method to make every stage of the return to sport objective. The content is built for the realities of the field, with a progressive, demanding and individualised approach. Written for strength and conditioning coaches, physiotherapists, coaches and athletes.

  • 175 photos and videos
  • Theoretical and practical approaches
  • 20 directly applicable tests
  • 11 assessment criteria certified by Clairefontaine
  • An individualised approach to the return to sport

Contents: general principles; from injury to return to sport; assessment; interpretation; clinical case.

Geoffrey Mémain

Geoffrey Mémain is a strength and conditioning coach and return-to-play specialist at the Clairefontaine medical centre of the French Football Federation (FFF). He specialises in assessment and the return to the field, with a scientific, rigorous and directly applicable approach. With Maxime Gaspar he wrote Return to Sport after an ACL Injury, on the return to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Maxime Gaspar

Maxime Gaspar is a physiotherapist at the Clairefontaine medical centre of the French Football Federation, specialised in the care of athletes. His field expertise combines rehabilitation, prevention and performance optimisation. With Geoffrey Mémain he wrote Return to Sport after an ACL Injury, on the return to sport after an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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