ACL Rehabilitation In Birmingham
Recover properly. Return with confidence. Build a knee you trust again.
An ACL injury is not just a setback. It disrupts your sport, your training, your routine, and often your confidence in your own body. The surgery is only the first step. What happens next is what determines whether you return strong, or return frustrated, under prepared, and at risk of re injury.
At Peak Health Physiotherapy, ACL rehabilitation is one of the main things we do.
We work with multiple clients every week following ACL reconstruction. It is the most common sporting injury we see in clinic, particularly in football, rugby, running, and court sports.
We also bring decades of combined experience from professional sport environments, where ACL injuries are routine, high stakes, and managed using objective performance standards rather than guesswork.
This means your rehab is not based on hope or timelines pulled from the internet. It is based on evidence, testing, and proven progressions that actually transfer to sport.
Is this you?
People get told they are doing well, but still dealing with at least one of the following:
• The knee will not fully straighten
• Ongoing swelling that never quite settles
• Pain that limits training progress
• Weakness that does not show up on basic exercises but appears as soon as running starts
• Fear of loading the knee properly
• Confusion about when they are allowed to run, change direction, or train
• No clear targets for what strength or performance they should reach before returning to sport
• Told they can run but they don’t feel ready
• Feeling stuck in the middle phase of rehab with no real plan forward
If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. Most ACL patients are given exercises, but very few are given a structured performance pathway back to sport.
Why our ACL rehab is different
We take you from start to finish
We rehabilitate ACL reconstructions every week, from early post operative rehab through to full return to training and competitive sport.
We work with everyone from recreational athletes and busy professionals who just want their knee back, to semi professional and professional footballers.
The process does not stop when you can jog or do a squat. It continues until your knee can tolerate the real demands of your sport.
We use elite level force plate testing
We use VALD ForceDecks throughout your rehab.
These are the same force plates used in professional football and Olympic sport to measure:
• Single leg strength
• Balance and control
• Jump performance
• Power output
• Side to side differences between limbs
This allows us to identify deficits that are invisible to the eye.
More importantly, it allows us to benchmark your results against evidence based targets and sport specific norms, so we know when you are genuinely ready to progress to the next stage of rehab and when you are ready to return to training or competition.
No guessing. No rushed decisions. No crossing fingers.
A structured protocol built on experience and evidence
Your rehab follows a clear, phased protocol developed from:
• Years of managing ACL injuries in professional football
• Current research on graft healing, strength recovery, and re injury risk
• Objective performance standards rather than time based milestones
Each phase has specific goals and specific testing criteria. You move forward because your knee is ready, not because the calendar says so.
Strength and capacity testing that reflects real sport
Gym based strength numbers matter. But sport is more than lifting weights.
We assess:
• Single leg strength in multiple positions
• Rate of force development
• Repeated jump ability
• Deceleration and landing capacity
• Lower Limb Power
• Asymmetries between each side.
These tell us whether your knee can cope with training load, not just whether it looks good in a clinic room.
What we offer
In person ACL rehabilitation
Regular face to face sessions in clinic with structured progression, hands on treatment when needed, and ongoing testing.
Individual rehab programming
Clear gym and pitch based programmes that evolve with you as your capacity improves.
Remote Physiotherapy
For clients outside the area or those who travel, we provide remote rehab and testing support with structured programming and regular reviews.
Objective return to sport testing
We use force plates and strength testing to determine readiness to return to running, training, and competition.
You are not cleared because it has been nine months. You are cleared because your body meets the demands of your sport.
Pre surgery Prehab
If you are awaiting ACL reconstruction, prehab is one of the most valuable things you can do.
Improving knee extension, swelling control, quadriceps strength, and single leg capacity before surgery is strongly linked to better outcomes afterwards and a faster, smoother rehab process.
Who this is for
You are likely a good fit if:
• You want to return to sport properly, not just get by
• You care about long term knee health
• You want clear targets and structure
• You are tired of vague advice
• You want your rehab guided by data, not guesswork
Book an ACL assessment
If you are early post surgery, mid rehab, stuck with progress, or preparing for surgery, we can help.
Your initial assessment includes:
• A full clinical examination
• Strength and movement analysis
• Review of your surgery and graft type
• Clear explanation of what is currently limiting your progress
• A structured plan for the next phase of your rehab
You do not need to keep wondering whether your knee is normal, whether you are behind, or whether you are ready to push on. You can know.
Book an appointment with Peak Health Physiotherapy and start rebuilding your knee properly.
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📞 Contact us for further information
📧 info@peakhealthphysio.co.uk
📱 0121 798 2428
