The first question I often hear upon evaluation of an athlete following an ACL repair is, "When will I return to playing basketball/soccer/football?" The literature on when to send an athlete back to contact sports varies from 3-12 months (1). It becomes difficult to predict, as a clinician, on when likely return is, secondary to the many variables such as physician preference, the patient's injury history, type of ACL repair, type of rehabilitation ..>>read more

Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in the United States with only 14% of stroke survivors achieving full physical recovery (Gordon, 2004). Survivors of stroke commonly have cardiovascular deficits predisposing them to sedentary lifestyles and an increased risk for additional secondary complications. Ambulatory stroke survivors may perform at 50% of peak VO2 consumption compared to age matched healthy ..>>read more