ACL Rehabilitation
We provide specialist ACL rehabilitation to massively reduce risk of re-injury and return to your chosen sport or activity stronger than you have ever been before.
ACL surgery is a high-risk, high-reward procedure — especially for athletes. While it can restore knee stability and open the door to returning to sport, the journey doesn’t end in the operating theatre. It’s what happens after surgery that truly defines your outcome.
Unfortunately, re-rupture rates remain high — particularly in younger, active individuals. Many people never return to their previous level of sport, either due to ongoing physical limitations or fear of reinjury. The reality is: without structured, progressive rehab, the risks increase, and the rewards decrease.
At LIFT, we approach ACL rehab differently.
We combine evidence-based protocols with state-of-the-art equipment, expert physiotherapists, and a clear performance roadmap — so you can return stronger and more confident than ever before. From early-stage mobility work to late-stage sport-specific conditioning and on-pitch rehab, we guide you through every phase with purpose and precision.
We provide professional-level performance testing with dynamometry and VALD ForceDecks testing to guide a safe return to play.
We don't just aim for recovery — we aim for return to performance, reduced reinjury risk, and long-term resilience.
Together we can get you back to sport, stronger than ever.
Key Benefits
Discover how our expert treatment can help you achieve your recovery goals
Data Driven Rehab
Your physio will test your progress with our force plates and strength testing technology to ensure you are always on track. We will not clear you back to sport without hitting the ACL return to sport criteria due to risk of re rupture.
Accountability
ACL Rehabilitation is a long process and without an expert to guide and support you along the way, the process can seem incredibly daunting. At LIFT, we won't only be your physios, we will also hold you accountable to the plan.
LIFT's Expertise
Our physiotherapists are specialists in the ACL space with director Cian having completed a masters degree in this area. At LIFT you are in very safe hands when it comes to comprehensive ACL rehabilitation.
Treatment Process
Our structured approach ensures you receive the best possible care at every step of your recovery journey.
Overcome the Effects of the Surgery
The first stage in your recovery will involve pain control, reducing swelling, restoring range of movement and firing up the thigh muscles again.
Get Back in the Gym
Once we are off the crutches, and pain and swelling are controlled, we will embark on a safe return to gym programme with clear strength targets for returning to run and jump.
Hit Key Strength and Jump Test Targets
This phase will still be largely in the gym and take a heavy S&C focus. We have to restore the strength in both limbs and also pass certain criteria across countermovement and drop jump test scores.
Sports-Specific On Field Rehab
LIFT stands out from many other physio providers due to the sports specific phase. When you have passed the relevant criteria we will take you back out onto your field of play and begin sports specific movements with you - further conditioning your body and mind.
Test and Return to Sports
The most important step in the whole process. Without adequate testing there is a risk of re injury to the graft. We have all the available kit to make sure that returning to play isn't guess work, it's a data driven decision with professional level technology.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this service
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