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Athletics · Return-to-sport testing
Painfree isn't ready. Numbers are.
Most athletes get cleared by their surgeon or PT based on time elapsed and absence of pain. Both are necessary, neither is sufficient. The data on re-injury risk is unambiguous: athletes who pass objective return-to-sport testing have dramatically lower second-injury rates.
- Pass criteria are objective (numbers, not vibes) and shared with your coach and surgeon
- A three-session battery, not a quick once-over
- Built for athletes who plan to keep playing hard for years. Getting older doesn't mean giving things up
What you're feeling
Is return-to-sport testing starting to shape what you'll do and what you skip?
Return-to-sport gaps usually come from late-stage rehab that stopped short. After the early and strengthening phases, the body still needs real exposure to jumping, cutting, contact, and game-speed reactions, and the 'rebuilt' leg often moves differently than the good one, quietly compensating, until you ask it to react. You need objective markers that those qualities are actually back. Time and 'feels good' aren't enough.
What we usually hear- A.Cleared medically but not confident on the field
- B.A 'good' leg and a 'rebuilt' leg that don't move the same
- C.Hesitation cutting, planting, or decelerating to the affected side
- D.Fear of re-injury that shadows the first hard practice
- E.Coaches asking when you'll really be back
Stop guessing: start moving
Get a real plan for your return-to-sport testing: free, no referral.
Sixty minutes with Courtney, our Director of Training. We'll see how you move, find what's driving it, write you a plan, and tell you the truth about what it'll take.
Specific return-to-sport testing conditions we work with.
01Limb symmetry index
02Single-leg hop tests
03Y-balance
04Force-velocity profile
05Reactive strength index
06Sport-specific reactive testing
How we work
Our approach to return-to-sport testing.
Battery testing: limb symmetry index, single-leg hop tests (3-hop, triple-hop, crossover), Y-balance, isokinetic strength symmetry, and sport-specific reactive testing. Three-session program structure. Pass criteria are objective and shared with your coach and surgeon. Fail criteria become the next phase of training.
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Ready when you are
See how your body actually moves.
Book a Game Planning Session online or text us a sentence about your goals. We'll get back within one business day.
Why ADAPT
Five reasons members come, and stay for a decade.
01
One system, not a handoff.
Your PT and your coach aren't running separate playbooks. They read the same intake and apply the same movement principles, so restoring better movement in the clinic and reinforcing it in training is one continuous plan, not a baton pass.
02
Direct access in Oregon: no referral required.
Skip the doctor's-office stop-over. Walk in, get assessed, start moving better. PT is cash-pay: only motor-vehicle-accident (PIP) insurance is billed.
03
Same practitioner every visit.
Continuity that compounds. Each session builds on the last because the same eyes track how your movement is changing, and consistency is what actually changes the body.
04
Long-arc, not quick-fix.
A few weeks of relief is fine. Decades of capability is the goal. Getting older doesn't mean giving things up. Members come in for one problem and stay for years because the system keeps progressing with them.
05
We read movement, not just imaging.
Imaging describes the structure. The movement assessment shows where your body is compensating and loading the wrong tissue. We work with what your body actually does, then restore it doing the right job.
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What to expect
Get your week back from return-to-sport testing.
The testing battery itself runs across 3 sessions. Most athletes need 4–8 weeks of targeted training before retesting if criteria aren't met on the first pass.
Why the system works
- Comprehensive assessment. Postural pictures, full movement screen, and a baseline you can measure progress against. Numbers, not vibes.
- A plan built for your body.Shaped around your goals, your imaging, and what your body actually does, not what it's supposed to do.
- Same practitioner, every visit. Continuity that compounds. The plan adjusts as your movement changes.
- Reinforced until it sticks.As the pain quiets, the same system carries into classes and small-group training so the gains don't slide back.
Quick inquiry
Talk to a person.
Two steps: name + phone, then email + your goal. We'll call back within one business day, or call us directly at (503) 755-8558.
Free 60-min first visit
Book your Game Planning Session.
Sixty minutes with Courtney, our Director of Training. We'll look at how you move, find what's getting in the way, and write you a plan. No referral, no commitment, no charge.
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body actually moves.
It starts with a conversation. Book a Game Planning Session: sixty minutes with a coach or PT. We'll look at how you move, find what's getting in the way, and write you a plan for what you want to keep doing. No referral, no commitment, no charge.