When we speak of hockey injury recovery needing to be hyper specific, there are questions that arise like: What does that mean? What should it look like? Can we specifically address injury to meet the demands of the sport? Can we mitigate recurrence? Can we psychologically assist players in recovery? Our goal should always be to properly and fully prepare the player to return to play without setback, fear or concern.
Treating Injuries
Hockey injuries, physical or concussion, must be treated relative to the specific skill set in which they are obtained. This, in the simplest form, means the players must recover in relation to sport specific equipment, movements and surfaces. For elite hockey athletes this means purposely recovering on ice. Including skill specific on-ice exercises makes it possible to maximize the effects of off-ice rehabilitation, decrease time in returning to pre-injury status and prevent or minimize further recurrence of the injury.
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John McGill
Since initiating The Interval Sport Injury Recovery Process for Hockey (ISIRPH) in 2008, John has worked with players ranging from U12 to Major Junior and Pro. Injuries have ranged in severity from minor bruises to torn ACL and spiral fractures to both Tibia and Fibula. In all cases, players have made a full recovery and have continued to play without recurrence or compensatory injury impeding their career.
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