Gallatin OrthoSport
ACL Bridge · Return-to-sport

Where rehabilitation ends and performance begins.

PT gets you walking, running, and back to most of life. Sport asks more — cutting under fatigue, eccentric load on descents, single-leg control at speed. ACL Bridge is the structured program that earns your way back to it instead of hoping for it. Criterion-based, progressive, and built around the demands of mountain sport.

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20 minutes, no commitment — we'll figure out if ACL Bridge is the right next step for where you are in recovery.

4 blocks
Criterion-based progression
Local
In-person at Trifecta Fitness
Digital
Available via Montis
DPT-led
Doctor of Physical Therapy
The problem

"Cleared" doesn't mean "ready."

A surgeon clears you medically. Your PT clears you on basic function. Then you go skiing on day one and the sport demands things neither of those clearances tested for — repeated eccentric load, decision-making under fatigue, single-leg force production at the limits of joint range. That's the gap. ACL Bridge fills it.

Block 1 · Foundation

Re-baseline strength and unilateral control. Eccentric tolerance. Movement quality under load.

Block 2 · Build

Progressive bilateral and single-leg loading. Trunk stability. Building the engine for sport-specific work.

Block 3 · Stress

Plyometrics, change of direction, sport-prep specific patterns. Tissue exposed to the demands of return.

Block 4 · Polish

Sport-specific scenarios. Test against criteria, not calendar. Final readiness check before return.

Criterion-based, not calendar-based

You move forward when your body earns it.

Most "back to sport at 9 months" programs are built on calendar math. Time matters, but tissue tolerance varies — your readiness depends on what your body can actually demonstrate, not what the clock says.

Each block has objective criteria — strength symmetry, single-leg force production, eccentric tolerance under load, movement quality at speed. Pass them and progress. Don't pass them and we stay and build the gap until you do.

It's slower for some, faster for others. That's the point.

Scope: ACL Bridge is performance progression for athletes already discharged from formal PT. Not a replacement for clinical care. If something flags during assessment, you go back to your surgeon or PT. More on scope →

Sample criteria

  • ✓Strength symmetry. Single-leg press, leg curl, leg extension within 10% side-to-side.
  • ✓Eccentric tolerance. Slow-tempo single-leg step-downs without compensation.
  • ✓Hop tests. Single-leg hop distance, triple hop, crossover hop within 90% of uninvolved side.
  • ✓Movement quality. Cutting, decel, and landing patterns clean under fatigue.
Am I ready for this?

Honest fit check.

ACL Bridge sits in a specific window of recovery. Here's who it's for — and who it's not.

ACL Bridge may be right for you if:

  • ✓ You're discharged from formal PT or close to discharge
  • ✓ Your surgeon or PT has cleared you for higher-level strengthening
  • ✓ You still feel underprepared for skiing, running, cutting, or jumping
  • ✓ You want objective criteria instead of "give it more time"

ACL Bridge is not the right first step if:

  • × Your knee is still swelling regularly
  • × You don't have full knee extension yet
  • × You're not cleared for progressive strengthening
  • × You're looking for medical rehab or post-op clinical care

Not sure where you fit? The intake call answers it →

Three formats

Group, 1-on-1, or digital.

Same clinical framework, three delivery formats. Pick the one that fits your timeline, budget, and where you live.

Local · Small group

ACL Bridge — Small group

Bozeman · max 4 athletes · rolling entry

$800/ 16 sessions
  • Small-group format — never more than 4 athletes per session
  • Mon / Tues / Wed / Thurs at 5 PM — pick whichever fit your week
  • Neuromuscular reactivation, heavy slow resistance, eccentric loading, landing mechanics
  • Same 4-block criterion-based progression as 1-on-1
  • Rolling entry — start whenever you're cleared
  • Pay for the full 16-session program up front — the system requires you complete it to work
Buy the 16-session program

After purchase you'll get a code to redeem against any of the M/T/W/Th 5 PM class times.

Local · 1-on-1

ACL Bridge — In-person bundle

Bozeman · 4 blocks · personalized

Inquire/ for current rates
  • Initial baseline assessment + criteria testing