08/28/2026
Different injuries. Different stages. Same commitment.
These two young athletes are dealing with very different situations, but they have something important in common — they are committed to doing everything they can to be at their physical best for their sport.
One is just post shoulder surgery.
Right now, the shoulder itself is in the acute stages of recovery. We respect that process completely, following the guidelines and restrictions set by her surgeon and physiotherapist.
But that doesn’t mean the rest of her physical development has to stop.
Our job is to find ways to safely train around the injury — maintaining and developing the physical qualities we can without compromising the healing shoulder.
As her rehabilitation progresses, our role will increasingly shift towards preparing that shoulder — and the athlete as a whole — for the demands of returning to her sport and being ready for the season.
The second athlete is managing a chronic injury.
Her approach is proactive. Rather than waiting for the injury to dictate what she can and cannot do, she consistently works on her strength, movement, physical capacity and resilience so she can reduce its impact and continue performing at her best in volleyball.
That is a big part of what Return to Sport means to us.
It isn’t simply getting an injured body part to feel better.
It is respecting the healing process, collaborating with the appropriate healthcare professionals, developing what we safely can along the way, and ultimately preparing the whole athlete for the demands they are returning to.
But none of that works without the athlete doing their part.
And these two do.
They show up.
They listen.
They work.
They give everything they have on the day.
We have a huge amount of respect for young athletes who take this level of ownership over their bodies and their sport.
Our job is to give them the best strategy we can.
They’re the ones who put in the work.
InjuryRehabilitation Kinesiology YouthAthletes ColdLake
