Milestone Assessment Program

About our Milestone Assessment Program

sportsmed’s unique Milestone Assessment Program (MAP) has been developed by our team to measure and track our patient’s post operative progress. Information collected at each milestone session helps guide the treatment and rehabilitation plan specific to each patient.

In collaboration with UniSA, sportsmed is building a database of milestone assessments. The “deidentified information” in the database will be invaluable in comparing patient’s post operative results to the normative data in the database to help our physiotherapists’ guide them in their rehabilitation journey.

Post-operative injuries we assess

All milestone assessments are undertaken in the Stepney Healthcare Hub gym using the latest isokinetic strength and functional testing technology. There are 7 milestone assessments in total categorised as follows:

1. ACL reconstruction: The initial 60-minute assessment will be undertaken at 3 months post-operation with a further 3 milestones assessments scheduled during the 12-month rehabilitation period.
2. Ankle reconstruction & syndesmosis repair: the initial 60-minute assessment will be undertaken at 3 months post-operation with a further 3 milestones assessments scheduled during the 12-month rehabilitation period.
3. Achilles tendon repair: the initial 60-minute assessment will be undertaken at 2 months post-operation with a further 3 milestones assessments scheduled during the 12-month rehabilitation period.
4. Total knee replacement: the initial 30-minute assessment will be undertaken at 6 weeks post-operation with a further 2 milestones assessments scheduled during the 24-week rehabilitation period.
5. Total hip replacement: the initial 30-minute assessment will be undertaken at 6 weeks post-operation with a further 2 milestones assessments scheduled during the 24-week rehabilitation period.
6. Shoulder reconstruction: the initial 40-minute assessment will be undertaken at 12 weeks post-operation with a further 2 milestones scheduled during the 26-week rehabilitation period.
7. Rotator cuff tendon repair: the initial 40-minute assessment will be undertaken at 12 weeks post-operation with a further 2 milestones scheduled during the 26-week rehabilitation period.