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Mastering Multidirectional Athlete Rehab with Bart Dingenen
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Sep 2, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
— Intro 00:01:02 — What is a multidirectional athlete?   00:06:07 — Real sport vs clinic movement demands   00:08:48 — Sponsor: WriteUpp   00:10:29 — Agility vs change of direction   00:12:33 — What linear running misses in rehab   00:15:38 — Are athletes taught to decelerate and cut well?   00:18:36 — Neurocognitive errors in non-contact injuries   00:22:07 — Common movement patterns behind injuries   00:24:46 — Why deceleration is undertrained   00:29:00 — Sponsor: Physiotutors courses   00:30:00 — Why the best movers are great decelerators   00:31:35 — Tissue loads during braking and cutting   00:34:42 — What good deceleration technique looks like   00:40:11 — Sponsor: Physiotutors membership   00:41:18 — Do extra braking steps reduce efficiency?   00:42:38 — Why symmetry numbers are not enough   00:44:47 — Best field-based testing for multidirectional athletes   00:47:58 — Common late-stage rehab mistakes   00:51:55 — Adding perception and unpredictability to rehab   00:56:06 — One thing to change in sports rehab education   00:57:38 — Key takeaways for physios   00:59:01 — Where to learn more from Bart   01:00:43 — Outro Bonus Material Download the referenced transcript including PubMed Links and a high-resolution infographic on this episode as part of your Physiotutors membership on the Physiotutors App. Download the Free App now   Follow our Podcast on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts
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Download the FREE Physiotutors App 📲: https://physiotutors.app Get 3 months free of WriteUpp's Practice Management Software. Visit: https://writeupp.com/physiotutors for more Summary In this episode, Dr. Bart Dingenen, a sports physiotherapist and ACL rehab specialist, discusses the complexities of rehabilitating multidirectional athletes. Topics include movement demands, deceleration, agility vs change of direction, and best practices for late-stage rehab.   Guest Bart is a sports physiotherapist, researcher, educator, and ACL rehab specialist from Belgium, known for his work on multidirectional movement, deceleration mechanics, agility, and return to performance. Chapters 00:00:00 — Intro 00:01:02 — What is a multidirectional athlete?   00:06:07 — Real sport vs clinic movement demands   00:08:48 — Sponsor: WriteUpp   00:10:29 — Agility vs change of direction   00:12:33 — What linear running misses in rehab   00:15:38 — Are athletes taught to decelerate and cut well?   00:18:36 — Neurocognitive errors in non-contact injuries   00:22:07 — Common movement patterns behind injuries   00:24:46 — Why deceleration is undertrained   00:29:00 — Sponsor: Physiotutors courses   00:30:00 — Why the best movers are great decelerators   00:31:35 — Tissue loads during braking and cutting   00:34:42 — What good deceleration technique looks like   00:40:11 — Sponsor: Physiotutors membership   00:41:18 — Do extra braking steps reduce efficiency?   00:42:38 — Why symmetry numbers are not enough   00:44:47 — Best field-based testing for multidirectional athletes   00:47:58 — Common late-stage rehab mistakes   00:51:55 — Adding perception and unpredictability to rehab   00:56:06 — One thing to change in sports rehab education   00:57:38 — Key takeaways for physios   00:59:01 — Where to learn more from Bart   01:00:43 — Outro Bonus Material Download the referenced transcript including PubMed Links and a high-resolution infographic on this episode as part of your Physiotutors membership on the Physiotutors App. Download the Free App now   Follow our Podcast on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts