VALD x SoccerDoc Workshop at the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven.

Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of speaking at the VALD x SoccerDoc Workshop at the PSV Stadium in Eindhoven.

Together with Pedro Castellon Sanchez, I presented: Speaking the Same Language in ACL Rehab – A Data-Driven Approach.

We shared practical examples of how we manage ACL hybrid rehabilitation together.

Pedro runs a high-level assessment centre at The Embassy Lab in Málaga, where athletes undergo comprehensive testing. Some of these athletes I then follow up online with training. Through VALD Hub, I can access the objective test data and video recordings when Pedro has tested which allowing us to understand the context behind the numbers.

Data allows us to speak the same language and helps us align our rehabilitation strategy. But the key message was still, treat the patient and not the data.

Actually data helps us ask better questions:

• Are the deficits what we expected?

• What is the next step in rehab?

• Who owns the decision?

• What are risk and reward of the decisions we take based on the numbers.

I really want to thank

Nick van der Horst

Xander De Corte

VALD Performance

for the invitation and sharing the stage with:

Jermaine McCubbine

Dr. Bart Dingenen