Recovery Protocols

By Dr. Shayne Kelly, DO — Fellowship-Trained Sports Medicine Surgeon · Tri-City Orthopedics, Kennewick, WA

The written rehabilitation protocols Dr. Kelly provides to his patients and their physical therapists — organized by body region, viewable online or as printable PDFs.

Educational information, not medical advice. This is not a substitute for the specific instructions Dr. Kelly and your physical therapist give you. Your timeline depends on your surgery, your body, and your progress. Follow your own care team's directions. In an emergency, call 911.

KNEEACL ReconstructionKnee · includes 3 variant PDFsView protocol →KNEEMeniscus SurgeryKnee · includes 3 variant PDFsView protocol →KNEEMPFL ReconstructionKneeView protocol →KNEETotal Knee ReplacementKneeView protocol →KNEEQuadriceps & Patellar Tendon RepairKneeView protocol →SHOULDERRotator Cuff RepairShoulder · includes 2 variant PDFsView protocol →SHOULDERShoulder Stabilization (Bankart)Shoulder · includes 3 variant PDFsView protocol →SHOULDERReverse Total Shoulder ReplacementShoulderView protocol →HIPHip Arthroscopy & Labral RepairHip · includes 1 variant PDFView protocol →HIPTotal Hip ReplacementHipView protocol →ELBOWUCL Reconstruction (Tommy John)ElbowView protocol →ELBOWDistal Biceps Tendon RepairElbowView protocol →FOOT & ANKLEAchilles Tendon RepairFoot & AnkleView protocol →FOOT & ANKLEAnkle Fracture (ORIF)Foot & AnkleView protocol →

All protocols — printable PDFs

KNEETibial Tubercle Osteotomy

Recovery Protocols

All protocols — printable PDFs

Back on the field starts with a plan.