Rehab Protocols

Clinical reference tools for physical therapists.

Clinical Reference Only: Protocols are cataloged from third-party sources and provided for reference only. Treating clinicians must verify current accuracy and follow the operative report and surgeon's specific instructions.
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Terms of Use

Last updated: April 2026

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using RehabProtocols.com. By accessing or using this site in any manner, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use this site.

1. Intended Users

RehabProtocols.com is designed exclusively for use by licensed healthcare professionals, including but not limited to:

  • Licensed physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
  • Certified athletic trainers
  • Physician assistants and nurse practitioners
  • Orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians
  • Other licensed clinicians operating within their scope of practice

This site is not intended for patients, caregivers, or the general public. Use by unlicensed individuals or use outside of a professional clinical context is strictly prohibited. By using this site, you represent and warrant that you are a licensed healthcare professional.

2. Nature of Content

RehabProtocols.com is a catalog and reference tool. All rehabilitation protocols featured on this site are sourced from and link to content maintained by third parties, including academic medical centers, hospital systems, individual surgeons, and other healthcare organizations. RehabProtocols.com does not author, create, edit, validate, or certify any rehabilitation protocol and makes no representation regarding the accuracy, completeness, currency, or clinical appropriateness of any protocol or protocol summary displayed on this site.

Protocol summaries displayed on this site are compiled for quick reference and may not reflect the complete content or most current version of the underlying source document. Users are responsible for accessing and reviewing the original source protocol in full before clinical application.

3. No Medical Advice

Nothing on this site constitutes medical advice, clinical guidance, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations, nor should any content on this site be used as a substitute for the professional judgment of a licensed clinician. Use of this site does not create a clinician-patient relationship, a therapist-patient relationship, or any other professional relationship between you and RehabProtocols.com or its operator. No protocol on this site should be applied to any patient without independent clinical evaluation appropriate to that patient's specific condition, surgical history, and individual presentation.

4. Surgeon's Instructions Supersede

Rehabilitation protocols must always be applied in conjunction with and subordinate to the operative surgeon's specific postoperative instructions, orders, and clinical guidance. In all cases where a conflict exists between content summarized on this site and the instructions of the treating or operating surgeon, the surgeon's instructions control without exception. Clinicians are responsible for confirming the current version of any protocol directly with the source institution or surgeon prior to clinical application.

5. No Warranty

This site and all content are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or non-infringement. RehabProtocols.com does not warrant that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. RehabProtocols.com does not warrant that any protocol summary is accurate, current, or suitable for any clinical purpose.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, RehabProtocols.com and its operator, contributors, and affiliates shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages of any kind arising out of or related to your use of or inability to use this site or its content, including but not limited to clinical errors, patient harm, adverse outcomes, reliance on any protocol summary, or any decision made on the basis of content found on this site. This limitation applies regardless of the theory of liability — whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or otherwise — and even if RehabProtocols.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

7. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless RehabProtocols.com and its operator, officers, contributors, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or related to: (a) your access to or use of this site; (b) your violation of these Terms of Use; (c) your application of any protocol or content found on this site to any patient, clinical situation, or professional decision; or (d) any representation you make regarding your professional qualifications that proves to be false.

8. Third-Party Links and Content

This site contains links to external websites and documents maintained by third parties, including academic medical centers, hospital systems, and individual healthcare practitioners. RehabProtocols.com has no control over the content, accuracy, availability, or privacy practices of any third-party resource and is not responsible for them. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the linked site, its content, its institution, or any individual clinician associated with it. Links are provided solely as a convenience for reference purposes.

9. Intellectual Property

All rehabilitation protocols linked from this site remain the intellectual property of their respective authors, institutions, and rights holders. RehabProtocols.com does not claim ownership of any third-party protocol content. Protocol summaries are compiled for reference purposes and are not intended to reproduce the full content of any source document. If you are the author or rights holder of a protocol featured on this site and have concerns about its inclusion, please contact us.

10. No Professional Relationship or Endorsement

The presence of any institution, surgeon, or protocol on this site does not constitute an endorsement of that institution, clinician, or protocol by RehabProtocols.com, nor does it constitute an endorsement of RehabProtocols.com by any featured institution or clinician. RehabProtocols.com does not certify, rank, or recommend any protocol over another.

11. Changes to These Terms

RehabProtocols.com reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice. Changes become effective upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the site following any modification constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms. It is your responsibility to review these Terms periodically.

12. Governing Law

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States. Any dispute arising under or related to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction.

13. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed severable from the remaining provisions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

14. Privacy

Your use of this site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which describes how we collect and use data including Google Analytics. The Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.

15. Contact

Questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use may be directed to the site operator via the contact information provided on this site.

By using RehabProtocols.com, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.