How is rehabilitation progression typically described after tissue injury?

• A. From protection and ROM to controlled loading and functional activities
• B. From full contact to rest
• C. From immobilization to immediate sprinting
• D. From unmodified training to maximum lifting

Answer: (A)

Rehabilitation after tissue injury follows a staged approach that begins with protecting the healing tissue and restoring pain-free range of motion, then gradually introducing controlled loading to stimulate healing and building strength, endurance, and neuromuscular control, and finally advancing to functional and sport-specific activities. This sequence—protecting the injury and regaining ROM first, then adding controlled loading, then returning to functional tasks—aligns with how tissues heal and how we rebuild capacity without overloading them too soon. The other descriptions don’t reflect this safe, progressive pattern: moving from full contact to rest isn’t a structured rehabilitation progression; jumping from immobilization to immediate sprinting is unsafe and unrealistic; and shifting from unmodified training to maximum lifting ignores the healing timeline and risk of reinjury.