Come back stronger.
Data-driven recovery from injury to ice.
Track progress. Build confidence. Return safely.
Return smarter, not just faster.
Remove the guesswork from recovery. Know exactly when you're ready with objective data.
Track Real Progress
Watch speed increase from 12 to 21 mph. See endurance rebuild week by week. Objective proof you're getting stronger.
Prevent Re-injury
Follow the 10% rule with actual data. Track training loads to avoid doing too much too soon. Stay safe while pushing limits.
Build Mental Confidence
When metrics match pre-injury levels, doubt disappears. Data proves you're ready physically and mentally.
Metrics that guide safe return.
Track what matters for confident comeback.
Note: Recovery timelines and performance benchmarks vary significantly based on injury type, severity, age, fitness level, and individual healing rates. Speed metrics referenced in recovery examples represent typical progression patterns, not absolute targets. Always follow your medical team's guidance and use HPT data to track YOUR individual progress against YOUR pre-injury baseline. For reference, elite hockey players typically reach 18-22 mph top speeds depending on level of play.
Structured return to play.
Track progress through each phase of recovery.
Phase 1: Light Skating
Track distance, heart rate, baseline metrics
Phase 2: Skills Return
Add puck handling, monitor speed progression
Phase 3: Team Practice
Non-contact drills, match practice intensity
Phase 4-5: Full Return
Contact practice to game competition
Tailored for every injury.
Specific metrics for different recovery needs.
ACL/MCL Recovery
Track lateral movement, cutting confidence, and equal push-off power. Monitor deceleration and explosive starts carefully. For knee injuries, achieving symmetrical skating patterns is crucial—HPT data reveals whether you're favoring one leg during acceleration or showing reduced power on cutting movements.
Concussion Protocol
Monitor HRV, reaction time, and exertion tolerance. Track cognitive load and ensure no symptom return under gradually increasing physical demands. Concussion recovery requires careful progression—HPT's heart rate data helps ensure you're following proper return-to-play protocols without rushing the process.
Shoulder Injuries
Measure shot velocity return and checking tolerance. Track upper body stability and confidence in contact situations. Shoulder recovery affects skating mechanics more than many realize—monitor whether compensating for shoulder limitations impacts your skating stride efficiency or overall movement patterns.
Ankle/Foot Injuries
Monitor acceleration, edge work, and stability on transitions and tight turns. Track explosive first steps and tight turn confidence as ankle strength returns. Edge work quality directly correlates with ankle strength and mobility—your skating speed data reveals when you've regained the push-off power needed for competitive play.
Hip/Groin Injuries
Track stride length, flexibility, and power generation through each skating stride. Monitor skating efficiency and range of motion as flexibility returns. Hip and groin injuries frequently cause subtle stride shortening—HPT's distance and speed metrics reveal whether you've fully regained your pre-injury skating mechanics and power transfer.
Back Injuries
Monitor core stability, rotation power, and endurance throughout extended skating sessions. Track fatigue patterns and movement mechanics as back strength rebuilds. Back injuries often manifest as late-game fatigue—HPT shows whether your third-period skating maintains the same quality as first-period performance, indicating full core strength return.
Rebuild confidence with data.
How performance tracking addresses the psychological challenges of injury recovery.
Overcome Fear of Re-injury
The fear of re-injury affects nearly every returning player. This psychological barrier often persists long after physical recovery completes, causing hesitation in contact situations, reduced aggression on pucks, and tentative skating. Players subconsciously protect injured areas even when medically cleared for full participation. This mental block can be more limiting than the original physical injury.
HPT combats this fear with objective evidence. When your data shows you're skating at your pre-injury speed again—matching or exceeding your baseline—the numbers override doubt. When recovery metrics demonstrate 100% power return, fear loses its grip. Many players report that seeing concrete proof of their physical capabilities eliminates the psychological hesitation that held them back. The data becomes permission to trust your body again.
Validate Your Progress to Others
Coaches, parents, and teammates often doubt whether returning players have fully recovered. This skepticism shows in reduced ice time, different roles, or hesitant deployment in crucial situations. Players feel they must "prove themselves" repeatedly, creating additional pressure beyond normal performance anxiety. Without objective measures, this doubt can persist indefinitely regardless of actual recovery status.
Performance data validates your comeback to stakeholders. Show your coach that your speed, endurance, and explosive metrics match last season's averages. Demonstrate to strength staff that your training loads have safely progressed back to full team levels. Give teammates confidence you can handle your usual responsibilities. This external validation often proves more important than personal confidence—the data earns back trust that words cannot.
Prevent Premature Return
External pressure to return quickly creates dangerous situations. Playoff games, showcase tournaments, or crucial regular season matchups tempt players to return before fully ready. Teammates, coaches, and even parents sometimes inadvertently pressure injured players toward premature comebacks. The competitive mindset that makes athletes successful can become a liability during recovery, pushing them to ignore warning signs and medical advice.
HPT provides objective protection against premature return. When your speed metrics show only 85% recovery, the data supports medical team recommendations to wait. When training load tracking reveals dangerous week-over-week increases, the numbers justify backing off despite feeling "ready." This objective evidence gives players permission to prioritize long-term health over short-term competition, protecting against decisions made from pressure or emotion rather than readiness.
Celebrate Milestones Along the Way
Recovery feels endless without visible progress markers. Players completing months of rehabilitation often struggle to see improvement day-to-day, leading to frustration, reduced motivation, and sometimes depression. The psychological toll of long recovery periods can be more challenging than the physical rehabilitation itself, particularly for athletes whose identity centers on their sport performance.
HPT creates concrete milestones that mark recovery progress. Celebrate hitting 50% of pre-injury speed in week four. Acknowledge reaching 75% distance coverage after two months. Recognize the day your heart rate recovery matches pre-injury rates. These data-driven celebrations maintain motivation through long recovery periods, providing psychological wins that sustain the difficult rehabilitation work. Each milestone becomes proof you're moving in the right direction, even when progress feels slow.
Partner with your medical team.
How HPT data enhances communication with doctors, physical therapists, and athletic trainers.
Objective Progress Reports
Replace subjective "I feel good" updates with concrete data. Share weekly performance metrics that show your physical therapist exactly how training loads are progressing. Export CSV files showing speed improvements, distance increases, and heart rate recovery trends that inform medical decisions about advancement to next recovery phases.
Return-to-Play Protocols
Follow structured return-to-play protocols with measurable benchmarks. Medical teams can establish specific performance targets for each phase—reach 50% of pre-injury speed in phase 2, sustain 20-minute sessions in phase 3, match pre-injury metrics in phase 5. HPT data provides the objective measurements needed to safely progress through rehabilitation stages.
Early Warning System
Alert medical teams to potential setbacks before they become serious problems. Sudden drops in performance metrics, elevated resting heart rates, or reduced recovery capacity can indicate overtraining or insufficient healing. Share this data proactively with your athletic trainer to adjust rehabilitation programming before minor issues become major setbacks.
Recovery questions answered.
When should I start tracking after injury?
Start tracking as soon as you return to ice, even for light skating. Early baseline data helps monitor progression and builds confidence from day one. The sooner you start, the better you can track your improvement curve.
How do I know when I'm ready to return?
When your metrics consistently match or exceed pre-injury levels across speed, endurance, and explosiveness, you have objective proof of readiness. HPT shows when you've reached 100% of your baseline performance.
Can HPT detect compensation patterns?
When you ask the AI for analysis, it can review your data for potential asymmetries in speed, acceleration, and movement patterns that may indicate compensation. While HPT doesn't automatically flag these patterns, you can request this specific insight to help identify potential issues.
What if I have setbacks during recovery?
HPT helps identify setbacks early through fatigue indicators and performance drops, allowing quick adjustments to prevent further issues. Early detection means faster correction and safer recovery.
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