Medical & Educational Disclaimer

1. Educational Purpose

Therapeutic Edge provides educational resources designed to help users better understand orthopedic recovery, rehabilitation principles, exercise progression, symptom monitoring, recovery milestones, and practical strategies for staying organized during recovery.

Our website and related content may include free articles, videos, YouTube content, social media content, email communication, paid digital recovery guides, exercise education, progress check-ins, readiness checks, dashboards, downloadable resources, product information, and related educational tools.

All Therapeutic Edge content is provided for general educational and informational purposes only.

2. Not Medical Advice, Diagnosis, Treatment, or Medical Clearance

Therapeutic Edge does not provide individualized medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, physical therapy services, surgical recommendations, emergency care, medication guidance, imaging interpretation, wound or incision assessment, or medical clearance through this website.

The information on this website should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, injury, complication, or medical condition.

3. No Provider-Patient Relationship

Using this website, purchasing a course, watching videos, reading materials, completing forms, submitting questions, receiving automated readiness results, or using the dashboard does not create a provider-patient relationship between you and Therapeutic Edge, its owners, employees, contractors, contributors, representatives, or affiliated providers.

A provider-patient relationship is not created unless it is separately and specifically established in a clinical setting outside of this website.

4. Readiness Checks, Phase Check-Ins, and Dashboard Guidance

Therapeutic Edge may provide self-guided readiness checks, phase check-ins, progress check-ins, dashboards, course navigation tools, or automated educational recommendations based on information you choose to submit.

These tools may suggest whether you may be ready to review the next phase or exercise block, continue building consistency in the current phase or block, modify your approach, adjust exercise dose, or contact your healthcare team.

These tools are for general educational, organizational, and course-navigation purposes only. They are not reviewed by a clinician and are not medical clearance, diagnosis, individualized treatment, surgical advice, emergency advice, or a substitute for evaluation by your surgeon, physician, physical therapist, or healthcare team.

Any decision to progress exercises, change activity level, increase resistance, move to another phase, return to higher-level activity, or change your recovery approach should be based on your individual recovery, symptoms, safety, provider instructions, and any precautions or restrictions given by your healthcare team.

5. Emergencies and Urgent Medical Symptoms

Therapeutic Edge is not intended for emergency or urgent medical situations. Do not use the website, course materials, forms, readiness checks, dashboards, email, comments, or topic-submission tools for urgent or time-sensitive medical concerns.

If you believe you may be experiencing a medical emergency or serious complication, contact emergency services or a qualified healthcare provider immediately.

Examples of concerns that may require prompt medical attention include, but are not limited to, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, signs of infection, significant calf pain or swelling, sudden worsening pain, new weakness, new numbness, a fall or trauma, uncontrolled bleeding, wound concerns, or any symptom that feels severe, unusual, or unsafe.

6. Follow Your Surgeon, Physician, Physical Therapist, and Healthcare Team

You should always follow the instructions, restrictions, precautions, and recommendations provided by your surgeon, physician, physical therapist, or other healthcare provider.

If your healthcare team gives you instructions that differ from the information on Therapeutic Edge, you should follow the guidance of the healthcare provider who knows your individual condition, surgery, health history, symptoms, and recovery status.

Therapeutic Edge is designed to complement general education and organization. It does not replace individualized care.

7. Exercise Participation and Assumption of Risk

Exercise and physical activity involve inherent risks. These risks may include soreness, pain, swelling, irritation, loss of balance, falls, injury, symptom flare-ups, delayed recovery, or other adverse outcomes.

You are responsible for deciding whether to participate in any exercise, activity, progression, or recommendation presented on the website or in a course.

You agree to use good judgment, work in a safe environment, use appropriate support or equipment when needed, and stop or modify any activity that feels unsafe, inappropriate, unusually painful, or inconsistent with the guidance from your healthcare team.

8. Results Vary

Therapeutic Edge does not guarantee any specific outcome or result from using the website, courses, videos, exercises, check-ins, readiness tools, dashboards, or educational materials.

Recovery varies from person to person. Outcomes may depend on many factors, including surgical details, tissue healing, age, strength, mobility, pain, swelling, consistency, health history, complications, medications, activity level, and guidance from your healthcare team.

We do not guarantee pain relief, improved range of motion, improved strength, faster recovery, return to work, return to sport, readiness to progress, avoidance of complications, avoidance of additional medical care, or any other specific result.

Any examples, testimonials, case examples, demonstrations, or marketing statements are for general illustration only and should not be interpreted as a promise, guarantee, or typical result.

9. Forms, Check-Ins, and Submitted Information

Forms, check-ins, readiness tools, surveys, and other submissions on Therapeutic Edge are intended for educational organization and course functionality.

You should avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal, medical, financial, or emergency information through website forms, readiness checks, email, comments, or topic-submission tools.

Submitted information may be stored and used as described in our Privacy Policy. No website, email system, form, database, or online transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Therapeutic Edge does not claim that this website, its forms, readiness checks, dashboard, or course platform are a HIPAA-compliant patient portal or electronic medical record system.

10. Ask the Expert and Topic Submissions

Ask-the-Expert style forms, question forms, or topic-submission tools are intended for general education and potential future content ideas, including videos, articles, or course resources.

These tools are not a direct line of personal medical communication, do not guarantee a personal response, and should not be used to submit personal medical questions, urgent symptoms, wound concerns, medication questions, imaging questions, or requests for diagnosis or treatment advice.

Submitting a question or topic idea does not create a provider-patient relationship.

11. Product, Equipment, and External Resource Information

Therapeutic Edge may discuss or link to third-party products, equipment categories, Amazon pages, external retailers, tools, or other resources that may be relevant to rehabilitation or recovery education.

Product mentions and product pages are provided for general educational convenience only. They do not guarantee that any product is appropriate for your individual condition, recovery stage, home environment, medical needs, or safety.

You are responsible for choosing products based on your needs, your healthcare team’s guidance, product instructions, and your own judgment. If affiliate links are used, Therapeutic Edge may receive a commission or other benefit, and disclosures will be provided where required.

12. Current or Former Patients

If you are currently receiving care from a Therapeutic Edge employee, contractor, representative, or affiliated provider in a separate clinical setting, your clinical care is governed by that separate provider-patient relationship and not by your use of this website or course.

Your use of Therapeutic Edge does not change, replace, expand, or modify any care plan, medical advice, clinical documentation, or treatment relationship established in a separate healthcare setting unless specifically documented by your treating provider.

13. Contact

If you have questions about this Medical & Educational Disclaimer, please contact us.