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Jill Monson, PT, OCS is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) through the APTA and is an active member of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT), serving as a member of the AASPT Research Committee and the AASPT Annual Meeting Planning Committee. Jill has extensive hands-on clinical experience with patient care specializing in lower extremity injuries, particularly complex knee conditions. She is an active contributor to medical education locally, nationally, and internationally through conference lectures, collaborative projects, and committee participation. Jill routinely contributes to scholarly work as lead author and co-author for many medical journal articles, research studies, book chapters, and consensus statements within her scope of expertise. Within Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO), Jill serves as the lead physical therapist for the Complex Knee Injury Clinic, directing physical therapy care and coordinating physical therapy research initiatives associated with the orthopedic surgery practice of Dr. Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD.
Jill enjoys using her specialization to help patients solve persistent or challenging orthopedic problems and return to their maximal performance in life and sport.
In her free time, Jill enjoys camping, hiking, biking, and traveling with her husband and three children.
Jill provides PT services at TCO Eagan as well as Training HAUS – Viking Lakes. To learn more about Training HAUS, click here.
Master of Physical Therapy, St. Catherine University
Bachelor of Science, Duke University
Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation Certified – Owens Recovery Science
National and Minnesota Chapters of American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT), Knee, Hip, NCAA Athletes, Female Athlete, and Sports and Performance
American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT) Lynn Wallace Clinical Education and Professional Development Award (2026)
ORBIT award in research excellence through the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS): A Translational Approach for Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries: From Foundational Anatomical and Biomechanical Studies to Validated Surgical Outcomes. (2025)
TCO Physical Therapy “Leader Award” (2021)
St. Catherine University DPT Program Alumni of the Year (2013)
Prill R, Ma CB, Wong SE, Beaufils P, Monllau JC, Arhos EK, Becker R, Della Villa F, Goodloe JB, Irrgang JJ, Klugarova J. THE 2024 FORMAL EU-US MENISCUS REHABILITATION CONSENSUS: AN ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT INITIATIVE–PART II: Prevention, Non-Operative Treatment, and Return to Sport. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2025 Jun 13.
Pujol N, Giordano AO, Wong SE, Beaufils P, Monllau JC, Arhos EK, Becker R, Della Villa F, Goodloe JB, Irrgang JJ, Klugarova J. The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation 2024 Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative: Part I—Rehabilitation Management After Meniscus Surgery (Meniscectomy, Repair and Reconstruction). Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine. 2025 May;13(5):23259671251343088.
Monson JK, Tollefson LV, LaPrade CM, LaPrade RF. Current Rehabilitation Principles Following Meniscus Repairs. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2025 May 9:1-3.
Krahn AN, Monson JK, LaPrade RF, Eggleston GG, Greufe NA. The Clinical Utility of Thigh Circumferential Measurement in Association with Quadriceps Limb Symmetry. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2025 Jun 2;20(6):885. 4 Jill Monson, PT, OCS
Monson JK, LaPrade RF. Posterior medial meniscus root tears: Clinical implications, surgical management, and post-operative rehabilitation considerations. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):127.
Schoenecker JH, Tollefson LV, Solaiman RH, Monson JK, Homan MD, Dornan GJ, Kennedy NI, Ronnblad E, LaPrade RF. A Lack of Joint Line Tenderness Is Consistent With a Healed Meniscus, But Positive Clinical Examination Findings and MRI Scans Are Inconsistent in Identifying Failure After Meniscal Repair: A Systematic Review and Subgroup Meta-analysis. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2025 Jan 22:03635465241295709.
Monson JK, LaPrade RF. Posterior Medial Meniscus Root Tears: Clinical Implications, Surgical Management, and Post-operative Rehabilitation Considerations. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):127.
Tollefson LV, Schoenecker J, Solie B, Monson J, LaPrade CM, Mullin EP, LaPrade RF. Lower Extremity Blood Flow Restriction Training in Athletes Significantly Improves Strength Related Outcomes in 58% of Studies Compared to Non-BFR Control. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2024 Dec 11.
Homan MD, Braaten JA, Banovetz MT, Monson JK, Kennedy NI, LaPrade RF. Principles for optimizing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction outcomes in elite athletes: a review of current techniques. Annals of Joint. 2024;9.
Monson J, Schoenecker J, Schwery N, Vang C. Postoperative Rehabilitation After Multiligament Knee Reconstruction. In Knee Arthroscopy and Knee Preservation Surgery 2024 Sep 20 (pp. 717-736). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Solie B, Monson J, Larson C. Graft-Specific Surgical and Rehabilitation Considerations for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with the Quadriceps Tendon Autograft. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2023;18(2):493.
Monson J, Schoenecker J, Schwery N, Vang C. (Forthcoming 2022) Post-operative rehabilitation after multi-ligament knee reconstruction. Knee Arthroscopy and Knee Preservation Surgery. Editors: Seth L. Sherman, Jorge Chahla, and Scott A. Rodeo. Springer Nature. London, UK.
Monson JK, Schoenecker J, Matheson JW, O’Keefe J, Schwery N, Hickmann A. Modern Principles for Rehabilitation for Medial and Lateral Knee Ligament Surgery: How to Optimize Outcomes. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2022 Mar 14:150915.
Rodriguez AN, Solie BS, Liechti DJ, Schoenecker JH, LaPrade RF, Monson JK. Role of Osteotomy in Ligament Injuries: Updates on Corrective Osteotomy Combined Ligament Procedure Techniques. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2022 Sep 1;30(3):150934.
Rodriguez AN, Banks E, Monson J, LaPrade RF. Surgical Principles for Lateral Collateral and Posterolateral Knee Injuries. Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine. 2022 Mar 16:150912.
Dean RS, Chahla J, DePhillipo NN, Monson JK, LaPrade RF. Management of Medial-Sided Ligamentous Laxity and Posteromedial Corner. In Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction 2022 (pp. 141-158). Springer, Cham.
Ebert NJ, LaPrade RF, Monson J. Medial collateral ligament and posteromedial corner repair and reconstruction. In Surgical Techniques of the Shoulder, Elbow, and Knee in Sports Medicine 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 847-854). Elsevier.
Monson J, Schoenecker J, Schwery N, Palmer J, Rodriguez A, LaPrade RF. Postoperative Rehabilitation and Return to Sport Following Multiligament Knee Reconstruction. Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation. 2022 Jan 1;4(1):e29-40.
LaPrade RF, Monson JK, Schoenecker J. Editorial Commentary: Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Continues to Prove Effective. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2021 Sep 1;37(9):2870-2.
LaPrade RF, Floyd ER, Falaas KL, Ebert NJ, Struyk GD, Carlson GB, Moatshe G, Chahla J, Monson JK. The Posterior Cruciate Ligament: Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Double-Bundle Reconstruction. Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine. 2021 Jun 30;2(2):94-107.
LaPrade RF, Floyd ER, Carlson GB, Moatshe G, Chahla J, Monson J. The Posterolateral Corner: Explanations and Outcomes. Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine. 2021 Jun 30;2(2):108-18.
LaPrade RF, Floyd ER, Carlson GB, Moatshe G, Chahla J, Monson JK. Meniscal Root Tears: solving the silent epidemic. Journal of Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Medicine. 2020;2(1): 47-57.
Floyd ER, Monson JK, LaPrade RF. Multiple Ligament Knee Reconstructions. Arthroscopy. 2021 May;37(5):1378-1380. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.03.033. PMID: 33896493.
Dean RS, DePhillipo NN, Monson JK, LaPrade RF. Peripheral Stabilization Suture to Address Meniscal Extrusion in a Revision Meniscal Root Repair: Surgical Technique and Rehabilitation Protocol. Arthroscopy techniques. 2020 Aug 1;9(8):e1211-8.
Niemuth E, Monson J. Surgical Rehabilitation for Select Patellar Stabilizing Procedures. In: Dejour D, Zaffagnini S, Arendt E, Sillanpaa P, Dirisamer F. Patellofemoral Pain, Instability, and Arthritis. 2nd Edition. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag;2020:359-378.
Corbo J, Monson J. Musculoskeletal Lower Extremity Injuries in Sport: Considerations for the Sports Physical Therapist. In: Sport Certified Specialist Exam Preparatory Course Version 2020. 2nd edition. AASPT;2019:23-42.
Monson J, Niemuth E Post-operative rehabilitation for select patellar-stabilizing procedures. Asian Journal of Arthroscopy. 2018;3(1): 36-41
Schroeppel JP, Monson JK, Arendt EA. “Return to Play After Acute Patellar Dislocation.” Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation. 2015: 1479-1489.
Monson JK & Arendt EA. Rehabilitative Protocols for Select Patellofemoral Procedures and Non-Operative Management Schemes. Sports Med Arthroscop Rev. 2012;20(3): 136-144.
McCarthy M, Camarda L, Monson J, LaPrade RF. “Combined Ligament Injuries of the Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Posterolateral Corner and Medial Collateral Ligament/Posterior Cruciate Ligament—Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.” Operative Arthroscopy. 2012: 856-866.
Lunden J, Bzdusek P, Monson J, Malcomson K, LaPrade R. Current Concepts in the Recognition and Treatment of Posterolateral Corner Injuries of the Knee. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010;40(8)
Crutching Technique After Surgery
Medial Meniscus Root Repair Post-Op Recovery Process, Expectations, and Timelines
Taping Technique for Proximal Tibiofibular Joint (PTFJ) Instability
The Sports Physical Therapy Podcast – Multiligament Knee Injuries with Jill Monson
