Mick Hughes:
Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist
M. Sports Physio, B. Physio, B.Ex. Sci.

I wrote a blog recently called When can I return to sport after ACL surgery?. It summarised two recent articles by Grindem et al (2016) and Krytsis et al (2016) that both clearly showed a reduction in ACL re-injury risk in elite adult athletes who waited at least 9 months, and passed a battery of strength and functional tests prior to being cleared to return to sport (RTS). To reiterate the above literature; waiting at least 9 months, being within 10% of the uninjured limb on

For the last 4 days I have been at the Sports Medicine Australia Conference here in Melbourne. I thoroughly enjoy the SMA Conference. It is a truly multi-disciplinary event whereby you can learn from, and network with, the whole gamut of health professionals including orthopedic surgeons, sports physicians, researchers, podiatrists, exercise physiologists, chiropractors, massage therapists, sports trainers, and of course, physiotherapists. It is the 3rd time I have attended t