Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Muscle Wasting Following Knee Surgery
Quads and hamstrings wasting following ACL injury and ACLR surgery can unfortunately be inevitable in the first few weeks following injury/surgery. If this is what's happening in healthy subjects, it's fair to say things would be just as bad in knee injured athletes. But there are things we can do to stop the rate of decay. To maintain quads activity, I encourage daily (if not 2x per day) isometric knee extensions at 90deg and 60deg (5x30-45sec holds at each angle). Depending
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Multiple ACL Injuries
It's really sad hearing these stories in young athletes, but unfortunately 2nd ACL injuries are common in under 25yr old athletes - occurring in 20-30% of cases. We can never eliminate risk of reinjury, but we can certainly reduce the risk significantly with these simple measures: Delay return to competitive sports until at least 9 months. IMHO, non-professional athletes should wait 12 months minimum Minimum >90% LSI quads and hamstrings strength. IMHO 95% LSI and strength va
