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

There's often a belief that the knee has to be rested following ACL injury. However there's strong evidence that supports high load...

Once the knee has settled following ACL injury, consistent evidence that we're seeing in the ACL literature from the Delaware-Oslo ACL...

The Beighton Score is the most commonly reported measurement tool for differentiating between those with and without Generalised Joint...

10 years on from the game-changing research from Frobell and colleagues who showed that non-operative management of ACL injuries can be...

A great study here by Kasmi et al (2021) looking at the benefits of plyometrics and eccentric exercises in female ACLR athletes. After 14...

Can foot position influence hamstring muscle activity? In some exercises, yes it can. In this fascinating paper by Beuchat & Maffiuletti...

In one of the first research trials of its kind, the Nordic Hamstring exercise was studied in a group of professional female soccer...

A battery of 4 single-leg hop tests are commonly used to evaluate readiness to return to training and sport in ACL injured athletes....

Quads and hamstrings wasting following ACL injury and ACLR surgery can unfortunately be inevitable in the first few weeks following...

Image: Hewett et al (2005) Over the last decade, there has been a plethora of research papers published on the ACL. As a result, I want...