Mick Hughes
- Dec 16, 2018
ACL Rehabilitation: Prone Terminal Knee Extensions
Getting the knee actively into extension is an important goal in the first few days/weeks following ACL reconstruction. Here is a very...
Mick Hughes
- Dec 13, 2018
ACL Injury - Indirect Contact Mechanism
Did you know that "Indirect Contact" ACL injuries accounts for up to 68% of all "Non-Contact" ACL injuries in NFL, 50% in netball and 20%...
Mick Hughes
- Dec 12, 2018
Assisted Nordic Hamstring Exercise
When added to injury prevention programs, the traditional Nordic hamstring exercise has been shown to decrease hamstring strains by 50% -...
Mick Hughes
- Dec 10, 2018
Achilles Tendon Rupture
Achilles tendon rupture - fun facts: Males are 3.5x more likely than females to rupture their achilles, with 20-39yrs being the peak age...
Mick Hughes
- Dec 10, 2018
Patella Dislocations
Patella dislocation is a relatively common injury in young male and female athletes playing change of direction sports. As you can in...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 25, 2018
ACL Reconstruction Rehab Exercises
What are the best exercises for ACLR rehab? This is a question I get asked every week. My response is always the same, "It depends"....
Mick Hughes
- Nov 22, 2018
Dynamic Knee Warm-Up
Looking for a good way to "warm up" your knee prior to a run/training session/leg day in the gym? Give this little 10min circuit a whirl...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 21, 2018
Hamstring Rehab - The Tantrum
Did you know that when compared to other commonly used exercises in hamstring rehabilitation, The Tantrum (AKA Fitball Flexions) has one...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 20, 2018
Reverse Nordic Exercise
You may have heard of the Nordic Hamstring exercise, but have you heard of the Reverse Nordic exercise? Just like the Nordic Hamstring...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 7, 2018
Sometimes, it's got nothing to do with the GLUTES "mis-firing"...
Dont forget to assess calf capacity when managing patients with lower limb musculoskeletal pain and injury - it's not always the glutes...
