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
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...
Mick Hughes
Nov 1, 2018
Don't Skip Legs Day!
How many single leg heel raises can you do? Herbert-Losier et al (2017) studied over 500 healthy active people and found the following...
Mick Hughes
Oct 19, 2018
11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program Resource
Do you work with young soccer players? Do you know that there is a youth-specific injury prevention program called the "11+ Kids" thats...
Mick Hughes
Sep 30, 2018
The Beauty of Saying "Yes"..
I sometimes get asked about how I got into presenting on the topic of ACL injuries. I tell them that it started with the word "YES". It's...
