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

I’ve written quite a bit in the past about ACL injury; at-risk age groups, risk factors, when is it safe to return to sport following ACL...

It was only a few years ago that the world was struck down with "Nintendo Wii-itis". Now with the world wide phenomenon Pokémon Go app...

It’s a little bit ironic that I write this blog about the negative effects of poor sleep quality on injury, illness and sports...

After spending the last few posts on ACL and PFJ injuries, I am now going to turn my attention to low back pain in the active teenage...

Since I was on the topic of ACL injuries in the adolescent female last week, I thought I might broaden my scope a little and cover some...

Earlier this week I shared a link to a recent paper about generalised knee pain in adolescents. It highlighted the fact that we need to...

I was talking to a colleague a few weeks ago, who works with volleyball players, and he was telling me that a “positive pain” culture...

I often tell my patients presenting with a hamstring injury, “If you’re going to hurt one thing in your body, you might as well hurt your...

So I'm going to temporarily turn my attention from ACL injuries, to resistance training in runners. Or specifically, lack thereof. The...

This question is one that I get asked often by patients who are planning surgery after rupturing their ACL. Unfortunately for my...