Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Plyometrics & Eccentrics for ACLR Rehab
A great study here by Kasmi et al (2021) looking at the benefits of plyometrics and eccentric exercises in female ACLR athletes. After 14...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Normative Hop Test Data
A battery of 4 single-leg hop tests are commonly used to evaluate readiness to return to training and sport in ACL injured athletes....
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...
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 -...
Mick Hughes
- Dec 3, 2019
ACL Injury: Treatment Options
The number of ACL reconstructions (ACLR) being performed in Australia, particularly in young people, has risen significantly in recent...
Mick Hughes
- Jun 28, 2018
ACL Injury: Why me? Why now?
I had an interesting discussion over on LinkedIn recently about how ACL injuries occur despite the player performing the same change of...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 21, 2017
ACL Conference Recap
Last weekend I was asked to present at an ACL Conference organised by the La Trobe University Sports and Exercise Medicine Research...
Mick Hughes
- Nov 15, 2017
4 Simple Ways To Improve ACL Injury Outcomes
If you have an interest in ACL injury rehabilitation and improving your patient/athlete outcomes, I have made it very easy for you to...
Mick Hughes
- Oct 22, 2017
ACL Injury in Elite Athletes: Should More Be Managed Conservatively?
There is an evolving body of literature that shows non-elite patients who have sustained an ACL injury have similar knee outcomes up to...
Mick Hughes
- Oct 12, 2017
ACL Rehab: Compliance, Time & Quality = Improved Outcomes.
As a clinician I often see a gradual decline in follow-ups with ACL reconstruction patients between 3-6 months post-op - despite best...
