Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Adductor Squeeze Test for Groin Injury
A great quick screen you can use to assess function in your athletes with adductor-related or hip-related groin pain. Red light: The...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Return to Training Following ACL Reconstruction
We often talk about setting benchmarks for return to running and return to sport for the ACLR athlete; but it can be a bit more...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Managing Expectations Following ACL Injury
It's important that we are having honest discussions with our ACLR patients about what the chances are of them returning to pre-injury...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Blood Flow Restriction for ACLR Rehab
A great research paper by Hughes and his colleagues. This was a study that directly compared heavy load resistance training with BFR...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Reducing 2nd ACL Injury Risk
Here is a really interesting paper with some surprising findings. 192 young , highly active ACLR athletes (ave age 21yrs, Tegner Activity...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Hamstring Rehab Program
Ryan Timmins and colleagues have produced a tremendous body of work in the hamstring injury rehab and injury prevention space. Timmins et...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
Pre-op ACLR Rehab Program
There's often a belief that the knee has to be rested following ACL injury. However there's strong evidence that supports high load...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
ACL Rehab Program
Once the knee has settled following ACL injury, consistent evidence that we're seeing in the ACL literature from the Delaware-Oslo ACL...
Mick Hughes
- Sep 7, 2021
ACLR or Non-op Management?
10 years on from the game-changing research from Frobell and colleagues who showed that non-operative management of ACL injuries can be...
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...
