Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Barriers and Facilitators to ACLR Rehab
In a recent survey of 304 non-professional ACLR patients (90% of respondents Australian, nearly 60% female and at the time of surgery...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Soleus Strengthening for ACL Rehab
I know I bang on A LOT about how important the quads are for ACL rehab (and this won't change anytime soon), but another muscle we need...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Copenhagen Adductor Strengthening Exercise
After a great "bang for buck" exercise to reduce the risk of adductor-related groin problems in your athletes/patients? Look no further...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Single Leg Vertical Hop Assessment for ACLR Athletes
Do you measure vertical jump/hop ability? This recent paper by Ebert et al (2021) on commonly used hop tests following ACL...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Countermovement Jump Assessment for ACLR Athletes
For the vast majority of ACLR athletes I manage, this will be the first time ever working with them. For that reason I won't have a...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Intramuscular Tendon Tears of the Hamstrings
Pollock et al just published a brilliant piece of research in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) highlighting that injuries to the...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Knee OA Risk Reduces With Return to Pivoting Sports
There isn't a typo in this post. You are reading it correctly.. This research from Haberfield et al 2021 is also consistent with Oiestad...
Mick Hughes
Sep 8, 2021
Does Fatigue Influence ACL Injury Risk?
This question is a nice topic of debate between researchers & clinicians. A recent review by Bourne et al (2019) showed that there is no...
Mick Hughes
Sep 7, 2021
Hop Test Benchmarks
It wasnt the main purpose of the study, but van Melick et al (2019) reported some nice benchmarks for young, male ACLR patients to strive...
Mick Hughes
Sep 7, 2021
Return to Sport Following ACL Reconstruction
It's widely accepted now that passing criteria before returning to sport following ACLR is best practice and is associated with better...
