Flow Knows

Craig and Jason discuss Nicky Ryan’s knee injury and hypothesise about structures potentially injured given the mechanism and immediate footage post match.

They also discuss the anatomy, mechanism of injury and management pathways for posterolateral corner injuries that they have commonly seen in BJJ practitioners, soccer players and rugby league players.

Craig and Jason discuss their thoughts on Conor's fracture and the possible causes, Tommy Turbo's hamstring, the Quadrant of Doom for hamstring injuries and what you can be doing during the Sydney lockdown period to minimise injury.

Jason & Craig sat down to talk about the Clinical Guidelines for managing Osteoporosis and Osteopenia.

Craig and Jason sat down this week to talk about why they place such a big emphasis on strength training for their clients and how they can help people bridge the gap to improve their function and performance in sport and life. ⁣ ⁣

Source: Lauersen et al (2018) Strength training as superior, dose-dependent and safe prevention of acute and overuse sports injuries: a systematic review, qualitative analysis and meta-analysis⁣

Craig and Jason introduce themselves, talk about what Flow Knows is all about and discuss a a paper looking at push up capacity and association with cardiovascular disease events.

Craig talks us through a recent meta-analysis published in the BJSM looked at strengthening intervention on injury risk.

What makes you confident in your decision to return to sport?

We too often see clients who have no clear pathway to return to sport. Here is a brief snapshot of what we assess to make sure we are helping our clients decrease their risk of re-injury when returning to sport:

1. >90% on lower limb strength testing comparative to uninjured side

2. >90% on hop testing comparative to uninjured side (single leg hop, single leg triple hop, single leg crossover hop, timed 6m hop, lateral hop)

3. >9 months post surgery

4. Implementation of an ongoing prevention program

5. Confidence to return to sport as assessed through questionnaires

We know that returning to cutting sports like AFL, soccer, rugby, netball after an ACL surgery means around a 4 times greater risk of re-injury. Making sure you meet these criteria before return to sport has been shown to reduce injury rates by up to 84%.

What guiding your decision to return to sport after ACL reconstruction? We’d love to know!