Dr Tim Sayer – Managing ACL injuries in the clinic

Tim is a consultant physiotherapist and managing director of Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine Clinic, in Melbourne, Australia.  In this episode, Tim summarised his approach to rehabilitation for people with ACL injuries and ACL reconstruction.

In this episode:

• 0:00 About this episode and welcome Tim
• 2:20 Tim’s background and interests
• 6:33 Why are ACL injuries such a big problem?
• 10:00 How do you manage ACL injuries in the clinic? 
• 15:45 Operative and non-operative pathways – it’s not always a black and white decision. ACL healing and long-term outcomes – watch this space.
• 20:22 Meniscal integrity and knee stability, early knee rehabilitation goals and exercises
• 32:00 Isometric and pulsing exercises with a metronome, preparing the motor system for locomotion and confidence in higher load situations
• 34:50 Confidence and fear of movement
• 37:00 Objective measures of function and strength – dynamometry and force plates
• 42:00 Return to sport testing – force plate variables and testing. Don’t forget the ankle plantarflexors

Thanks Tim for a great conversation. Read more about Tim here: https://melbournecbdphysio.com.au/our-clinic/

Tim talked about this website: https://www.aclreferencevalues.nl/

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