Managing & Preventing ACL Injuries

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Kieran Richardson – Managing and Preventing ACL Injuries

Many athletes or weekend warriors live in fear of the anterior cruciate ligament or ACL injury. This is a ligament that sits inside your knee keeping it stable. It is an injury common in many sports and can put you out of action for numerous months, whilst you get better.

For professional athletes, it used to be a career threatening injury but today, with better science, you can recover very well from the problem.

As with all things, it is better not to have the problem in the first place. So in line with our vision at HealthAide that prevention is key, we talk to Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Kieran Richardson on managing and preventing ACL injuries.

Kieran is an expert in the management of (ACL) injuries. He talks about the latest guidance on physiotherapy management and compares non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment options. In addition, Kieran outlines what every active individual or athlete, from recreational to professional, should be doing to minimise their risk of having an ACL injury.

Kieran Richardson:

Website: https://globalspecialistphysio.com/acl

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kieran-richardson-2a2244133/?originalSubdomain=au

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/global_specialist_physio/

Content in this video is for informative purposes only and does not serve as medical advice. Please see your usual medical or healthcare practitioner for a review or further information, prior to starting any training regime or treatment plan.

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(0:16) Introduction of Kieran

(1:13) What is an ACL and how does it get injured

(2:24) Non-surgical management of ACL injury

(3:15) Risk factors for ACL injury

(4:40) Importance of prevention program

(6:10) What does a prevention program include

(7:17) What to do if you injure your ACL?

(9:15) Who needs surgery and who doesn’t?

(11:33) How to minimise your risk of an ACL injury?

(12:44) Benefits of a prevention program

(13:52) Long term risks and arthritis

(14:51) Fear of re-injury

(17:33) Choosing surgery vs non-surgical management

(20:03) Kieran’s courses and contact

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