Managing ACL injuries with Dr Brooke Patterson – knee function, osteoarthritis, rehabilitation, playing elite sport and coaching

This week on Physio Foundations Zuzana and I spoke with Dr Brooke Patterson from the La Trobe Sports and Exercise Medicine research centre about her research into knee joint health and function following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and translating her research into the clinic. You can follow Brooke on Twitter @knee_howells This is a discussion aimed at health professionals and health professional students. Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.  In this episode: 0:00 Welcome Brooke 1:35 About Brooke – background and current interests 2:35 Playing elite football, being a researcher, physio and coach 3:15 What led you to coaching? 4:50 How did your ACL injury shape your career? 7:11 What would you do differently with your ACL rehab next time? 7:30 The biggest mistake was to stop the gym 8:20 Brooke’s PhD studies – function and joint health after ACL reconstruction 10:50 New grads – how do you learn how to manage ACLs? 13:18 Resources for ACL rehab 17:40 Does better knee function and strength slow or prevent knee osteoarthritis? 18:32 What are the foundational skills and knowledge that you can’t go to work without? 23:35 Give the person something to assess themselves with every day 25:40 Test yourself with simple gym equipment and functional tests 27:25 Helping women and girls participate fully in rehab 28:31 Women in sport congress 2022 29:55 Summary and what’s next? Brooke’s research profile https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/bpatterson Brooke’s publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Tct0d9gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra Contact Brooke directly:  [email protected] Women in Sport Congress 2022: https://womeninsportcongress.org.au/ Melbourne ACL rehabilitation guide:  https://www.melbourneaclguide.com/docs/ACL_Guide.pdf The Super Knee trial with Adam Culvenor:  http://semrc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/super-knee/ Trek knee resources: https://trekeducation.org/ Watch Brooke and Adam discuss non-operative ACL management at learn.physio https://www.learn.physio/p/non-operative-acl-masterclass   Follow and subscribe to Physio Foundations on your favourite podcast app. Join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations   Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected], or DM me on Twitter @lukeperraton Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.