A recent systematic review of return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery has recently been published… Sixty-nine articles were reviewed, investigating 7556 patients The review showed that following ACL reconstruction 81% of people returned to sport (any sport) 65% returned to their preinjury level of sport 55%…
This is the answer to the question of how many hip replacements a surgeon should undertake a year. Each year approximately a million hip replacements are performed each year. Outcomes are generally excellent with over 95% of hips surviving for at least 10 years. Unfortunately complications do occur including infection,…
“ Physical activity is Medicine” The beneficial effects of exercise (physical activity) are well known but often ignored by the medical profession and public. 3.3 million people die aroung the world each year due to physical inactivity and is the 4th leading cause of death. Exercise has a beneficial effect…
When training for a marathon, everyone will have different aims and objectives, but hope to arrive at the start line in the best physical and psychological condition possible. I have treated a large number of people who have “broken down”, often very close to a race. There are some basic principles that are…
