ACL Injury Decision Making: Is the knife always needed?

Updated: 20 August, 2023 A guide to surgical vs non-surgical decision making following ACL injury. It may surprise some, but not all Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries require reconstructive surgery. Many people can return to high-level activities and cope well without an ACL. The decision of which option to go for can be difficult. In […]

Knee arthroscopy: the downsides

Our Physiotherapist David Thwaites discusses the downsides of knee arthroscopy, including the risks, costs and long term outcomes. Knee Arthroscopy Vs Exercise for Osteoarthritis (OA) The message is slowly filtering through the medical community and the general population that knee arthroscopy is no better than exercise for osteoarthritis (OA).  More and more in my clinical […]

Running again with knee osteoarthritis at 79

Running again with knee osteoarthritis at 79 years old Take a look at this inspiring story! I have previously contributed to the topic of running with osteoarthritis in many posts on other platforms – here, here and here. In short: It is a myth that you cannot run with knee osteoarthritis. Some facts: Joints need […]

Osteoarthritis – The Inflammatory (but only a little) Arthritis

In the post below, David discusses the history, prevention and treatment of OA. Osteoarthritis (OA) Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common lifestyle disease in people over the age of 65.  More common than high blood pressure and diabetes.  For this reason, researchers have been working tirelessly to better understand OA.  And some recent discoveries have […]

Physiotherapists must provide high value care

Dr Christian Barton shares an inspiring story about one of his patients, and discusses the importance of high value care in physiotherapy. Enter Christian… A couple of weeks ago, I sat down and watched TV. I don’t watch TV often. I don’t cry often. But an SBS Insight episode discussing surgery I couldn’t miss, and […]