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Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: Part 4

Blog 4 written by Wouter Welling. Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: part 4. How do patients move? Movement technique in ACL patients In determining whether patients can return to sport after ACL reconstruction, the focus is often on so-called ‘quantitative outcomes’ such as jumped distances, as we have seen in, for example, Blog #4. [...]

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Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: Part 3

Blog 3 written by Wouter Welling. Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: part 3. Hop testing Most athletes who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (VKBR) are familiar with them: hop tests. Single-leg hop tests where the goal is to achieve the same scores with your affected leg as with your unaffected leg. In this [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 8

Blog 8 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 8. How to treat pain related to the hamstrings? After ACL reconstruction, various changes occur in the hamstrings, and this is not only true for patients for whom a hamstring graft was used. Weakness of the gluteus maximus could contribute to hamstring [...]

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Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: Part 2

Blog 2 written by Wouter Welling. Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: part 2. Muscle strength after VKB reconstruction To return to sport successfully and as safely as possible after a VKB reconstruction, sufficient muscle strength is very important. The most important muscle groups for good knee function are the quadriceps and hamstrings. When there [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 7

Blog 7 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 7. How to recognize pain related to the hamstrings? In this blog we discuss the theoretical background of pain or cramps related to the hamstrings and explore whether these hamstring complaints originate from the hamstrings or not. How to recognize pain related [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 6

Blog 6 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 6. How to treat pain related to Hoffa’s fat pad? Hoffa’s fat pad serves a crucial role in maintaining knee homeostasis, rather than merely occupying the dead space in the anterior knee. Its vulnerability during knee arthroscopy, a component of ACL reconstruction, [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 5

Blog 5 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 5. How to recognize pain caused by Hoffa’s fat pad? If your patient experiences anterior knee pain during rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, but you excluded patellofemoral pain (PFP) as a cause, a differential diagnosis is pain caused by Hoffa’s fat pad. The [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 4

Blog 4 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 4. How to treat patellofemoral pain? After reading blog 3, you’ll be able to exclude other diagnoses of anterior knee pain and include patellofemoral pain (PFP) as the diagnosis for your patient after ACL reconstruction. But what’s next? What do we need [...]

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ACL & Genetics

Blog 1 written by Florian Forelli. ACL & Genetic INTRODUCTION Genomics is a science, which has enabled to study the variability of the genetic material of every living thing. Many factors, such as training, nutrition, motivation, but also genetics and epigenetics, are responsible for the performance of an athlete. This is no longer to be [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 3

Blog 3 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 3. How to recognize patellofemoral pain? Many athletes with ACL reconstruction experience patellofemoral pain (PFP) during their postoperative rehabilitation process. But how will you recognize PFP and distinguish this condition from other anterior knee pain diagnoses? How to recognize patellofemoral pain? Prevalence [...]

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Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: Part 1

Blog 1 written by Wouter Welling. Return to sports after ACL reconstruction: part 1. When can I resume my sports activity? Return to pre-injury level of sports is often the goal for patients after a reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Before surgery, more than 90% of athletes expect to return to sports after [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 2

Blog 2 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 2. How to recognize pain caused by changes in gait pattern? After reading blog 1, you’ll be able to recognize knee pain due to changes in gait pattern. So I guess your next question will be how to help these patients reduce [...]

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Knee pain after ACL reconstruction: Part 1

Blog 1 written by Nicky van Melick. Knee pain after ACL Reconstruction: part 1. How to recognize pain caused by changes in gait pattern? Unfortunately, many patients during rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction experience knee pain. I want to share my experience about four main causes of knee pain that every day-to-day clinician needs to be [...]

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During 8 episodes of this blog we will cover both recognition and treatment of knee pain after ACL reconstruction caused by: changes in gait pattern, the patellofemoral joint, Hoffa’s fat pad, and the hamstring muscles. Read more about Nicky,

Florian Forelli is a physical therapist specializing in ACL disorders and trauma in athletes. He works at the Orthosport Rehab Center and at the Clinic of Domont in France and at High Performance Sport Medical Center in CDFAS.
“Passionate about ACL injuries especially among soccer players. I’m specialized in ACL rehab and RTS/RTP assessment.” Read more about Florian.

Wouter Welling is a Sport Scientist (PhD) with experience in both practical work and research. He worked for years in different practical settings like sports physical therapy clinics and sport clubs (soccer) where he tries to bring sport science into practise.

Wouter has experience with developing test methods for monitoring ACL patients (both physical and psychological), daily load monitoring and on-field rehabilitation. Besides the practical work, Wouter has done years of research on ACL patients, especially regarding return to sports. Read more about Wouter.

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