The Knee Gurus

Lilliana France and Natalie Dau are a powerful Mother-Daughter combination based in Singapore. Natalie, a 14-year-old elite junior basketball player, and her Mum, Natalie, are elite amateur Ultra-Runners and fitness social media influencers. Unfortunately, Lilliana recently ruptured her ACL playing basketball, and after consulting with local doctors and Tom Cross himself in Sydney,

In this episode of The Knee Gurus we’re very lucky to be joined by ACL rehab legend, Mick Hughes. Mick is a sport and exercise physiotherapist and founder of Learn. Physio, an online learning module for physiotherapists. Mick, along with Randall Cooper, is also a co-author of the Melbourne ACL rehabilitation guide, which was ground-breaking at the time for being the first to publ

This is one of my favourite episodes yet. James is a Master’s Sports Physiotherapist, working at the Stadium Sports Clinic in Sydney since 2012. He has been involved in the Cross Bracing Protocol since patient No. 1 almost ten years ago. He has assisted in writing the protocol therapist guidelines and educates physiotherapists on managing patients through the bracing regime. He h

Dr Tim Sayers is a renowned physiotherapist with a passion for optimizing rehabilitation through the use of technology and exercise science. As a co-founder of the Melbourne CBD Sports Physiotherapy clinic, Tim has established himself as a leader in his field. With a PhD in biomechanics and a special interest in ACL rehabilitation, he has developed an innovative approach that has m

In this week's episode of The Knee Gurus we chat with Jess Cunningham, the author of the book ‘POP: When sports brings us to our knees’.We discuss her book, the psychological nature of patients overcoming ACL injuries, our changing beliefs on ACL healing techniques, and Jess’s recommendations on how to get on the correct path to recovering your mojo after tearing your AC

In this week's episode of The Knee Gurus. We are lucky enough to chat again with rockstar researcher Dr. Stephanie Filbay. Stephanie is the first author of the recently published Cross Bracing protocol. We discuss the details of the Cross Bracing Protocol research, how we can decide who might be a good candidate for surgery vs. non-surgery, and get some inside information on t

In this episode, we have a discussion with Professor Ian Harris, an Orthopaedic Surgeon based out of Liverpool, Sydney. Ian is also an author, writing the books "Surgery: The Ultimate Placebo" and "Hippocrasy." We delve into Prof. Harris's thoughts and opinions on the effects of surgery, both physical and mental, the scientific evidence-based practice compa

In this week's episode, we speak to Dr Steven Duhig, No. 42 of the first 80 patients in the Cross Bracing Protocol case series of the novel bracing protocol. In this episode, Steven discusses why he decided to enter the protocol after rupturing his ACL playing football. He has plenty of advice and feedback for people considering their management options and gives a view into t

After a hiatus, The Knee Gurus is back to bring more content for people interested in best practice management of knee injuries. During our time off, a lot has occurred in knee injury management. Tech has made its way into knee management, with objective measures using devices made to measure strength and power. they are moving from the professional sporting club sphere into privat

We were very fortunate to share this fascinating story of professional rugby player Mitch Short, and the ACL rupture he suffered on debut. Mitch is joined by long-time NSW Waratahs and current Australian Wallabies team doctor Sharon Flahive, who was the treating physician at the time. In 2018, Mitch Short was the third-choice scrum-half for the NSW Waratahs rugby team. Prior to a t