ACL Cross Bracing Method
With the thinking around ACL management (Surgery vs. Non-surgery) changing over the last few years there has been an influx of new research looking at what could be the best evidence based treatment approach for a non-surgical recovery of an ACL tear.
With the thinking around ACL management (Surgery vs. Non-surgery) changing over the last few years there has been an influx of new research looking at what could be the best evidence based treatment approach for a non-surgical recovery of an ACL tear.
What is the ‘Cross Bracing Protocol’?
The ‘Cross’ Bracing Protocol was originally founded by Dr. Mervyn Cross and Dr. Tom Cross in 2014. From 2014 to the present day over 400 patients have navigated or are still navigating this novel bracing protocol that has been devised to treat non-surgically acute ACL injury.
For many decades the teaching and belief was that an injured ACL does not heal. Recent publications have challenged this long held belief discussing numerous examples of spontaneous healing of the acutely ruptured ACL. The “ACL-heal research” employs a novel bracing protocol to enable/facilitate an anatomical “Closed REDUCTION” of the injured ACL tissues. “Bending the knee” to 90 degrees on average in patients approximates the ACL by 4-6mm and the maintenance of this reduction for the first 4-weeks after injury is hypothesized to FACILITATE the healing of the injured ACL tissues. This treatment option is available to patients for the potential healing of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture, as classified on MRI.
If you or your patient has a recent injury of the ACL and would like to discuss all treatment options available, please contact WorkStrong Physiotherapy reception on: 03 93841973 or by email: workstrong@bigpond.com
https://www.jospt.org/do/10.2519/jospt.blog.20230705/full/
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