Episode 21: Can the ACL heal? With Dr. Stephanie Filbay

An entrenched assumption in sport and exercise medicine/physiotherapy, going back decades, has been that ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries DO NOT heal. Not ever. However, like many dogmatic beliefs in the health and fitness sector, this assumption appears to have been seriously wrong. Dr. Stephanie Filbay joins me to discuss her latest paper about the healing capacity of the ACL and what this means for your clinical practice. Dr. Filbay also teases some insights from the CROSS bracing trial, which is soon to be published. Be prepared to have some of your most tightly held beliefs seriously challenged in this video.
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Had an ACL tear (and some damage to the bone, meniscus was ok) in January 2022 at grappling (mri and physical tests done by 3 doctors).
Did not get surgery, researched online and decided to just do physical recovery. Did the kneesovertoes guy recovery exercises plus others I found online (am still doing them once a week) and came back to grappling after 4-5 months. I have not had an mri on the knee to see if any healing occured but either I am a coper or the acl healed somehow at least partially.