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How did you get into sport?Luke Heath – Senior Physiotherapist at Aspetar, Qatar. Working at the leading orthopaedic and sports medicine facility in the world.Send us a textLuke is an Australian Sports Physiotherapist whose career spans some of the biggest codes in Australian sport having worked with the likes of Rugby Australia (Rugby Sevens), GWS Giants (AFL) and Sydney FC (A-League). Currently he is a senior physiotherapist for the world renowned Aspetar, where he plays a pivotal role in their knee injury division which services elite athletes from across the globe with an ACLR re-injury success rate of less than 5%. In this conversation we chat about all thing’s injury management as well as his move from pro sport in Au...2025-07-292h 04
BJSM PodcastTime, test, or treatment? How to get athletes back to sport after ACL reconstruction with Dr Roula Kotsifaki. EP#573In this episode, Dr. Roula Kotsifaki shares insights from her recent publication in the British Journal of Sports Medicine titled “Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?” She offers numerous clinical pearls on the key factors that influence a safe return to sport following ACL reconstruction. Dr. Kotsifaki is an experienced physiotherapist and biomechanist, currently serving as Head of the Assessment Lab at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar. Drawing on her research findings, she discusses which tests clinicians should use, optimal timing for return to spor...2025-06-2016 min
Physioblog PodcastSeason 2. Episode 9. Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructionThis is Season 2, Episode 9 of the Physioblog Podcast, hosted by Andreas Bjerregaard. In Season 2, I will be presenting all the articles I have been involved in, using the mind-blowing technology of AI podcasting. I think everyone can agree that the AI hosts' voices are much more nice on the ears than my non-native English voice with a thick Danish accent.Episode 9: 🧠 Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (2023)This episode covers our clinical guideline paper developed by a fantastic team of clinicians and researchers: Roula Kotsifaki, Vasileios Korakakis, Enda King, Oli...2025-06-2024 min
VALDCASTDr Roula Kotsifaki - Revolutionizing ACL Recovery"We shouldn't treat the MRI, we want to treat our athletes."In this episode, Roula Kotsifaki discusses her recent research on ACL recovery, emphasizing the evolving perspectives in rehabilitation. She highlights the importance of balancing tissue healing with performance metrics, the significance of objective criteria for return to sport, and the need to focus on performance rather than solely on injury prevention. Roula also addresses the complexities of defining re-injury and the role of objective data in guiding rehabilitation practices.Episode SummaryRoula Kotsifaki is...2025-05-2128 min
PT Pro TalkEp 170 – ACL Injury Management: What Every Clinician Should Know with Mick Hughes💭” Fifty percent of people can return to their pre-injury level of sport without an ACL’’ - Mick HughesOur guest Mick Hughes, M. Sports Physio, B. Physio, B. Ex. Sci APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist is the co-founder of Learn.Physio and an APA titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. After spending 6 years in Melbourne and consulting at the Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre, he relocated to Townsville QLD in 2022 with his wife and young family and now consults at the North Queensland Physiotherapy Centre. He has a strong clinical interest in ACL injury prevention and rehabilitation, seeing approximatel...2025-04-171h 25
The E3 Rehab Podcast194. ACL Return to Sport: Is 9 Months the Sweet Spot? w/ Roula KotsifakiChris Hughen sat down with Roula Kotsifaki to discuss ACL Return to Sport Timelines. We dive into her newly published paper titled, “Is 9 months the sweet spot for male athletes to return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction?” Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/_jKeML-8qGs Episode Resources: Kotsifaki, 2025 Previous Episode w/ Roula Roula’s Twitter --- Follow Us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/e3rehab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/E3Rehab...2025-04-0153 min
Pacey Performance PodcastVertical and horizontal jumping during ACL return to play with Roula KotsifakiIn this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Rob sits down with Physiotherapist and Head of the Assessment Lab at Aspetar, Roula Kotsifaki to delve into the critical role of technology and specific testing protocols in determining an athlete's readiness to return to play after an ACL injury.
Roula emphasizes the importance of measuring asymmetries, movement quality, and strength to prevent future injuries. Key highlights include the construction of sensitive testing protocols to measure key competencies. Roula discusses the significance of hop tests and jump tests in identifying asymmetries and the role of landing variability in ACL...2024-06-0653 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 7 Return to activities - Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACLRDette er 7. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard.Find episoden her på Google Podcast eller Spotify.I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkringkorsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine: “Aspetarclinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen...2024-04-0321 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 6 strength and motor control training - Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACLRDette er 6. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard.Find episoden her på Google Podcast eller Spotify.I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:“Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley...2024-02-1728 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 5 Exercise Initiation - Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACLRDette er 5. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard.Find episoden her på Google Podcast eller Spotify.I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:“Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley...2024-01-1816 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 4 Modalities - Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACLRDette er 4. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard.Find episoden her på Google Podcast eller Spotify.I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:“Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley...2023-12-2130 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 3 Timing and structure - Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACLRDette er 3. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard. I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig med omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:"Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley, BJSM, 2023"Artikel link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/con...2023-08-2522 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 2 - omkring korsbånd, knæ ekstension og hypermobilitetDette er 2. episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard. I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig med omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:"Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley, BJSM, 2023"Artikel link: https://bjsm.bmj.com/con...2023-07-0336 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Episode 1 - Introduktion til artiklen "Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction"Dette er første episode af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard. I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig med omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:"Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley, BJSM, 2023"Artikel link: https://bjsm.bmj...2023-06-1015 minPhysioblog PodcastSæson 1. Teaser episodeFørste sæson af Physioblog Podcast med din vært fysioterapeut Andreas Bjerregaard. I denne sæson er det min mission at tage dig med omkring genoptræningen af korsbåndsskader.I 2023 lykkes det mine kollegaer og jeg at få publiceret en artikel omkring korsbåndsgenoptræning i British Journal of Sports Medicine:"Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Authors: Roula Kotsifaki , Vasileios Korakakis , Enda King, Olivia Barbosa, Dustin Maree, Michail Pantouveris, Andreas Bjerregaard, Julius Luomajoki, Jan Wilhelmsen, Rodney Whiteley, BJSM, 2023"Artikel link: https://bjsm.bmj...2023-04-2600 min
The E3 Rehab Podcast92. 2023 Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on Rehabilitation after ACL Reconstruction w/ Roula KotsifakiChris and Sam sat down with Roula Kotsifaki to discuss the brand new Aspetar Clinical Practice Guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Roula is a physiotherapist and researcher at Aspetar in Doha, Qatar and the lead author on this clinical practice guideline. We discuss: the timing and structure of rehabilitation, exercise initiation, closed versus open kinetic chain exercises, return to running, return to sport, and much more. Primary Paper Discussed: Aspetar clinical practice guideline on rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction New Aspetar Infographic Infographic. Aspetar clinical practice guideline on r...2023-04-181h 08