Hayat Mostafa-Manual and Exercise Therapist

Still reflecting on an inspiring few days at the Isokinetic Conference in Athens 🇬🇷

I was proud to present a case report on the impact of motor control retraining for managing hip pain consistent with FAI in a tennis player.

It was an incredible opportunity to connect with experts in the field, exchange perspectives, and stay at the forefront of sports rehabilitation.

Experiences like this continue to shape how I approach patient care and performance optimization.
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Excited for tomorrow’s big event at the Isokinetic Conference!

I’ll be presenting my case report and sharing insights that I’ve been working on,really looking forward to the discussions, feedback, and connecting with others in the field.

See you there!

Excited to contribute to the advancement of sports medicine at the Isokinetic Conference.

This year was a year of decisions.
Tough decisions.
Bold decisions.
As I step into the new year, my prayer is simple: to see the outcomes and trust the process.

🔍 New Research Spotlight: The “CUTtheACL” Study

A fascinating recent study by Di Paolo, Buckthorpe and colleagues (2025) in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy that could have big implications for how we assess ACL injury risk in athletes — especially during cutting tasks.

What they did❓:
Tested over 1,000 youth soccer players performing maximum-effort 90° change-of-direction cuts.

Collected ground reaction force (GRF) data using a force plate to quantify metrics like impact/propulsion peaks, rate of force acceptance (RFA), impulse, and contact time.

💡What they found:
Average vertical impact force was ~2.48 × body weight, peaking just ~32 ms after foot contact.

Males had higher forces and RFA than females.

Elite players (vs subelite) displayed more efficient force dynamics (lower impact:propulsion ratio), hinting at better deceleration and re-acceleration strategies.

There was meaningful lateral (medial-lateral) force, which could relate to knee loading patterns relevant for ACL risk.

Why this matters❓:
This provides normative GRF benchmarks for cutting mechanics that clinicians & performance teams can use in real-world athlete screening.

It suggests that GRF analysis could help in injury risk profiling, return-to-play decision-making, and tracking neuromuscular recovery.

Take-home📩:
Integrating force-platform assessments into clinical screening might offer a more data-driven and nuanced way to evaluate movement quality, especially in high-risk tasks like directional cuts.