<P>Today we're talking about one very important milestone in rehabilitation after an ACL reconstruction: return to running. It's a milestone that sometimes gets overshadowed by its more flamboyant sibling, return to sport.</P>
<P>Brendan Butler joins JOSPT Insights to explore best practice in return to running. Brendan an Irish sports physiotherapist, who is currently working at the Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Doha, Qatar. He's a member of the Aspetar ACL team, where he applies skills honed in Gaelic football, rugby, soccer and athletics. </P>
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<P>RESOURCES</P>
<P>Simple clinical measures that quantify knee loading symmetry during running: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41110241/</P>
<P>Clinician choices for return to running criteria: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/josptopen.2026.0195</P>
<P>Lower medial hamstring activity during running: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33782638/</P>
Brennan ButlerGuestClare ArdernHost