The Cross Bracing Protocol with Dr. Tom Cross. EP# 577

About this episode

Dr. Devin McFadden interviews Dr. Tom Cross about the Cross Bracing Protocol and its implications in sports medicine.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Tom Cross, MBBS, DCH, to discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol. In this conversation, Dr. Cross discusses the following: Background on the Cross Bracing Protocol (CBP) and its origins The selection criteria and the grading system for the CBP The rehabilitation considerations for the CBP and potential complications Future directions of research for the CBP Dr. Tom Cross has practiced sports medicine for the past 28 years and during that time successfully completed 5 years of specialist post-graduate training in sport & exercise medicine. He has broad sports medicine experience caring for recreational athletes (adults and children), musculoskeletal injuries that occur at work or home, elite/professional athletes and also military personnel. Resources: Healing of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on MRI and Outcomes Following Non-Surgical Management with the Cross Bracing Protocol https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/23/1490 Cross’s Website, including additional resources and information about the CBP: https://www.stadiumclinic.com.au/dr-tom-cross-sports-doctor-sydney.html

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Devin McFadden

Guest: Dr. Tom Cross

Topics covered

• Cross Bracing Protocol
• sports medicine
• rehabilitation
• musculoskeletal injuries
• research

Keywords

• Cross Bracing Protocol
• sports medicine
• rehabilitation
• musculoskeletal injuries
• research
• Dr. Tom Cross
• AMSSM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMSSM Sports Medcast, BMJ Group, Stadium Clinic

Books & works: Healing of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture on MRI and Outcomes Following Non-Surgical Management with the Cross Bracing Protocol

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