Not all ACL tears need surgery. We showed equal clinical outcomes after exercise +\- surgery almost 15 yrs ago https://t.co/AXmNQi7SXQ
Now it’s catching on, paradigm shifts take time 😏, and improved structural outcomes (“healing”) are actually often possible!
Some talk about ‘non-specific effects’ annoy me - I see communication skills as very specific and I use them deliberately. We should spend a lot more time learning these skills - they are the skills our patients keep asking for. Listen, validate, care, motivate, provide hope.