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Do you need surgery after an ACL tear?

5/15/202651 min

ACL injuries are very common in Australia - and the common thinking has been that if you tear your ACL, you'll need surgery. Researchers are arguing the best evidence says we should be looking to rehab first, and that for many people they will recover without surgery.

Microplastics in our food supply - from processing and production - mean all of us are ingesting some level of plastic into our bodies. A new study out of Western Australia shows that it is possible to reduce your exposure, but it takes a lot of work.

There's a growing evidence base for the use of digital interventions for people with some categories of eating disorder. And they might have spillover benefits for mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, which can co-occur with an eating disorder. But how do you find one that you can trust?

Plus, the renaming of polycystic ovary syndrome and the implications for people with the condition.

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Promise and real-world cautions
Avoid plastic bottles altogether
Rethinking ACL care pathway
Can individuals make a dent?
Surgery doesn’t cut arthritis risk
The dark side of ED apps
A blueprint for plastic detox
What works in digital treatment
Use the waitlist to win
Aluminum adjuvants cleared again

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Priya Alexander· Host0:00

    [gentle music] ABC Listen: podcasts, radio, news, music, and more.

  2. Sana Qadar0:05

    [upbeat music] Hey there, Sana Qadar here from All in the Mind. Check out our new series, Forensic. It's all about the psychological tools and tricks that come with investigating crime.

  3. Marco Dubé· Guest0:17

    He was setting the bombs off in subways, in the New York Public Library, in movie theaters.

  4. Speaker 4· Soundbite0:23

    When you're testifying in court, rather than having purely your own memory, you take on all these little bits and pieces of information from different sources.

  5. Sana Qadar0:30

    All in the Mind: Forensic. Search for All in the Mind on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

  6. Norman Swan· Host0:37

    So Priya, have you thrown out all your plastic yet?

  7. Priya Alexander· Host0:39

    Not yet, but I might now.

  8. Norman Swan· Host0:43

    Well, no.

  9. Priya Alexander· Host0:44

    [laughs] Well, I'm alluding to what's coming up on the show. It's worth tuning in and listening, let me tell you.

  10. Norman Swan· Host0:49

    Do microplastics in the environment make a difference, and can you make a difference by stopping them? Um, I'm hoping so, 'cause I spent a bloody fortune- [laughs] ... re- re- removing them from my personal environment.

  11. Priya Alexander· Host1:00

    And now you're gonna fund my upgrade, is what you said?

  12. Norman Swan· Host1:02

    Um, no.

  13. Priya Alexander· Host1:04

    I'm just gonna [laughs] get that on record.

  14. Norman Swan· Host1:05

    I didn't say, I didn't say that. [laughs] No, no. But I'll watch with interest. You add up the bill and let me know. That's coming up on The Health Report.

  15. Priya Alexander· Host1:12

    I'm Priya Alexander on Wurundjeri land.

  16. Norman Swan· Host1:15

    And I'm Norman Swan on Gadigal land.

  17. Priya Alexander· Host1:16

    [gentle music] Also on the show, ACL ruptures, or the anterior cruciate ligament, can often get hurt, damaged, ruptured in sports like basketball, netball. The question is, does everybody need

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