Do Niggles Matter?
Do niggles matter? The short answer is yes. Unfortunately niggles do matter! That tight hamstring, the pain in your knee that comes and goes, that annoying back pain that interrupts your day slightly. It might not affect your ability on the football pitch, but these niggles add up. Niggles are not formally injuries, but they […]
Ankle rehabilitation
Ankle Sprain Rehabilitation: Stages, Exercises and Return to Sport Rolling your ankle can happen in a moment. Recovering the strength, balance and physical capacity required for sport can take considerably longer. Ankle sprains are particularly common in sports such as football, netball, basketball and volleyball, but they also occur during everyday activities such as walking […]
Netball Screening
Netball Niggles: Screening, Strength and Injury Prevention Most netballers know the feeling. A slightly sore knee after training. An ankle that does not feel quite right. A shin that starts complaining after a tournament weekend. Maybe some back discomfort that is manageable but keeps returning. Not every niggle becomes an injury, and not every ache […]
Sports Physiotherapy for the Elite
Post by Sam Donaldson, Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist BAppSci (HMS), MPhtySt, MPhty (Sports). This blog post is aimed at giving you a little insight into what physiotherapy and the greater team of support staff looks like for elite athletes. A look inside their sphere and our world, if you like. 2019 has seen Elyse travel with Swimming Australia and […]
Football Injury Prevention
Pre-Season Football Screening: What Should You Actually Test? Pre-season football screening has changed. Traditionally, athletes were often put through a collection of strength, flexibility and movement tests with the idea that the results could identify who was likely to become injured during the season. That is not something we can do reliably. Football injuries are […]
⚽Boots vs. Grass – a note on injury risk in Football ⚽
Boots vs Grass: A Note on Injury Risk in Football Football boots need to perform a difficult balancing act. Players need enough grip to accelerate, sprint, stop, cut and strike the ball effectively. But there is also a point where too much grip between the boot and the ground may become less desirable. This interaction […]
Football Injury Prevention
Common Football Injuries: Ankle, Knee, Hamstring and Groin Football places enormous demands on the lower limbs. Players sprint, tackle, kick, jump, land, accelerate, decelerate and change direction repeatedly, often while reacting to opponents and the ball. It is therefore unsurprising that lower-limb injuries make up a large proportion of the problems seen in football. But […]