Month: April 2019

Acromioclavicular joint injury

25 April 2019 1 comment

Case This 41-year-old male recreational player presents following an acute injury to his shoulder. He describes jumping to contest a header and falling landing on the point of this shoulder. It was immediately painful, and he was unable to continue. One examination he had localised tenderness and deformity over the acromioclavicular joint (ACJ). He was [...]

Age determination

18 April 2019 6 comments

Case A youth African player presented to a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence for an MRI to determine his be eligibility for the U17 African Cup. The player had a court-determined birthdate in his country where birth registration is not compulsory. Findings The T1 images of this young player’s wrist shows evidence of a residual [...]

Want to reduce the risk of hamstring injuries by half?

17 April 2019 2 comments

This systematic review and meta-analysis provides further evidence that incorporating Nordic hamstring exercises (NHE) into an injury prevention programme reduces the risk of hamstring injuries by more than half – in different sports and at different levels of sport1. Hamstring injuries are the most common muscle injury across varying sports (including football). They can cause [...]

Pneumothorax

04 April 2019 1 comment

Case Whilst playing in an International friendly this player received a direct blow to the left side of his chest. He immediately felt substantial pain and was in a lot of distress. He was unable to continue and was removed from the field of play. The player was noted to have localised tenderness over the [...]

Football is proven to be medicine

03 April 2019 6 comments

This edition of the Fast Fact highlights the potential health benefits associated with playing football, highlighting an editorial review from the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport.1. This is to coincide with World Health Day1. More than fifteen years of research has demonstrated the positive effects of football training on health, with a [...]

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