Case A 29-year-old, male recreational player presented with a three-month history of increasing lateral lower leg and calf pain. He could not identify any clear precipitant. His visit was precipitated by an acute event when he felt a cracking sensation, followed by sudden pain in his lower leg. He was unable to continue. On examination [...]

Case A 23-year-old, female, recreational player presents with a two year history of left-sided lumbar region pain. She had previously been noted to have transitional lumbosacral anatomy and has attempted a coordinated rehabilitation program. This had involved regular physiotherapy treatments, a progressive core stability program and a guided local anaesthetic/steroid injection. Despite this she has [...]

Case A 24-year-old male professional player presented with an acute onset of left shoulder pain following a fall onto his left shoulder. He described jumping to challenge for a header, losing balance and landing on the point of his left shoulder. It was immediately painful, and he had to be substituted. He had localised tenderness [...]

Case A 14-year-old male player presented after an acute injury to his neck and upper thoracic region. This came on acutely after a collision with an opponent 10 days prior to his visit. He is not certain regarding the exact mechanism but reports running into another player at high speed. He had experienced immediate pain [...]

Case A 48-year-old male, ex-professional player presented with an insidious onset of left sided neck and posterior shoulder pain. This had been present for approximately six months and had been getting worse. He recalled several episodes of neck pain during his playing career but nothing that had been associated with time-loss or an ongoing need [...]

Case A 26-year-old recreational player presented after a 12-month history of localised anterior knee pain. This came on insidiously and has remained painful during and after football (and any other running-based activity). The pain is not associated with any swelling, mechanical symptoms or instability. On examination there is localised tenderness about the proximal patellar tendon [...]

Case A 30-year-old female recreational player presented three months after an injury to her right ankle. She was not certain about the exact mechanism but described a twisting movement as she challenged for a ball. She reported experiencing immediate pain, developing rapid swelling and being unable to walk unaided for about a week. She was [...]

Case A 16-year-old male football player presented five days after an injury to his chest. He described sustaining a direct blow to his anterior chest from another player’s shoulder. He was aware of an acute onset of chest pain and was unable to continue. He has experienced localised pain and tenderness since the injury with [...]

Case This 31-year-old male recreational player presented following two discrete injuries to his knee. This first injury involved a twisting mechanism. This was associated with a popping sensation, near immediate swelling and an inability to play on. He was diagnosed with a medial collateral ligament injury and was able to return to football several months [...]

Case This 31-year-old professional female player presented following an acute injury to her right ankle. The injury occurred in a tackle. She was uncertain about the exact mechanism but remembers a heavy blow to her ankle followed by immediate medial ankle pain and an inability to continue. On examination she is unable to weight-bear, had [...]