Case This 15-year-old goalkeeper presented with acute pain in his left shoulder. He described diving backwards, landing on the posterior aspect of the shoulder. He experienced immediate pain and was unable to continue. He was reluctant to abduct his shoulder beyond 30 degrees and had localised tenderness over the body of the left scapula. Findings [...]

Case This 19-year-old male international player presents with recurring episodes of pain in his great toe. He described a catching sensation, followed by significant and severe pain. These episodes generally last less than a minute and are unpredictable. Between these episodes he is entirely asymptomatic and is able to train without any impairment. There were [...]

Case This ten-year-old female player presented with a four week history of anterior knee pain in her right knee. She developed this during a weekend tournament during which she played multiple games. Since this time she had experienced pain and discomfort that was made worse by activity and improved by rest. She was found to [...]

Case This 47-year-old recreational player and coach presents one week after a fall onto his dominant right arm. He reports “dislocating his shoulder” and having this reduced at a local emergency department. X-rays at the time of injury were deemed to be normal and he was given a sling and analgesia. On examination he had [...]

Case A 27-year-old elite goalkeeper presents with an injury to his right shoulder. He describes an awkward landing while making a save. The ball struck his hand while his arm was in an abducted and externally rotated position. This was immediately painful, and he was unable to continue. The following day he developed bruising over [...]

Case This 28 year-old elite football player presents with pain in both thighs after a single sliding tackle. As he was making the tackle he reports flexing his right knee while at the same time fully extending the left one. As he was doing this he felt sharp pain in the middle of the right [...]

Case This 48-year-old male goalkeeper coach presents following an acute injury to his dominant right elbow. He describes reaching out to stop a shot with his right hand. He felt acute pain and a popping sensation in his anterior elbow. The following day he developed quite extensive bruising over his antecubital fossa. In addition to [...]

Case This 48-year-old male football coach presents with a four-month history of neck pain. He descried a minor ‘whiplash’ injury when he headed a ball. While this was only mildly uncomfortable at the time, his neck has remained painful since. His symptoms are slowly deteriorating and were waking him from sleep at times. The pain [...]

Case This 16-year-old right handed female player presents with a history of recurring shoulder dislocations. She describes up to eight incidents where her shoulder has dislocated. On each occasion the shoulder has spontaneously reduced within one minute. The injuries appear to be happening with reducing force – but have always occurred during football. On examination [...]

Case A 41-year-old male player presents with a history of recurring calf pain and swelling. He describes recurring calf pain after activity since an index injury 15 years previously. He has also noted an asymmetry in appearance between his calves. On examination there was an obvious swelling distal to the medial head of gastrocnemius and [...]