A 54-year-old woman presents after an innocuous twisting injury sustained while playing football with her kids. She describes a strong sense of something having ‘gone out of place’.
Mes: abril 2018
Talar dome injury
This 28-year-old recreational football player presented with a six-month history of recurring ankle pain and swelling. The player reported a history of multiple previous ankle sprains.
Should you return to play following injury?
This month’s ‘11 in 11’ session features Dr Mark Fulcher. Dr Fulcher is a Sport and Exercise Physician based at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists, a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the Editor in Chief of the FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine and a member of the FIFA Medical Committee. [...]
We over-estimate the benefits when prescribing medicines for non-specific low back pain
Most pain medicines have the potential for harm, with little or no benefit over placebo, in the setting of non-specific low back pain.
First costal cartilage
This 40+-year-old recreational football player presents with a relatively acute onset of pain felt in the region of his left sternoclavicular joint (SCJ). He developed this while doing a bench-press exercise.
Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
This 14-year-old male football player presented with a three-month history of increasing medial knee pain. The pain is worse with activity and improved with rest. He reported noticing that his knee has been swollen after football.
Physical activity by pregnant athletes appears safe and does not increase the risk of pre-term labour
A review of the literature demonstrates continued exercise during pregnancy appears to be safe for both the mother and their baby - and does not increase the risk of pre-term labour. There is however a general lack of evidence relating to the effects of exercise, especially training at an elite level, on a pregnant player [...]