Mes: diciembre 2018

Horizontal bipartate patella

27 diciembre 2018 0 comentarios

Case A twelve-year-old male football player presented with an acute onset of anterior knee pain. He described experiencing pain when he jumped to head a ball. This did not immediately seem too bad and he was able to continue. After about 5-10 minutes however he asked to be substituted as his knee had become more [...]

Muscle fatigue can impair a players response to dynamic disturbances in balance, placing them at risk of injury

26 diciembre 2018 2 comentarios

The majority of football injuries occur in the last 15 minutes of each half, strongly implicating fatigue as a causative factor in football related injuries. The potential mechanisms for this increased risk of injury have not been well established. This study investigated the effects of football-simulated fatigue on neuromuscular function and dynamic balance response1. Fifteen [...]

Lesser trochanter avulsion

20 diciembre 2018 1 comentario

Case A 13-year-old male football player presented with acute pain in his right groin. He developed this as he forcefully extended his right hip while kicking a ball. At the time of his initial presentation he reported pain that was 9/10 in severity. He was unable to weight bear. There was tenderness on palpation in [...]

Coach turnover increases the risk of muscle injury

14 diciembre 2018 7 comentarios

The coach is a key figure when it comes to implementing injury prevention practices and managing player workload. This study from the CJSM illustrates how coach turnover can negatively influence injury risk among professional players1. Muscle injuries are common in professional footballers, and account for a significant amount of lost playing time and therefore financial [...]

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ACL avulsion fracture

13 diciembre 2018 2 comentarios

Case This 28-year-old recreational football player presented following a twisting injury. He described feeling a popping sensation followed by near immediate pain and swelling. He was unable to weight-bear, had a large effusion and had laxity with Lachman’s test. Findings X-ray imaging showed an avulsion fracture of the tibial spine with an associated effusion. An [...]

Medial talar dome

06 diciembre 2018 2 comentarios

Case A 23-year-old male recreational player presents two weeks following an innocuous inversion injury. He was able to weight-bear without difficulty, had very minor residual swelling and a near normal range of motion. He had an increased anterior draw on the symptomatic side. While he appeared to be progressing well an x-ray image conducted shortly [...]

Injury prevention in football

05 diciembre 2018 25 comentarios

Mr Matt Whalan is a physiotherapist, exercise physiologist and researcher based in Wollongong, Australia. He is currently completing his PhD in injury prevention in football at The University of Wollongong. Matt is part of Australia’s National Teams Unit and has worked with the men’s Young Socceroos (U20s), Joeys (U17s) and women’s Young Matildas (U20s) and [...]

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