You have read our article about common soccer injuries. You also know that prevention is better than cure. How do we do prevention? The literature currently suggests that injury prevention programs should include the following main elements: Plyometric exercises: Exercises that focus on using fast-twitch fibres by exerting maximum muscular force in short explosive movements.…
Welcome back to Part 2 of ‘Is your body ready for this football season”?? – kids edition I hope you enjoyed part 1 – if you haven’t had the chance to read, please click here to learn about an injury prevention program for people 14 years and above. 11+ INJURY STATISITICS From Part 1 we…
With Autumn under way – not that you would know it…some of us will pull out our boots and shin pads and lace up for another season of soccer. For those who play at high level, training started months ago, but for the rest of us amateurs, who are out there to try some of…
The dreaded ACL injury! It’s notorious for its debilitating impact on knee stability and the long stint of rehabilitation required for return back to activity and sports. Knowing how to help prevent an ACL injury at the beginning of any sport season is a great start. What is the ACL? The knee joint comprises of…
BOOTS Adidas, Nike, Puma, Mizuno, Umbro, Warrior, Lotto, Under Armour, Joma, Asics and Hummel just to name few. Whether you are professional, amateur or somewhere in between there comes a point in time where you must choose a new boot. We have all heard the saying ‘Boots won’t make you a better player’. This is…
As a Physiotherapist, I wish I had a dollar for every time I am asked which shoes are best by one of my clients. The questioning is becoming more frequent and intense as we head into winter sports season (can you believe that clubs are running trials in February?). I found that my answer was…
The implications of Nikolai’s medial collateral ligament injury and gives us a great over-view of the management of this common football (all codes) injury…. It was half way through the 2nd half in the A-League Grand final match between Western Sydney Wanderers and Brisbane Roar. The Wanderers up 1-0 before Nikolai Topor-Stanley was involved in a tackle that…