Issue 41 - Winter 2022/2023

The official magazine of the Football Medicine & Performance Association

football medicine & performance

Issue 41 Winter 2022/23

In this issue Rehabilitation of Acute Ankle Sprain in Football Location,

Location, Location - A Key Consideration in Hamstring Rehabilitation Role of the Sports Scientist in Elite Football & Being a Woman in the Football Industry Protecting Players from the Effects of Concussion: A knee jerk reaction or better safe than sorry?

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Issue 41 - Winter 2022/2023

Published on Jan 11, 2023

Football Medicine & Performance Association

The challenge has been set for the football medicine and science community by the findings of the most recent Football Research Group study. Hamstring injuries have almost doubled during the last 20 years, and now make up 24% of all injuries in men’s professional football. With training and match demands ever increasing, the pressure to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of these injuries will continue to grow. Committing to research and development may present the opportunity to innovate our way out of the hamstring crisis. Several clubs are now engaging in research, and Aston Villa’s recent study into hamstring injuries identified that ‘T-junction’ injuries present a particularly high risk of recurrence. In this edition of Football Medicine & Performance, Fearghal Kerin details the clinical challenges of this injury sub-type and presents potential solutions for its management..........

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