Do Niggles Matter?
Do niggles matter? The short answer is yes. Unfortunately niggles do matter! That tight hamstring, the pain in your knee that comes and goes, that annoying back pain that interrupts your day slightly. It might not affect your ability on...
Football Injury Prevention
Post by Will Thwaite, BPhty (Hons), BSc, APAM 1 – Physical screenings and assessment. A physiotherapy football screening involves a thorough assessment of flexibility, joint range of motion, strength, co-ordination and movement control of the lower limb. It is important to...
⚽Boots vs. Grass – a note on injury risk in Football ⚽
Post by Sam Donaldson (M.PhtySt, BAppSci(HMS), Physiotherapist APAM SMAM) Injuries suck ☹ Time off sport sucks ☹ Massive European football clubs have pooled their competitive data on the effect of injuries and we now have proof of a few things: Larger injury...
Football Injury Prevention
There has been a growing body of research over many years that helps physios, doctors, trainers, and coaches to minimise injury risk in footballers. It is of paramount importance that each player prepare themselves physically for the demands of the...