Any disruption to how the kneecap communicates with the thigh bone can lead to knee pain during running, leaping, turning, and kicking activities. This can create a range of issues from minor discomfort to complete removal from sport or performance activities. The...
It should be no surprise that the majority of injuries seen in soccer players involve the lower body. Unless you are a goalkeeper, the main movements include using the legs to kick, jump, run and do slide tackles. Knees are central to all this movement, and as players...
Just put together an updated talk on ACL Injury in children where the news isn’t all good. Yes, we’re pretty capable of getting kids back to sport (80% success rate). However, we’re not very capable of preventing an all too common risk of early joint...
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