SPORTS CORNER: Primary and secondary injury prevention in men's Australian football (AFLM), with Nick Kane
Nick Kane, the head physio at Essendon Football Club in Australia, brings our attention back to Australian Rules Football. Like in all Sports Corner episodes, he reviews the demands of the sport, the common injuries, and key things to keep in mind when designing and progressing rehabilitation programs with Australian football athletes.
In today’s episode, we take a deep dive into the hard preseason work that goes into preventing injuries, as Nick shares the specific primary and secondary strategies his team uses to keep athletes healthy and performing at their best.
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For more on the Sports MAP Network: https://sportsmap.com.au/
Normative isometric plantarflexion strength values: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1466853X23000469?via%3Dihub
More on the relationship between fascicle length and hamstring strength: https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/24/1524
JOSPT Insights episode 138 with Melissa Haberfield: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qizZvG0ESHDfvWhOxq1Nd?si=c052ab2987e141f8 or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-138-sports-corner-footy-the-game-they-play-in/id1522929437?i=1000619109573
JOSPT Insights episode 124 with Dr Seth O'Neill: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4n4wkxGK1hwBykR1MZyzJm?si=be616b82cc9542d6 or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-124-caring-for-the-calf-with-dr-seth-oneill/id1522929437?i=1000604944985
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