Sports Injury

Page in Development - Nov 2022

this page is designed to help exercise instructors and strength & conditioners to increase their knowledge of some common sports injuries.

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Cootes, I. (2022, 25 Nov) Why have more than 20 top women's footballers torn their ACLs in the last 12 months? https://sport.optus.com.au/womens/articles/os50521/acl-injury-beth-mead-fifa-womens-world-cup-2023-wsl-arsenal-research

Crossley, K. M., Patterson, B. E., Culvenor, A. G., Bruder, A. M., Mosler, A. B., & Mentiplay, B. F. (2020). Making football safer for women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of injury prevention programmes in 11 773 female football (soccer) players. British journal of sports medicine, 54(18), 1089-1098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101587

Parsons, J. L., Coen, S. E., & Bekker, S. (2021). Anterior cruciate ligament injury: towards a gendered environmental approach. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(17), 984-990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103173

Taberner, M., Van Dyk, N., Allen, T., Jain, N., Richter, C., Drust, B., ... & Cohen, D. D. (2020). Physical preparation and return to performance of an elite female football player following ACL reconstruction: a journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 6(1), e000843. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000843

Bahr, R., Clarsen, B., & Ekstrand, J. (2018). Why we should focus on the burden of injuries and illnesses, not just their incidence. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(16), 1018-1021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098160