1. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Increases the Risk of Hamstring Strain Injury Across Football Codes in Australia Messer DJ, Williams MD, Bourne MN, Opar DA, Timmins RG, Shield AJ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Sports Med. 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01567-x In this prospective cohort study in...

Long-term athletic development (LTAD) is a process over several years in which strength training is carried out from a young age. It is an important capability as it is correlated to jumping, sprinting, agility and a decreased injury rate. An optimal amount of stimuli in the...

Injuries, which are multifactorial and the most complex issue reported by practitioners, have a huge negative impact on the performance and economy of professional football teams. As a starting point for decision making to reduce injury risk, teams should find an effective way to store and...

1. Return to Sports After Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Umbrella Review for Consensus Guidelines Sowers CB, Carrero AC, Cyrus JW, Ross JA, Golladay GJ, Patel NK Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA Am J Sports Med. 2021 Oct 20:3635465211045698. doi: 10.1177/03635465211045698 This systematic review on return to sport RTS...

Training based strategies to optimize readiness to play may be based on three main pillars. Firstly, the periodization process will serve as a framework of how the players will be biologically prepared in relation to match competition, the game being the key indicator. Most muscular...

1. Factors affecting return to play and graft re-rupture after primary ACL reconstruction in professional footballers. Balendra G, Jones M, Borque KA, Willinger L, Pinheiro VH, Williams A Fortius Clinic, London, UK Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06765-8 This retrospective review of 232 ACL surgical...