Speedy Recoveries
Speedy Recoveries
Sports injuries are usually soft tissue injuries. A soft tissue injury is an injury to muscles, tendons, ligaments or joints (eg. sprained ankle, torn hamstring, bruise).Other sports injuries are hard tissue injuries. A... Read more
Speedy Recoveries
The table below shows you how to best manage common minor injuries. In many of these situations, the injuries may have minor symptoms, but may have serious long-term effects if not treated by a health professional. ... Read more
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The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) represents a method of evaluating injured athletes for concussion and can be used in athletes from 10 years and older. It has been endorsed by the AFL MOA.Scoring data from the... Read more
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Injuries are rare but they do happen, and we don't want you to suffer one. To help you identify if you're at risk of an injury and to help you prevent it, the AFL Medical Officers have developed the attached preventative... Read more
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Flexibility training is well recognised in sport as an integral component of training in a similar way to that of strength, power, speed and skill training. The use of flexibility or more commonly known as stretching as... Read more
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With spring here and the warmer weather approaching, motivation to exercise for summer is at its peak. However, this exercise may lead to injury if a gradual approach is not taken, warns Sports Medicine Australia.Every... Read more