Agility

Masterclass ankle instability Part III: post-op rehabilitation

in Agility, Ankle and foot injuries, Masterclass, Pre-hab and post-surgical rehab

In the third and final installment on the topic of chronic ankle instability, Chris Mallac discusses the post-operative rehabilitation involved in bringing an athlete back to full competition. Ankle sprains in athletes account for a large amount of time away from competition(1,2). Its prevalence as a joint injury may be as high as 20% of all joint injuries... MORE

Ready, steady, go

in Agility, Pre-hab and post-surgical rehab, Sports psychology

Tracy Ward explores the basics of psychological readiness to return to sport, and identify some useful tools for clinicians with athletes in their care Following injury, athletes will experience different emotions, and their psychological responses will change as they progress through their rehabilitation. But when is an athlete psychologically ready to return to sport? This is... MORE

Injury and ankle / foot biomechanics

in Agility, Anatomy, Ankle and foot injuries, Diagnose & Treat, Improve, Joint injuries, Power development

David Joyce looks at the way that the foot and ankle combine – and how to avoid injury. MORE

Midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy: what’s the endgame?

in Agility, Anatomy, Ankle and foot injuries, Diagnose & Treat, Improve, Overuse injuries, Power development, Pre-hab and post-surgical rehab, Speed development

Lachlan Wilmot explains the importance of end-stage rehab for midsubstance Achilles tendinopathy and provides a framework to help build tendon resilience across high-end movements MORE