#23 Management and Prevention of Calf Strain Injuries with Brady Green
In this 23rd episode of the Sports MAP Podcast we chat with current Senior Lecturer of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Brady Green. Brady has extensive experience working in elite sport and has a keen interest in calf strain injuries completing his PhD on this topic.
Assessment, Management and Prevention of Calf Muscle Strain Injuries: A Qualitative Study of the Practices and Perspectives of 20 Expert Sports Clinicians - ACCESS & READ HERE
In this episode we cover a range of topics including:
- Calf strain mechanism of injury
- Gastroc Vs Soleus presentations
- Differentiating the ‘tight calf’ Vs a calf strain
- Brady's calf assessment work up
- When to run and how to run initially from a calf strain injury
- The role of imaging for diagnosis and prognostics
- Rehabilitation progressions and stages
- Return to Play clinical checklist
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