Health

How do you test soleus?
Standardising your testing protocol is crucial in maximising inter and intra-rater reliability. Below is a quick summary of the literature for the seated calf raise […]

The Sports MAP Network
Dec 10, 2024

Adololescent Injuries – not just mini-adult injuries.
Sports injury research naturally focuses on adult athletes. But what about all those school aged players that are the potential stars of tomorrow? This is […]

Ed Clarke
Nov 25, 2024

Accelerated Pec Rupture Rehabilitation Cheat Sheet
Pectoralis major ruptures in sport are on the rise, so what do you need to know? Mechanism of Injury Horizontal extension (62.5%) is the most […]

The Sports MAP Network
Oct 3, 2024

How You Implement Shane Kelly’s Run Reconditioning Model for Calf Muscle Injuries
In the eyes of many, the run reconditioning phase can be seen as merely a tick box to enable overground running. But not for Shane […]

The Sports MAP Network
Jul 26, 2024

How I Rehab: Common Deficits in ACL Rehabilitation with Luke Heath
Luke Heath is a Titled Sports and Exercise physiotherapist with extensive experience working in elite sport across AFL (GWS Giants), A-League (Sydney FC) and Australian […]

The Sports MAP Network
Jul 2, 2024

The specificity of hamstring assessment in late swing and early stance
“The development of the HRIG” It is now widely accepted that hamstring Injuries are on the increase, in the premier league, in soccer throughout the […]

The Sports MAP Network
Jun 13, 2024

How to last a while in elite sport
Author: Dr. Troy Flanagan - Vice President of Performance at the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA I started my first job in elite sport in […]

Troy Flanagan
Apr 26, 2024

Emidio Pacecca – How I Rehab in the NFL
Emidio Pacecca, Performance and Rehab manager at New England Patriots was recently on the How I Rehab Podcast with Sports MAP founder Nick Kane. Emidio […]

The Sports MAP Network
Mar 13, 2024

Blood Flow Restriction Training in knee rehab – It’s not if, It’s when!
As you know, you should begin high-quality rehabilitation immediately after an injury. Everyone with an acute knee injury (e.g. ACL rupture, MCL injury, meniscal tear…) […]

Mathias Thoelen
Nov 16, 2023

Rehabilitation of a High Grade MCL Tear - Utilising a Systems Based Approach
For contact sport athletes, a common injury which is prevalent is an injury to the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) of the knee. As a diagnostic […]

Justin Richardson
Aug 24, 2023

Ball Sports, Tracking in The Right Direction for Endurance Runner’s Bones
Endurance sport is one of the greatest tests of mental and physical toughness. During a marathon an athlete, on average, will complete 160-200 steps per […]

Emily McLean
Apr 22, 2021

Prevention Vs Performance: Managing Demands of Elite Athletes
Despite the large amount of knowledge we now have regarding injury prevention of athletes, the shear amount of non-contact injuries that occur each year can […]

Jackson McCosker
Apr 21, 2017