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Clinical Cases - Achilles Rupture Re-injury

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In this new installment for the How I Rehab Podcast, 'Clinical Cases' we chat with the lead physio for the Australian Wallabies (Rugby League) Byron Field. 

Prior to Byron's role with the Wallabies, he had led the performance department at Brumbies and spent time with the Australian military and Bath Rugby.

Byron holds a PhD in neck strength which will be covered in a future Masterclass with the Sports MAP. 

In this episode we cover:

• An Achilles rupture re injury case in a professional rugby athlete.
• How Byron and the team reviewed the initial process of the injury.
• Surgical considerations.
• Early loading for the injury.
• Consideration for the athlete's mental well being and motivation in the rehab process.
• Byron's key learnings from this case.
• Balancing performance and objective markers in rehabilitation.
• How to handle other setbacks in the rehab process such as a muscle strain injury.
• Complex systems theory.

This episode is supported by HRIG , The Occlusion Cuff & Iron Edge

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