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How I Rehab
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#29 Calf strains & injury management in female football with Jaclyn Benz
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In this 29th episode of the Sports MAP Podcast we chat with Lead Physiotherapist of the Matildas, Australian Womens Football Team, Jaclyn Benz. Jaclyn has immense experience working at all levels of womens football. Her experience extends well beyond Women's Football after spending timeworking as a Locum at the Australian Institute of Sport and Hunter Sports Academy.

In this episode we cover a range of topics including:

  • Jaclyn's background and pathway to her current position
  • Her day-to-day experience of the recent World Cup
  • Training and prep for the World Cup campaign
  • Individualising injury prevention programs
  • Injury differences between womens and mens sport
  • Challenges and opportunities within womens elite football
  • Management of Sam Kerr's calf injury
  • Pressures and celebrations throughout the World Cup campaign

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How I Rehab
How I Rehab
#6 Calf Injuries with Shane Kelly (British Olympics)



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Shane Kelly is the Head Physiotherapist of the British Athletic Team

In this episode of the Sports Map Podcast, Shane is presented with a case study of an acute calf strain injury and talks us through his process of rehabilitation back to competition levels. Shane touches on the following area's:

  • Acute Calf Injury assessment
  • Imaging for calf injuries
  • Prognostic factors
  • Adjuncts for early rehabilitation
  • Early loading & building calf capacity
  • Foot intrinsic training
  • Key criteria in calf rehabilitation
  • Return to Run criteria
  • Early running prescription
  • Training periodization & speed progressions
  • Re training acceleration mechanics
  • Monitoring response to loads
  • Thoughts on ACWR
  • Multidisciplinary team involvement for RTS
  • Key influences
  • And more

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