A great paper was recently published looking at the sleep patterns of elite athletes in response to training and competition, Haines Roberts et al 2018. The systematic review identified that many athletes do not meet the recommendations for sleep time (>7 hours)...
In the first blog on sprinting we spoke about acceleration performance. In this blog we will look at maximal speed sprinting. This is your ability to run at your fastest speed possible. Luckily through the IAAF biomechanics research projects, we have some amazing data...
Understanding of what allows people to run fast and potentially what will allow them to continue to get faster is continually emerging. In this two part series, we will look at how to accelerate faster and how to hit a higher top speed. It is important to highlight...
Return to play testing protocols have become a mainstay of ACL rehabilitation guidelines. The logic is that passing the tests reduces your risk of consequent ACL injuries. However a recent review starts to look into the idea that maybe the outcomes of passing these...
Groin pain and injuries are a nuisance. They are often caused by multiple factors and can be difficult to assess, diagnose and treat effectively. So when I read a recent paper looking at reducing groin injuries in sport I thought it would be good to discuss the...
We deal with a high proportion of track and field athletes as patients in our clinic. Sprinters, jumpers and throwers all have common attributes – good discipline, and more interestingly high level of body awareness. It makes sense, these are athletes who generally...
