In This Episode
In this episode of the podcast I interview Jeff Boyle. Dr Jeffrey Boyle is the Principal Physiotherapist at the Fremantle Dockers Football Club. Jeff is a Specialist Sports Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2009) as well as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. Additionally Jeff is an Adjunct Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Western Australia. In the interview we discuss:
- His career pathway
- Working with the AFL
- A day in the life of an AFL Physiotherapist
- The muscle imbalances that contribute to groin pathology
- Clinical tips of assessment and treatment to prevent and manage groin pathology
- Jeff’s Top 5 tips for successful prevention and management of groin pathology
Jeff discusses some great information that can improve your assessment, management and prevention of the athlete’s groin injuries. I hope that you love it! Enough talk up and just listen!
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Research Discussed In This Episode
Boyle JJW, Withers K, Singer KP. Prevention of groin injuries in the elite Australian Rules footballer: An eight year clinical perspective. Manuelle Therapie 2008; 12:1-5.
Cusi M, Saunders J, Hungerford B, Wisbey-Roth T, Lucas P, Wilson S. The use of prolotherapy in the sacroiliac joint. Br J Sports Med 2010;44:100-104.
Grimaldi, A. Assessing lateral stability of the hip and pelvis. Manual Therapy 2011: 16(1); 26-32.
Orchard, John and Seward, Hugh. Injury Report 2009: Australian Football League [online]. Sport Health, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010 Winter: 10-19
Silvis ML, Mosher TJ, Smetana BS. Chinchilli VM, Flemming DJ, Walker EA, Black KP. High Prevalence of pelvic and hip magnetic resonance imaging findings in asymptomatic collegiate and professional hockey players. Am J Sports Med 2011:39(4);715-721.
Stewart S, Stanton W, Wilson S, Hides J. Consistency in size and asymmetry of the psoas major muscle among elite footballers. Br J Sports Med 2010;44:1173-1177.
Thorborg K, Serner A, Petersen J, Moller Madsen T, Magnusson P, Holmich P. Hip adduction and abduction strength profiles in elite soccer players implications for clinical evaluation of hip adductor muscle recovery after injury. Am J Sports Med 2011:39(1):121-126.
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Great podcast and interview, thanks for filling my request. Much appreciated
Your welcome Travis. He was an obvious choice to interview on the podcast! Thanks for your support.
Excellent interview with great background information and up to date testing. Just found your site recently and look forward to following more great content. Physical Therapist in Ireland
Thanks Derek! Hope you enjoy all that you find on our site! Happy content hunting…
Im not sure which podcast to comment on there all phenomenal!! I recently graduated in Perth and am now working in sports in the UK. Your website and podcasts make it easy to stay in touch with Australian sports physiotherapy. Not to mention a great learning tool and big motivator. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Julian, I appreciate you taking the time to leave this feedback. And Im chuffed you liked the interviews!
Excellent interview with great background information or more thus far testing. Just found your internet site recently and appearance to following more great content. Physical Therapist in Ireland
Fantastic interview and fantastic sight. Just found the site and will be a keen viewer of future content.
Just what i’ve been looking for a few years now. Please keep up the great work.
Physio. England.
Thanks for the great feedback Graeme! Glad you enjoyed the interview, and hope you love the others!
Really interesting podcast on groin injuries and thanks for the links to the articles too …..I’m off to do a lit search !
Great podcast on groin pain and pathology management! Working in professional rugby union in UK and very up-to-date and progressive!
Brilliant podcast – thanks Jeff. Thoroughly enjoyed your review of assessment techniques and treatment planning.
Thanks so much for putting this together Matthew & Jeff. I am a chiropractic student in Melbourne and always keen to learn new material that other health professionals are mastering. It is clear that Jeff is at the top of his game and is very inspirational. So many good tips to take away and apply here.
It’s going to read like a tribute thread this one, but great job, just had a few days off and found the site and have read everything and listened to everything.
Subsequently also contacted on of the podcast specialists too about one of the athletes I treat, so keep up the great work, this is a much needed and long overdue Physio resource.
Thanks Nick! Love all the support, I just hope you continue to dig our stuff.
Great podcast. Two quick questions:
1) any ideas on where to find the article that Dr Boyle wrote in English?
2) He talked about using vibration therapy. Was he referring to the stand alone vibration units/platforms or a vibration device?
Thanks
Thanks for doing that, that was a fantastic interview! I really liked Jeff’s insight into working with a professional AFL team. I hope you’re able to continue doing these podcasts as I get a lot out of them!