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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