As we all know, the Return-to-Play (RTP) is certainly one of the most important stages during a sports’ rehabilitation, but still the one with less guidelines or evidence to…
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Introduction Running is an activity present in most of the sports we know (Tongen & Wunderlich, 1994). Every healthy person experienced running in life (Dugan & Bhat, 2005), even…
Our Strength & Conditioning collaborator Francisco Tavares is back again to update us on the influence of cold modalities and recovery enhancement in football, after deeply studying this issue under his…
At Football Medicine® we always welcome the sharing of relevant knowledge to the sports medicine community, reason we challenged the Portuguese physiotherapist Bruno Rodrigues to provide an external collaboration to our…
At Football Medicine®, we clearly understand the importance of the nutrition for footballers and the role it plays in their health, fitness and rehabilitation. Taking that in consideration, and knowing…
As we all know, preventing/reducing injuries’ incidence is one of the biggest challenges in professional sports teams, as well as a nightmare for coaching staff, Medical staff and management. Regardless…
Introduction The leg-extension machine has been used extensively for decades in gyms and clinics, either to improve athletes’ performance and/or use in rehabilitation programs. However, over the last years, it…
Several research has been performed about fatigue in football (4,9,15,20,25) and particular attention should be paid to its association with injury risk. Does fatigue only influences soft tissue injury or…
Days between matches: how should they affect your training and prevent injuries In professional football, load management and periodization strategies play a crucial role both in performance and injury prevention….
Following his previous colaborations, our friend Francisco Tavares from Pure Strength Training, and Strength and Conditioning from Chiefs Super Rugby bring us an article on Power training for football. Because…
