Sports Injury Clever

We've got to keep our children and young people ACTIVE despite the pandemic. According to this publication by WHO, a whopping 81% of adolescents do not meet the recommendations for aerobic exercise. Here's the link to the latest 2020 WHO guidelines on physical activity http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955 from which the info below is taken.
What are YOU doing to encourage physical activity in young people? Please share, something needs to be done about this!

We often concentrate on loading and exercises, but SLEEP can also be a contributing factor according to a new consensus statement in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Info below taken from the Walsh et al, full article via the following linkhttps://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/early/2020/11/03/bjsports-2020-102025.full.pdf

When recovering from injury it's not just the 'treatment' or even the 'exercises' that matter, it's the whole picture. Everything counts.

Injury prevention is not just about a warm up and quick stretch. A Multi-component exercise programme is an effective way reducing ACL injury risk in
This information is taken from Crossley et al (2020), the link to the article is here http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101587

The right exercises at the right time, to the right level

For the it's not all about quick fixes, fancy stuff or magic cures. It's doing the rehab and addressing the causes

Rehab exercises need to be specific to the level of the runner... it's not one size fits all