Link between drought, hard fields and sports injuries

[Coxy]

http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/st ... ar-joints/

Interesting article. The main subject of it may be familiar to BHQ as well :P

IT may feel a long and lonely road to recovery for Rockhampton footballer Jared Hoare, but he's not on his own.

Jared is one of a growing number of Central Queensland sportspeople to suffer a serious injury in recent years.

According to a sports medicine expert, the region has had a marked rise in the number of injuries to players.

Whether it's the state of the grounds, the time sport is being played or lifestyle changes, Sports Medicine Australia Queensland chief executive Mark Brown wants sporting clubs to get involved with his organisation so it can better monitor injury frequency and help with player safety.

On a visit to Rockhampton yesterday, Mark said strong anecdotal evidence suggested a sharp rise in the number of people in the region suffering sports injuries.

But he said not enough data was kept to monitor the situation.

Mark met a number of key sports medicine professionals during his visit, including staff at CQUniversity, and it's his plan to hold an information evening early next year for all sporting clubs.

Mark said a variety of factors could have an impact on the prevalence of injuries.

These included heat and the time of day games were played and the condition of grounds. For example, the type of grass used on a football field.

“We found that most of the people from this area during these past couple of years, because of the drought, had an increase in knee, shoulder and head injuries,” Mark said.

Jared, 22, has experienced first-hand the impact of a serious injury on his life.

Studying for a postgraduate teaching degree, he hurt himself playing for representative side the Rockhampton Rustlers, in May.

The injury happened after he'd bounced out of a tackle and planted his foot as an opponent came crunching in.

“I heard a snap,” Jared said yesterday, shortly before hitting the gym.

“The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) was gone and they say it takes about nine months to repair if things go to plan.”

After intensive physiotherapy early on and regular gym sessions, he hopes he will be right for next season.

“It's been frustrating,” Jared said.

“It had a big impact on my teaching degree ... I had six weeks where I couldn't really do anything after the operation.”

Sports Medicine Australia is responsible for creating a safe playing field in which all Australians can participate.

It uses the latest scientific and medical research to provide programs to help sporting organisations.

 

[Bannermania]

lol. gee. that fella looks familiar.

 

[Fozz]

Damn Kris, you've really bulked up in that pic.

 

[Coxy]

Damn Kris, you've really bulked up in that pic.

Hahahaha!

 

[Flutterby]

Seriously? I thought this was old news. Of course the drought -> harder fields -> more injuries, especially in the amatuer and semi-professional comps. That is what I call a no-brainer.

 

[Bannermania]

We are also referring to the person in the article FB. He is quite well known.

 

[Coxy]

Yeah well, the study itself isn't why I posted this. [icon_lol1.

 

[Flutterby]

Oh well if it's basically a joke thread - maybe you should have put it in Random Talk as that is where the non-serious discussion is supposed to go.

 

[Coxy]

:roll: It's a league related story, which happens to feature a BHQ member. But if you want to be a sook about it feel free to move it.

 

[Flutterby]

I'm not being a sook about it - just isn't clear that you didn't intend for this to be a serious thread for serious discussion. I have know idea who most BHQ members are in real life so how would I know that one of them features in the article.

 

[Bannermania]

baby.

 

[Coxy]

baby.

Am not!

 

[Je$ter]

Shit that guy is a good sort!

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

should i know who this is

 

[Jeba]

That bloke is a clown.

 

[Bucking Beads]

What an amazing man!! Look at the legs on him icon_thumbs_u

 

[Je$ter]

Je$ter, how have you gone with getting the leg completely straight? My surgeon stressed the importance of getting it straight as soon as possible but I swear getting it completely straight again was the hardest part. Only today I have been able to get it completely straight with minimal to no pain. (3 weeks & 2 days post op) Prior to today it just wouldn't go unless the physio used forced to push it down (pain was excruciating when she did that.) For some reason today I was able to get it 100% straight and keep it like that without pain. I didn't do anything different to previous days either.

Really struggled early on, now it's pretty much sweet give or take a couple degrees. Same with flexion. It was just a matter of putting it through a bit of pain to break up some of the scar tissue around the knee. It probably took me a month to 6 weeks to get it fully straight and enough bend to hop on the bike. Really look after the hammy and calves, keep them loose as possible! I have been getting really tight in both and can make around the knee quite sore.

Early physio hurt but I am a bit of a sadist with that kind of stuff so I enjoyed it a bit [icon_confu

 

[Kris]

Damn Kris, you've really bulked up in that pic.

LOL.

What a Hoare!!!