Who's journey is it? - A parents perspective
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Who's journey is it? In this episode we interview a parent about their experiences raising 2 children over their sporting lives. Both children are now 17 & 19 years of age - we look back at their sporting journey so far, as a family, parent and young athlete.
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Sports Concussion in Young Athletes - Dr Andrew Gardner
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Associate Professor Andrew Gardner is a clinical neuropsychologist, he has researched sports related concussion for over a decade and serves as consultant for a number of national sporting organisations and bodies.
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Reflections on a career. Mark Renshaw - Professional Cyclist
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Mark Renshaw was a professional cyclist for over 16 years and has ridden for some of the best teams on the planet. He is widely regarded as one of the best lead out men ever in pro cycling and formed an almost unbeatable partnership with Mark Cavendish when he was at HTC Highroad.
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Tips to Keep Active & Engaged During COVID-19. Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia
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Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.
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Strength & Conditioning for Young Athletes - Dr. Stephen Bird
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Dr Stephen Bird is a High Peformance Consultant & Director of Strength & Conditioning at the University of Wollongong. He has has worked for numerous sporting bodies, including the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and Basketball Scotland. He is currently the Performance Consultant for Coaching & Athlete Development at Basketball NSW
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Athlete availability, health & performance - Dr Paula Charlton
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Dr Paula Charlton is the Performance Health Manager for Triathlon Australia. Her role focuses on the development of systems and processes for ensuring availability and optimal health for elite Australian Triathletes.
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Non Surgical Management of ACL Injuries - Kieran Richardson
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Mr. Kieran Richardson (FACP) is a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who provides ACL tear non-surgical management opinion, education and treatment for patients on a weekly basis.
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Young athletes are not little adults - Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia
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Dr Loretta O'Sullivan-Pippia is a Specialist Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. Loretta established Twelve9teen Sports Physiotherapy in 2009 - a practice dedicated to young athletes.
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Hip Pain in Adolescents - Dr. Joanne Kemp
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Dr Joanne Kemp is a Senior Research Fellow at the Latrobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Latrobe University, Australia. She is also a titled APA Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist of 25+ years’ experience, and still practices clinically on a weekly basis.
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Nic Gill - All Blacks Strength & Conditioning Coach
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Nic Gill is a professional strength and conditioning coach and consultant with huge expertise in rugby and other sports. He is a staff wellness and fitness consultant for a number of international corporate organisations and also to a limited number of individuals who take their own health and fitness seriously.
info_outlineDr. Guri Ekås is an orthopedic surgeon and sports physician specializing in knee injuries. Guri combines clinical and academic work, with a focus on the knee joint and ACL injuries, particularly in the pediatric population.
She works as a consultant at Akershus University Hospital in Norway. Guri finalized her PhD in June 2019: “Long-term outcomes after ACL injury during childhood” and is currently waiting for the defense. As part of this project, she has conducted clinical, functional and radiological follow-up of 50 young adults who have sustained an ACL injury during childhood.
Guri participated at the recent 2018 IOC Consensus statement on Management of Pediatric ACL injuries. She and her co-workers have also performed a systematic review on secondary meniscal injuries after ACL injury. Furthermore, she has been involved in sports medicine since 2010, working as a team physician for soccer, cycling and skiing.
She is currently team physician for the national ski jumping teams in Norway. Her affiliations are Akershus University hospital, University of Oslo and Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC).
In this episode we cover;
- How big an issue are ACL injuries in young athletes
- How big an impact can an ACL injury have on young athletes
- What is the current evidence for ACL injury management in young athletes?
- Can young athletes cope without an ACL?
- The value of injury prevention programs to reduce ACL injury
- What are the treatment options for young athletes that have an ACL injury
- Do all young athletes need to have an ACL reconstruction
- How many young athletes can cope without an ACL?
- Should I complete a period of rehab first, or have an immediate ACL reconstruction
- What unique considerations are their for young athletes having an ACL reconstruction
- What is the re-injury rate for young athletes that have an ACL reconstruction
- The importance of early review when your young athlete injures their knee
- Meniscus injuries in young athletes have a high healing potential
- Every single knee injury is different in each young athlete
- Non surgical management of ACL injury with high quality, structured rehab is a good option for young athletes
- The critical importance of rehabilitation in ACL injury management
- Rehab programs need to be developed specifically for your young athlete
- Incorporating rehab in school and sport - Young athletes can complete rehab with their team
- Managing social isolation in young athletes
- Recommendations on Return to Sport after your ACL injury