Star Midfielder's England Injury Nightmare
GETTING CALLED UP to the England National Team should be one of a players greatest ever experiences. For one former Premier League star, it was the beginning of a personal nightmare. Ex- Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Thompson, exclusively tells football4football about the knee injury that struck him at the highest point of his career.
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April 16th 2012
The Serious Achilles Tendon Injury
THE ACHILLES TENDON, is the tendon that runs at the back of the calf and inserts into the back of the heel bone. It is made up of two major muscles and one lesser muscle. The two major muscles are the soleus and gastrocnemius, with a smaller third muscle called the plantaris. These muscles form a common tendon called the Achilles tendon, which joins into the heel bone.
April 19th 2012
Know When To Play Again After A Football Injury
WHETHER YOU PLAY for Manchester United, Real Madrid or a Sunday League team, at some stage a football injury could happen. What is important, is knowing how to deal with it. Football is great and everybody loves playing the game, but if you are injured, you should stop playing and tell someone or you could make that injury worse.
April 18th 2012
How Do Ankle Sprains Happen?
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON football injuries involves the ankle. Block tackles, striking a ball wrong; landing awkwardly after a header or avoiding a sliding tackle can all end up with ankle injury.
April 17th 2012
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT is one of the major stabilisers of the knee joint. It really first got known in football circles when Paul Gascoigne ruptured his in the 1991 FA Cup final playing for Tottenham against Nottingham Forest. Other high profile players to have suffered injury to the anterior cruciate, include Alan Shearer when for Blackburn Rovers and Roy Keane playing for Manchester United against Leeds. Recently, Micheal Essien of Chelsea overcame the problem to return to Premier League action.
April 17th 2012
Complicated Shin Injuries
SHIN SPLINTS are an overuse condition that will not be helped by shinpads. Former England star, Kieron Dyer suffered with them for a period whist at Newcastle United. Bolton Wanderers full back Tyrone Mears was also a victim of the condition, caused mostly when impact loading sports, such as football and running affect the lower leg. The problem as a football injury, range from shin splints at one end of the spectrum to more serious cases that lead to stress fractures.
April 17th 2012
Who Do The Injured PROS Go To?
FOOTBALL4FOOTBALL gets you closer to the professional game. This can mean interviews and advice from the games top players and coaches to help your game, but it can also mean getting information from the best football experts. One such expert is Mr. Sanjiv Jari. He is an orthopaedic sports surgeon. Now that might not sound too interesting, but along with physiotherapists, sports scientists as well as other specialists, they all help football stars recover from injury and keep them on the pitch.
April 16th 2012
Stomach Muscle Injuries
CRISTIANO RONALDO OF REAL MADRID has fantastic abdominal muscles. Although they look impressive, they are not just for show, but are key to how he plays. His sharp changes of direction, explosive sprints, rocket like free-kicks and shooting all require strong core muscles.
April 16th 2012
The Dynamic Hamstring Muscles
IN THE VERY EARLY PART of their careers, Ryan Giggs and Michael Owen suffered from repeated problems with hamstring injuries. Many theories to how this was happening was thrown about, even questioning the position of the seats in their cars.
April 16th 2012
The Uncommon Posterior Cruciate Ligament
NOT TYPICALLY A FOOTBALL INJURY, the posterior cruciate ligament is in the centre of the knee and forms a cross shape with the anterior cruciate ligament.
April 16th 2012
How Do Elbow Injuries Happen When Playing Football?
ELBOW INJURIES in football are fairly uncommon. They can occur by falling onto the elbow, which can result in a fracture of the bone.
April 16th 2012
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