Core Knowledge

How female athletes can reduce their risk of ACL injury 1

How female athletes can reduce their risk of ACL injury

Clinical name: Sex-based differences in ACL injury risk and prevention Direct answer Female athletes are…

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Why am I still sore two days after exercise, and what helps? 2

Why am I still sore two days after exercise, and what helps?

Clinical name: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) Direct answer Muscle soreness that builds over a day or…

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How to prevent an ACL injury before it happens 3

How to prevent an ACL injury before it happens

Clinical name: ACL injury-prevention (neuromuscular training) programs Direct answer A large proportion of…

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Injury prevention for young athletes in school sport 4

Injury prevention for young athletes in school sport

Clinical name: Youth sports injury prevention (load management and physical literacy in child and adolescent…

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How to prevent repetitive and overuse injuries 5

How to prevent repetitive and overuse injuries

Clinical name: Overuse (load-related) injury Direct answer Overuse injuries almost always come down to load…

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How elite athletes manage training load and injury risk 6

How elite athletes manage training load and injury risk

Clinical name: High-performance athlete monitoring and management Direct answer Elite athlete management…

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Does strength training slow runners down? Benefits without the bulk 7

Does strength training slow runners down? Benefits without the bulk

Clinical name: Concurrent strength training for endurance runners Direct answer Strength training doesn't…

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Low-impact sports and training as you age 8

Low-impact sports and training as you age

Clinical name: Training adaptations for the masters (aging) athlete Direct answer Strength training becomes…

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How to structure an off-season training program for your sport 9

How to structure an off-season training program for your sport

Clinical name: Off-season periodisation and injury-prevention training Direct answer The off-season isn't a…

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Fast-twitch muscle training for speed and power 10

Fast-twitch muscle training for speed and power

Clinical name: Speed and power development (sprint mechanics and plyometric training) Direct answer…

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What's the best warm-up and cooldown routine to prevent injury and improve performance? 11

What’s the best warm-up and cooldown routine to prevent injury and improve performance?

Clinical name: Evidence-based pre- and post-exercise routines Direct answer A good warm-up is dynamic rather…

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What does recovery look like after foot or ankle surgery? 12

What does recovery look like after foot or ankle surgery?

Clinical name: Overview of common foot and ankle surgical procedures and post-operative rehabilitation Direct…

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Foot or ankle stiffness as I get older — is it arthritis? 13

Foot or ankle stiffness as I get older — is it arthritis?

Clinical name: Foot and ankle osteoarthritis (including hallux rigidus of the big toe) Direct answer…

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How can I stop rolling my ankle so often? 14

How can I stop rolling my ankle so often?

Clinical name: Recurrent ankle sprain prevention Direct answer If you've sprained the same ankle more than…

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Big toe pain and stiffness after push-off — is this turf toe? 15

Big toe pain and stiffness after push-off — is this turf toe?

Clinical name: Turf toe (first MTP joint sprain) Direct answer Pain, swelling and stiffness at the base of…

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I rolled my ankle inward — why does the outside hurt? 16

I rolled my ankle inward — why does the outside hurt?

Clinical name: Lateral ankle sprain (anterior talofibular ligament / ATFL sprain) Direct answer Pain,…

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