How strength training can be used to mitigate injuries and improve your performance.

Based on recent recommendations, here is an outlined framework to how we can transition back into team sport safely. It is important however to monitor variables around training sessions, this can be symptoms of breathlessness, Resting Heart Rate (HR), cough, general fatigue, headaches and body aches, as these are signs that your body is still under duress.

Osgood-Schlatter disease is swelling and irritation of the growth plate at the top of the shin one (tibial tuberosity) This is the site where the patella tendon attaches to. A growth plate is a layer of cartilage near the end of a bone where most of the bone's growth happens. It is weaker and more at risk for injury than the rest of the bone. Osgood- Schlatter Disease usually goes away when a child stops growing and usually doesn't cause lasting problems.

What it Severs and how do we manage it?