THIS WEEK FROM OLYMPUS: Life after an ACL Injury (final chapter)

ACL Injuries: The good, the bad, the ugly: A preventative approachAnnemarie Alf, PT, DPT, CSCS, SFMA If you missed the first two chapters of Annemarie Alf’s ACL series, be sure to check them out here! One of the most common and yet most dreaded injuries a soccer player can endure, is to hear that you’ve […]
Goalkeepers Get Injured Too!

When we mention soccer and injuries in the same sentence we tend to think of ankle sprains, torn ACLs and other injuries that are specific to the lower body. Although lower body injuries are the most commonly seen soccer injuries- to the field players- we fail to include the incidence of injury to the last […]
ACL Injuries – Get to Know the Risk Factors

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament, commonly referred to as the ACL, is a dense band of tissue that provides stability to the knee. Fibers of the ACL can be injured or torn when abnormal movement forces the ligament beyond its capacity. Typically, a combination of motions involving twisting at the knee while weight-bearing results in excessive […]
Recover Faster, Injury or No Injury: FDM Q and A with Dr. Chad Wells

It was just another night of pick-up with friends. You know the kind where everyone is out to have fun try new tricks, maybe pull a meg or two. As I am weaving through a couple players I step on a grass mound and roll my ankle. I have felt this before, right away my […]
Common Causes of Anterior Knee Pain in Youth Athletes – Part II

In Part I of this article, I presented four causes of anterior knee pain that youth athletes may suffer from, including how they differ and what might contribute to the onset: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Patellar Tendonitis, Pes Anserine tendonitis/bursitis, and Osgood Schlatters Disease. These are all unique conditions, and should be treated as individually as […]
Achilles Tendonopathy in Soccer

If you are a soccer player, then you may have experienced pain or swelling in the back of your heel, over the thick cord-like structure, called your Achilles Tendon. The Achilles Tendon is a dense tissue that connects the calf muscles, or the gastrocnemius-soleus complex, to the heel bone, known as the calcaneus. When you […]
Ankle Sprains in Soccer: What to Know About Prevention and Rehabilitation – Part II

In Part I of this article, various types of ankle sprains that soccer athletes experience are described as well as tips for prevention. These injuries are extremely common and must be dealt with appropriately in order to return to playing soccer as quickly as possible. The highest risk factor for experiencing an ankle sprain is […]