Injury and its Burden - report/prevent/reduce

Prep 2 Play

Many people think that women’s football is a high-risk sport for injury, but little is known about injury rates in community level football. Injury prevention programs within various sports exist, but the use of injury prevention programs in community football is not yet known. The aim of this project is to understand injury rates and how we can support coaches to include injury prevention programs into their training and game preparation.

This project major partners are La Trobe University, Australian Football League, Medibank, and the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Other industry partners include the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians and Sports Medicine Australia. The project has been approved by the La Trobe University Ethics Committee (HEC-20488). The project is proudly inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex players and club staff.

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TRAIL

TRAIL is a research study designed by runners for runners. This study is being conducted to explore the impact of running on knee joint health in people with and without a history of knee surgery.

Specifically, the study will establish the relationship between running biomechanics, running loads (e.g. frequency, duration, speed) and muscle strength, and changes in knee joint health on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and knee symptoms over a two-year period.

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