In this episode, we have a discussion with Brad Beer and Dr Brady Green on the topic of rehabilitation of calf injuries. We explore:
- Common errors clinicians make with rehabilitating calf injuries
- Importance of profiling athletes to ensure cause of calf injury
- Differentiating between soleus vs gastroc strain
- Reducing calf injury recurrence
- Current understanding of calf injury pathology
- Building capacity in the calf muscle
- Return to run criteria
- Running rehabilitation programs
- Footwear in calf rehabilitation
- Imaging in calf injuries
Brad Beer is an APA Titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist and Exercise Scientist with over 17 years of experience, specialising in running and triathlon-related injuries. He is the founder of award-winning POGO Physio on the Gold Coast and currently consults for Triathlon Australia's Olympic Podium Centre, having worked with Olympic athletes and elite runners and triathletes. Brad has conducted over 40,000 consultations, authored the best-selling book You Can Run Pain Free and hosts the award-winning Physical Performance Show podcast.
Dr Brady Green is a Senior Lecturer and National Musculoskeletal Stream Lead at The University of Notre Dame Australia, and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at La Trobe University. He is an internationally-renowned calf injury expert, and recently led the Calf Pain chapter in the latest edition of Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine (Managing Injuries). Dr Green previously worked in elite Australian Football (Essendon FC), and he combines his advanced practical experiences to strengthen his research and consulting through Pure Sports Physio in Perth, Australia.
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