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Elite Cricket - Decrease Injury and Improve Performance (A Sports Physiotherapy Update)
The document discusses injury prevention and performance improvement strategies for cricket players, emphasizing the importance of biomechanics and posture. It highlights that 75% of injuries are due to various physical dysfunctions and outlines specific tips for players before and during the season, including exercises, taping techniques, and recovery methods. Additionally, the document promotes the Elite Akademy Sports Medicine's services and unique pricing for athlete assessments and treatments.
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Elite Cricket - Decrease Injury and Improve Performance (A Sports Physiotherapy Update)
- 1. MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY CRICKET CLUB SEASON’13/14 IMPROVE PERFORMANCE PERFECT BIOMECHANICS REDUCE INJURY RATES Kusal Goonewardena Elite Athlete APA Sports Physiotherapist
- 2. 14 YEAR CAREER- SPORTS MEDICINE. FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF VIGOR SPORTS MED AND ELITE AKADEMY SPORTS MED.
- 3. OVER 15,000 TREATMENTSESSIONS IN SPORTS INJURIES & PERFORMANCE
- 4. MELB UNI SPORTSPHYSIO SINCE 2002 HEAD OF SPORTS MEDICINE AT MELB UNI SINCE 2008
- 5. CURRENT TEAM OF4 PHYSIOS AT MELB UNI. LECTURER, CONSULTANT AUSTRALIA, CHINA, SRI LANKA
- 6. INJURIES IN CRICKET LowBack Pain Side Strain
- 7. INJURIES IN CRICKET HamstringStrain Groin injuries Knee Pain
- 8. INJURIES IN CRICKET ShoulderPain Sprained Ankle
- 9. THE KINETIC CHAIN Everything connected Movement involves contribution from the whole body
- 10. WHY DO INJURIESOCCUR IN CRICKET - 1 Dysfunction Somewhere in the Body Due to Ground Reaction Forces
- 11. WHY DO INJURIESOCCUR IN CRICKET - 2 Dysfunction Somewhere in the Body Repetitive habits → Posture
- 12. WHY DO INJURIESOCCUR IN CRICKET - 3 Dysfunction Somewhere in the Body Poor Biomechanics
- 13. WHY DO INJURIESOCCUR IN CRICKET - 4 Trauma
- 14. WHY DO INJURIESOCCUR IN CRICKET - 5 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Athlete 1 Athlete 2 Loading Tolerance Loading vs Tolerance
- 15. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS THE NERVES Very, Very Sensitive 65-85% of athletes will have neural ‘tightness’ if and when they increase their training load. Can decrease your Sports Performance Indicators (SPI’s) by 25% Normal Nerve Affected/Dysfunctional Nerve
- 16. HOW DO THENERVES GET AFFECTED - 1 + =
- 17. HOW DO THENERVES GET AFFECTED - 2 + =
- 18. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS 75% OF INJURIES OCCUR DUE TO… (1ST OF 4)
- 19. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS 75% OF INJURIES OCCUR DUE TO… (2ND OF 4)
- 20. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS 75% OF INJURIES OCCUR DUE TO… (3RD OF 4)
- 21. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS 75% OF INJURIES OCCUR DUE TO… (4TH OF 4)
- 22. THE LATEST CLINICALFINDINGS 75% OF INJURIES OCCUR DUE TO…
- 23. WHAT CAN IDO BEFORE THE SEASON TIP 1: POSTURE What is good posture? Relaxed muscle groups vs Overactive What to feel… Upper spine Lower spine/Pelvis Positioning Lets practice
- 24. WHAT CAN IDO BEFORE THE SEASON TIP 1 (CONT): POSTURE Motor Learning – CORRECT BIOMECHANICS Keep it simple Keep it precise How many times before its perfect… The Magic number 3000 repetitions
- 25. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON POSTURE/CONTROL – TAPING TECHNIQUE 1 Thoracic Spine
- 26. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON POSTURE/CONTROL – TAPING TECHNIQUE 2 New – Core tape technique 8 months of research to perfect – ideal during sport/training
- 27. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON LOADING VS TOLERANCE – EXERCISE 1 ‘Rolled Up Towel’ Exercise
- 28. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON LOADING VS TOLERANCE – EXERCISE 2 The Spinal Roll Exercise
- 29. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON RECOVERY - 1 Contrast Baths and Salt Water Sea Swims (30-40 min) Contrast Baths (Hot/Cold) (Hot 1 min; Cold 30 sec) Repeat 7 times.
- 30. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON RECOVERY - 2 Sleep Best Form of Recovery
- 31. WHAT CAN IDO DURING THE SEASON RECOVERY - 3 Drinks, Fluids and Hydration Alcohol Awareness Red Bull Gatorade/Powerade/Lucozade
- 32. PUTTING IT ALLTOGETHER Before/ During the Season Posture Taping Exercises During the Season Recovery Recovery Recovery Performance Up to 35% Better
- 33. WHAT HAPPENS AT ELITEAKADEMY SPORTS MEDICINE… What is the CAUSE of my pain? Provide you with a diagnosis Can they HELP me? If yes, we work out how How LONG before I recover? Time taken to recover What can I do to PREVENT this? Exercises for recovery and prevention
- 34. WHAT HAPPENS AT ELITEAKADEMY SPORTS MEDICINE… Free Biomechanical Assessments
- 35. WHAT HAPPENS AT ELITEAKADEMY SPORTS MEDICINE… Free Biomechanical Assessments (Cont)
- 36. WHAT HAPPENS ATELITE AKADEMY SPORTS MEDICINE… Unique Pricing Structure in 2013 Special for all participants 4 week: $350 ($44/session) 8week: $550 ($34/session) 12 week: $750 ($31/session) **PAYMENT PLANS AVAIL** Usual Pricing
- 38. FINAL THOUGHTS Our Mission Tohelp our athletes achieve the best results, in the shortest period of time. We love What We Do. We love Sport.
- 39. THANK YOU. If youhave any questions at all please do not hesitate to send a note or call our clinic 8344 4948 My email address is: kusal@eliteakademy.com My twitter address is @kusalkumar The Elite Akademy twitter address is @EliteAkademy We share our athletes success stories and advice on our Facebook site www.facebook.com/EliteAkademy Lastly these slides have been uploaded to www.slideshare.net/KusalGoonewardena