Concussion on the sports field has been thrown into the spotlight once again after it emerged that Loris Karius, the Liverpool goalkeeper, suffered an undetected concussion during May’s Champions League…
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Category Archives: Football
The build-up to this summer’s World Cup in Russia has been unusual from an English perspective in that there wasn’t a high-profile injury to a star player to disrupt preparations….
Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic are providing a free pop-in clinic for referees of Northumberland Football Association (FA) on Monday, 11th June 2018 at their Jesmond based clinic. As part of the…
Following our attendance at the Northumberland FA Blackout Weekend event on 17th and 18th February, where Clinic Director, Karen Dearden delivered workshops on injury prevention for footballers and support staff,…
Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic will be touring the region on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th February to support the Blackout Weekend hosted by Northumberland Football Association (FA). As part of…
Niamh explained her injury to us earlier this month, since that first blog post she has now had surgery to repair her torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament and now that she…
What is Perthes disease? Perthes disease, also known as Legg Calve Perthes disease, is the disease caused when the blood supply to the head of the femur is disturbed, this…
What is Sever’s disease? Sever’s disease is named after Dr James Sever, an American Orthopedic Doctor who characterised it in 1912. It is an inflammation of the calcaneal apophysis, Sever’s…
Niamh McLaughlin, one of our physiotherapists also plays football for her home nation, Ireland. Earlier this year Niamh was selected to play for Ireland in the World University Games. The…
What is Osgood-Schlatters disease? Osgood-Schlatters is a painful condition at the front part of the leg around the bottom of the knee cap and at the front of the shin…