------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- | The Ontario Soccer Association Medical Committee SIRC -- Provincial Program Training Presentations The attached presentations are part of the 2008 Provincial Training Program SIRC -- Provincial Program Injury Report VAUGHAN, ON -- Using the “Injury Tracker” program since 1996 to log injuries reported to the Sports Centres data collection department, a summary of the injuries reported from September 2007 to 2008 is attached below. The data collected represents injuries during training/games/travel with the OSA Provincial High Performance Development Program as they occurred and as recorded using our standardized daily logging process by our therapists and doctors. (More...) Hot Topics on Exercise Recovery -- Fluid, Nutrition, Rest VAUGHAN, ON -- The 3 big issues with recovery from training and game/competition that a soccer player needs to look at are the following: Fluid Ingestion/Hydration, Nutrition/Protein for muscle recovery and Rest/Mental recovery. The buzz these days, if one searches the research, is that milk or chocolate milk is an effective post exercise/competition drink. (More...) OSA / NTCO Recommended Meal Plans For Travel And Game Days Meal Plans for Travel and Game Days A. Breakfast 8:00 am Cereals ( hot or cold )
The Mystery of the Groin Injury Over the past 24 years of assessing and treating groin injuries in soccer, I am still amazed at how little the average soccer player knows about this injury. I am amazed at how often this injury is ignored with the usual “well I thought it would just go away” approach for self treatment. I love the phrase “I’ve never had this before, how can this have happened to me?” Furthermore, professional athletes don’t seem to manage this condition any better than the amateurs despite their level of accomplishment in their soccer careers. (More...) Heart Concussion on the Soccer Field Sudden death following a direct but seemingly harmless blow to the chest is a rare yet disturbing condition known as "commotio cordis" or "concussion of the heart." Although commotio cordis is considered rare by many authors, it represents one of the most common mechanisms of sudden death in sport seen in young athletes. (More...) Concussion and The Soccer Player Broadly termed as “Head Injury”, concussion has received considerable attention over the past few years on a global scale. As Medical Coordinator for the Toronto Lynx Soccer Club we have been tracking soccer injuries since 1997. (More...) Avoiding and Preventing Cold Related Injuries When Playing Soccer, 2002 Just as with my last article on the prevention of heat related injuries there are also practical guidelines which have been prepared by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) when it comes to running activities in a cold environment. (More...) Avoiding and Preventing Heat Related Injuries When Playing Soccer There are some simple guidelines which have been prepared by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) when it comes to running activities in a hot environment. The goal in participating in hot weather is to avoid fluid loss from the body or dehydration. (More...) The Myths in Heading The topic of heading the soccer ball and all of its medical implications has become quite a discussion piece of late especially in a sport that prides itself on being very much a low risk game. The original story that kick started this topic several years ago originated in the states with no empirical evidence whatsoever to support the cause other than a newly designed helmet was the solution. (More...) | Click here to access the Feature Story Archive. |
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