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Physical preparation and return to performance of an elite female football player following ACL reconstruction: a journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Source :
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2020), BMJ Open Sport — Exercise Medicine, Repositorio Universidad de Santander, Universidad de Santander, instacron:Universidad de Santander
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMJ Publishing Group, 2020.
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Abstract
- Digital<br />ACL injuries are among the most severe knee injuries in elite sport, with a high injury burden and re-injury risk. Despite extensive literature on the injury and the higher incidence of injury and re-injury in female athletes, there is limited evidence on the return to sport (RTS) of elite female football players following ACL reconstruction (ACLR). RTS is best viewed on a continuum aligning the recovery and rehabilitation process with the ultimate aim — a return to performance (RTPerf). We outline the RTS and RTPerf of an elite female football player following ACLR and her journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, including the gym-based physical preparation and the on-pitch/sports-specific reconditioning. We used the ‘control–chaos continuum’ as a framework for RTS, guiding a return above pre-injury training load demands while considering the qualitative nature of movement in competition. We then implemented the ‘RTPerf pathway’ to facilitate a return to team training, competitive match play and a RTPerf. Objective information, clinical reasoning and shared decision-making contributed to this process and helped the player to reach her goal of representing her country at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.<br />Ciencias Médicas y de la Salud
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
medicine.medical_treatment
Applied psychology
Football
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
rehabilitation
Return to sport
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
R5-920
medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Original Research
030222 orthopedics
Football players
Rehabilitation
biology
Athletes
ACL
Clinical reasoning
030229 sport sciences
biology.organism_classification
female
Match play
Elite
Psychology
human activities
performance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20557647
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....12eb0098d763f508239442ec0b9113f4