11 August 2015 · Physio Edge podcast · 1 h 23 min
Physio Edge 026 Gymnastics Injuries With Kingsley Gibson
Gymnastics places some fairly unique demands on fairly young bodies. In episode 26 of the Physio Edge podcast, I discuss these demands with Kingsley Gibson, a Sports Titled Physiotherapist that has worked with Australian Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Shooting and Hockey teams at a number of Commonwealth and Olympic games, and works with elite gymnasts on a daily basis. For his services to gymnastics, in 2000 the Commonwealth awarded Kingsley with a Sports Services Medal. So Kingsley has a lot of experience to draw on, and we got into detail on a number of topics.
In this podcast we discuss:
- Common injury patterns in the various gymnastic disciplines
- Important factors to consider when returning gymnasts to training and competition
- Factors that can influence your gymnasts treatment outcome
- Communication with parents and coaches
- How to best implement load management strategies
- Various motor control patterns in gymnasts that contribute to injuries
- Screening gymnasts
- Designing specific upper limb rehab programs
- Lower limb and lumbar spine rehab programs
- Management of acute vs chronic injuries
- Stress reactions in the Lumbar spine
- Apophyseal injuries – hip flexors, hamstrings, calcaneus (Sever’s) and Osgood-Schlatter’s
- Management of apophyseal injuries compared to tendinopathy
- Motor control/“stability” patterns in gymnasts
- When to order imaging
- Growth plate injury management – particularly in the wrist
- The effect of other factors such as training surfaces and equipment on injury
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