Hamstring (and other muscular) injuries

[offshorerules]

Ian Madigan interview today on RTE
They did a study 2 years ago on why there was a spate of muscle injuries and what they found was changing between surfaces was causing it

The Scottish team could be in difficulty then or did he mean surfaces the were uneven and thus changing?

[simonokeeffe]

Ian Madigan interview today on RTE
They did a study 2 years ago on why there was a spate of muscle injuries and what they found was changing between surfaces was causing it

The Scottish team could be in difficulty then or did he mean surfaces the were uneven and thus changing?

its up on rt.ie

going from astro to grass to astro to indoor day to to day session to session etc

[kermischocolate]

Ian Madigan interview today on RTE
They did a study 2 years ago on why there was a spate of muscle injuries and what they found was changing between surfaces was causing it

The Scottish team could be in difficulty then or did he mean surfaces the were uneven and thus changing?

its up on rt.ie

going from astro to grass to astro to indoor day to to day session to session etc

Interestingly Glasgow went through a spell of everyone had a knee injury, past year/ 18 months seems to be tons of shoulder problems. No particular issues with muscular injuries though that I can think of.

[Flash Gordon]

Ian Madigan interview today on RTE
They did a study 2 years ago on why there was a spate of muscle injuries and what they found was changing between surfaces was causing it

The Scottish team could be in difficulty then or did he mean surfaces the were uneven and thus changing?

its up on rt.ie

going from astro to grass to astro to indoor day to to day session to session etc

You see it all the time in schools rugby, kids are dropping like flies from 50 minutes on - mostly with cramp. Thought it was a hydration issue but watched a game at the weekend with two doctors and they reckoned it was the playing surface.

[molloyjh]

...I don't care what the experts say.

Um...

[simonokeeffe]

Maybe Glasgow training on 4g surface too so its not too bad, you do seem to have a Connacht level of injuries though

[Oldschool]

...I don't care what the experts say.

Um...

An expert is one who is knowledgable about current conventional wisdom.
It's a fair bet that there were quite a few experts who said the world was flat once upon a time.
Point being conventional wisdom should always be questioned.

[jimbobjoe]

...I don't care what the experts say.

Um...

An expert is one who is knowledgable about current conventional wisdom.
It's a fair bet that there were quite a few experts who said the world was flat once upon a time.
Point being conventional wisdom should always be questioned.

Questioning is one thing. Baseless dismissal is another.

[molloyjh]

An expert is one who is knowledgable about current conventional wisdom.
It's a fair bet that there were quite a few experts who said the world was flat once upon a time.
Point being conventional wisdom should always be questioned.

The actual definition of an expert is:

a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

As jobbobjoe said questioning someone who is knowledgeable is fine. Not caring what someone who is knowledgeable says and just dismissing it out of hand is something else entirely.

[kermischocolate]

Maybe Glasgow training on 4g surface too so its not too bad, you do seem to have a Connacht level of injuries though

We don't just do that though. Training is split between plastic and normal pitch.

We've got that many long term injuries it'll be like having new signings when we see them next!

[simonokeeffe]

Maybe Glasgow training on 4g surface too so its not too bad, you do seem to have a Connacht level of injuries though

We don't just do that though. Training is split between plastic and normal pitch.

We've got that many long term injuries it'll be like having new signings when we see them next!

justifies that giant squad you always have

[kermischocolate]

Maybe Glasgow training on 4g surface too so its not too bad, you do seem to have a Connacht level of injuries though

We don't just do that though. Training is split between plastic and normal pitch.

We've got that many long term injuries it'll be like having new signings when we see them next!

justifies that giant squad you always have

Sooner Edinburgh have some decent players the better! Share the international load a bit.

[Grumpy Old Man]

Maybe Glasgow training on 4g surface too so its not too bad, you do seem to have a Connacht level of injuries though

We don't just do that though. Training is split between plastic and normal pitch.

We've got that many long term injuries it'll be like having new signings when we see them next!

justifies that giant squad you always have

I've just spent five minutes trying to figure out why Glasgow have a giant squid!

[Laighin Break]

justifies that giant squad you always have

I've just spent five minutes trying to figure out why Glasgow have a giant squid!

They're being shelfish, I know.

[kermischocolate]

justifies that giant squad you always have

I've just spent five minutes trying to figure out why Glasgow have a giant squid!

They're being shelfish, I know.

Never know what you might find in the Clyde !

[fourthirtythree]

An expert is one who is knowledgable about current conventional wisdom.
It's a fair bet that there were quite a few experts who said the world was flat once upon a time.
Point being conventional wisdom should always be questioned.

I'll take that bet. It is unfair however as I happen to know from the history of science that this was never the case from ancient times to the present. If you are suggesting that this was the case before any recorded culture you are not holding this opinion from a point of expertise but rather pulling this "fact" out of your own arse.

[simonokeeffe]

Its more what you find on Sauciehall St at 3am I'm worried about Kerm

chatting to my own physio today and she said in her experience of working for rugby teams players rushing themselves back is the no1 cause of bad hamstring injuries and tearing an existing/healing tear massively exasberates it and makes it even harder to come back, but also players cooling down slightly mid game or session then doing an explosive movement or sprint is another killer

[rooster]

Just by nature of body type and work they do especially scrummaging front rowers are going to have to do a lot of serious deadlifting amongst other things

Ross is 37
RK sorry for repetition but am convinced his hamstring issues are stemming from a back problem

would love to see similar for other clubs/provinces

We are dodgy knee specialists up here in Ulster, we even go so far as to hire players with a dodgy knee background.

[simonokeeffe]

Just by nature of body type and work they do especially scrummaging front rowers are going to have to do a lot of serious deadlifting amongst other things

Ross is 37
RK sorry for repetition but am convinced his hamstring issues are stemming from a back problem

would love to see similar for other clubs/provinces

We are dodgy knee specialists up here in Ulster, we even go so far as to hire players with a dodgy knee background.

yeah you injured his good knee

[rooster]

Just by nature of body type and work they do especially scrummaging front rowers are going to have to do a lot of serious deadlifting amongst other things

Ross is 37
RK sorry for repetition but am convinced his hamstring issues are stemming from a back problem

would love to see similar for other clubs/provinces

We are dodgy knee specialists up here in Ulster, we even go so far as to hire players with a dodgy knee background.

yeah you injured his good knee

You mean he actually had a good knee !
He has had previously injured both before he came to us