Pity they can't cast your keyboard in concrete

explains his running speed......(I'll get my coat)

Real shame for him and us. We need to invest in sports science to help with these injuries as we get too many.

Massive blow, Whiting has been one of the best players this year IMO

All the investment in the world can`t help these injuries/incidents. Pure bad luck, end of..

Another mis-diagnosis? We were told he had a break, then he didn't but ends up he does. Hope he didn't start training again which has lead to this now being a season ending injury. Sports Science needs to be high on the agenda, which AP has already alluded to.

Gutted for Whiting, one of my favorite players

Just been on a tour around St George's Park near Burton the FA's new training centre for England teams. The sports science infrastructure there is totally mind blowing from the fitness and rehab equipment through to the medical staff. The increased exposure to higher quality sports science that AP has talked about can only improve us - if it's good enough for these elite teams we should be getting a slice of it.

Sports science is very important but injuries such as fractures are down to over training or a freak accident. You could have all the sports science knowledge and technology but injuries such as fractures will always occur. I'm no sports scientist but it doesn't take one to know that fractures can occur at any given time and in some cases cannot be prevented. The majority of injuries are down to over training/ overload.

AP would disagree with you. As would I. Sports science is massive these days and it could help with some of injuries.

Maybe I`m missing something along the `Sports science` lines!
Have `sports science` knowledge cured breaks and fractures?
Thought not.

No but it will aid recovery from lots of things from training to knocks and different injuries.

It will also help if things are not misdiagnosed.

Yep every injury is a break or fracture isn't it! Why are all these clubs investing so much money in a load of old nonsense.

AP should just invest in a sponge and a bucket!

Well it appears that sports science has all the answers then! When sports science can put a stop to break and fractures then I for one will be convinced of its powers. Until then, although I agree with its help in curing/abating niggling knocks, I`ll await with bated breath.

A bit touchy aint we with regard to this magic cure stuff. No one said it was `old nonsense` all that was said was that it aint no miracle cure.

Just thought I'd share this...



So maybe we at least have a Physio who knows what they're doing.

Gutted that Rich is out we always look a better team with him in it. Will be a big miss come playoff time.

I was just about to post this too, a few other players have commented on @injuryrehab too. Its almost like someone at the club reads this board!

I'm alright now, our amazing physio has just been round with the sponge, job done

Big blow not only for the team and the Faithful but for Rich himself some awesome performances this season, but to be fair if we win a playoff game I'll be more than happy...! It's not as tho were going to win GF this year..! giving Rich the time to get mended properly no rushing and with a full pre-season under his belt I'm more than confident he will come back better next term.! With a full team around him Who knows..! Thats the positive i can come up with ..! Gutted tho, totally gutted.....

Surely having a medical team with greater understanding of modern technologies/remedies with regard to sports injuries is beneficial if it can get players healed quicker and with regard to long term outcome/well being of a player.
Having seen the expertise & attention to injury avoidance/treatment in the NFL, RL sports science and medical care is like being in the dark ages.
However human shiatsu is a great way of finding underlying problems & treating symptoms that modern medicine still cannot do as effectively in some cases.

Maybe someone can explain to myself why we get these injuries that were unheard of in times gone by.
I personally have had three anterior cruciate ligament replacements and five or six other ops on the same knee through playing sports all the time so I have a good idea how they happened.
When we had players training twice a week after work and maybe slotting an extra game in in midweek we very rarely had long term injuries.
I certainly never heard of a player being out for six months.
It just never happened.
Now with all the aids readily available we have a never ending conveyor of players missing for weeks and months on end. Why is this?
Are the players too fit?
Does the body by not carrying the little bit of excess not have the facility to cope with impact and bruising? Are the muscles so finely taut that they tear at the slightest of over stretching? Hamstring tears are so prevalent, Calderwood for instance, that it must be the case or do I have that wrong?
Sports science seems to have a long way to go by all accounts!

I think it is more to do with the bigger impacts you get with two teams of highly toned athletes.

Heavier forwards, with increased speeds you have greater forces involved.
Lack of a proper scrum has meant the ball spends more time in actual play so greater intensity over longer sustained periods. with that you are increasing the chances of random injuries. On top of all that you also see the wrestling tackles prevalent in the game which often are around the neck area, arms & legs being twisted with great force.
There's also pressure on players to play through minor tweeks which can end up being a bigger problem further down the line