29 Jul

The Benefits of Plyometric Exercises

Have you ever wondered how you can benefit from plyometric exercises or what they are? Have you been caught asking yourself any of the following: • How do I jump higher in volleyball? • How do I jump higher in basketball? • How do I run faster? What about this one – how do I […]

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18 Apr

Basketball pre-activation program

Neuromuscular programs are gaining more and more momentum as great injury prevention tools as well as performance enhancement strategies. We’ve particularly seen this in football, with the FIFA 11+ program used for injury prevention with significant reduction rates in both male and female football players. This is particularly seen in those injuries that are thought […]

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06 Mar

Basketball pre-season: Common injuries and how to prevent them

icon With the basketball season well and truly upon us, it’s important to know the most common injuries and what you can do to prevent them to ensure you have the best season possible. Common Injuries Ankle sprains Lateral (outside) ankle sprains make up for 80% of ankle sprains and are caused by the ankle […]

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17 May

Preventing Basketball Injuries

Preventing Basketball Injuries icon In part 1 of our basketball blog series, we talked about some of the most common injuries in basketball and the treatment options for them (if you missed it, you can check it out here). In part 2, we are going to discuss the prevention of injuries in basketball. You can’t […]

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02 May

Common injuries in basketball: Part 1

icon intro A study by Zuckerman et al (2016) looked at the injuries sustained in National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s and women’s basketball, between 2009 and 2015, and aimed to look at number of injuries, type of injuries and cause of injuries in basketball. The study was of a large scale, and included 78 men’s […]

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18 Apr

Concussion in sport

Get your head out of the game – Concussion in sport and why you need to take it seriously icon What exactly is concussion? The latest consensus statement defines concussions as ‘a subset of mild traumatic brain injury without structural abnormalities on conventional neuroimaging modalities’.1 More simply put, concussion can be defined as a temporary […]

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29 Mar

Crusaders partner with local leading allied health provider

Coast Sport covering Crusaders for glory icon Coast Sport has been selected as the preferred Physiotherapy coverage provider for the Central Coast Crusaders. The local basketball club is very excited to have the leading local allied health services provider in their corner to provide premium sports coverage at training and home games for players across […]

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24 Oct

Preventing basketball injuries

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02 Mar

Basketball Championship Preparations

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22 Mar

Knee pain and basketball

Jumpers Knee With basketball becoming more and more popular, basketball related injuries are increasingly seen in the clinic. Knee pain can be a common issue/injury that presents. Between 2005-2007, 14.7% of injuries sustained in US high school basketball competitions was to the knee (Borowski 2008), second only to the foot and ankle, at 39.7%. One […]

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