Episode 363 of The Physical Performance Show is an Expert Edition featuring Alec Mckenzie.
Alec Mackenzie is a PhD scholar with Griffith University, the Queensland Academy of Sport, and Swimming Australia.
Alec dives into the prevention of shoulder injuries in swimmers, sharing insights from his ground-breaking research. His recent systematic review, “Identifying Evidence-Practice Gaps for Shoulder Injury Risk Factors in Competitive Swimmers,” has made waves in the sports medicine world by bridging literature and expert opinion to better manage swimmer’s shoulder.
In this episode Alec unpacks the top three statistically significant factors contributing to shoulder pain in swimmers, offering invaluable advice for athletes, coaches, and triathletes.
Don’t swim through the pain
Don’t do excessive loads
Once you’ve got that tendinopathy, probably going to come back
Monitor Training Load
3 key risk factors:
Consistency is Key
Listen to your shoulder
Email: [email protected]
Linkedin: @Alec Mckenzie
YouTube: @AlecKMckenzie
Research Gate: @Alec Mckenzie
00:00 Start
02:50 Welcome Alec
04:10 Imaging Techniques of Rotator Cuffs for Swimmers
07:10 Overuse vs Under Recovery definition
08:40 Tendon structure under load and imaging
18:00 Monitoring Session RPE
21:40 Injury Prediction Paper
35:00 Digital Swimmer
40.00 Best Advice
46:31 Finish
“Identifying Evidence-Practice Gaps for Shoulder Injury Risk Factors in Competitive Swimmers“
Assoc Prof Shona Halson, Episode 349 of The Physical Performance Show
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