Welcome to the Sports Injury Surgery website which is administered by Mr Breandán Long FRCSI FFSEM. Mr Long specialises in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery and Rotator Cuff Surgery. This site has been developed specifically for the general public and sports persons alike, as a resource for finding relevant information about Sports Injury Treatment, Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiotherapy. Visitors interested in these topics will find the Sports Injury Surgery website to be a valuable web resource for finding the information or answers they are seeking and as this site is updated frequently we encourage you to stop by often.

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Sports Injury Blog

Our Sports Injury Blog is the place to find new articles, resources, tips, advice etc. on sports injuries.

Exercise and Joint Wear

Taking up exercise Does exercise cause wear and tear in knee cartilage? It almost seems intuitive that exercise would cause joint wear. After all we are all used to mechanical devices deteriorating with use so the same would be expected of the body’s moving joints. However this may not be as simple as it appears. [..]
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Shoulder problems in middle age

What is causing my shoulder pain? Chances are if you are over 40 years of age that it is rotator cuff tendinopathy, a rotator cuff tear, acromio-clavicular osteoarthritis or a frozen shoulder. In fact it could be a combination of any of the above. Rotator cuff problems are very common. They start with pain in [..]
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High Performance Sports Value and Funding

Olympics 2012 With the Olympics 2012 over for nearly 2 weeks Ireland has settled back to normal very quickly. I wonder has the euphoria totally dissipated. It is expected that those with a casual interest in sport will settle down very quickly and move on to the next event. But what are the lasting implications [..]
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