Sports Injury Treatment, Orthopaedic Surgery and Physiotherapy Resources
Welcome to the Sports Injury Surgery website. 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.
Patient Information
Our patient information area contains a library of documents on a wide range of topics such as Knee and Shoulder Orthopaedic Surgery, Arthroscopy, Physiotherapy, Massage, Pilates, Shockwave Therapy etc. We update this section regularly with new documents so please check back from time to time.
Sports Injury Blog
Our Sports Injury Blog is the place to find new articles, resources, tips, advice etc. on sports injuries.
Latest Blog Posts
- ACL Reconstruction and Platelets Rich Plasma
- Fri, 14 May 2010 20:49:34 - Platelet Rich Plasma and ACL graft healing This is an area that will receive a lot of attention in the Sports Medicine journals over the next 2 years. The exciting question is can Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) enhance the healing of the anterior cruciate ligament graft? If it can then the time to return to full sport [...]
- Tendon Injuries
- Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:26:49 - Chronic Tendon Injuries The biggest change I have noticed in the treatment of chronic tendon injuries over the last 10 years is the understanding of the pathology involved. I am talking about rotator cuff tendon problems, tennis elbow, patellar tendinopathy and Achilles tendinopathy. Whereas in the past people believed that this was an inflammatory condition now [...]
- Platelet Rich Plasma
- Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:36:25 - Growth Factors There has been a recent surge in interest in the use of growth factors to promote natural healing of bone and soft tissue injuries. A variety of products have been developed to help stimulate biologic factors and promote healing. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) has received a lot of publicity recently. Platelets contain proteins, cytokines [...]
- The cost of Arthroscopic Products
- Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:38:04 - Are there engineers out there who can manufacture relatively simple arthroscopic surgery devices that are used on a single use or limited re-use basis?
- Should I get my ACL reconstructed?
- Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:53:29 - After 12 years doing ACL reconstructive surgery this is still a difficult question for me to answer. It sounds logical. Something is broken – get it fixed. But it is not that simple. There is no doubt that there is a lot of hassle involved. On average a patient involved in physical work will be [...]
- Predisposing Factors in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:07:46 - A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine in July 2009 shows that there are anthropometric differences between the knees of subjects with a non contact ACL injury and those without an ACL injury, suggesting that ACL volume may play a direct role in non contact ACL injury.
Marble City Physiotherapy & Sports Science Clinic
An integral part of the Sports Injury Surgery organisation is the Marble City Physiotherapy & Sports Science Clinic which is a premier facility for delivery of orthopaedic physiotherapy treatment, rehabilitation and sport medicine care in Kilkenny city, and has been in operation since 2004. The clinic offers its patients chartered physiotherapists who are a skilled group of experienced professionals whose expertise is in orthopaedic manual and manipulative therapy and sports rehabilitation.
