The early management of muscle strains in the elite athlete: best practice in a world with a limited evidence basis

From 12 to 14 December 2007 UK Sport held a think tank on "muscle strains" in London. This brought together many of UK Sport`s top sports medicine clinicians along with three invited international experts. Many issues of muscle strains were discussed over the three days, but the aspect that attracted the most attention was the early management of strains in the elite athlete. A consensus summary of conclusions on this specific topic from the think tank is presented here. The international experts were chosen by request of the UK clinicians for different reasons. Drs Best (basic science) and Orchard (epidemiology) are recognised internationally by the peer-review system as experts in their fields. Dr Mueller-Wohlfahrt is also recognised internationally as Europe`s premier clinician in the early management of muscle strains. This recognition was initially bestowed on him by his patients, most notably from the thousands of professional football players he has managed over the past 30 years from every country in Europe. Increasingly this recognition has been accorded by the "mainstream" clinicians in the United Kingdom, hence his invitation to the think tank. With the reserve typical of both the British and the scientific community, a common assessment of Dr Mueller-Wohlfahrt`s methods by delegates was "initially I had to be sceptical, but I have seen and heard of so many good results that I am now curious to know why these good outcomes are occurring".
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Aiheet: urheilulääketiede palautuminen lihas vamma hoito
Aihealueet: biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet urheilukilpailut
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046615
Julkaisussa: British Journal of Sports Medicine
Julkaistu: 2008
Vuosikerta: 42
Numero: 3
Sivuja: 158-159
Julkaisutyypit: artikkeli
Kieli: englanti (kieli)
Taso: kehittynyt