A mate of mine sent this through me last night on
the injury woes of Josh Drummond:
Now being a fellow booing left footer myself, I love
Josh Drummond but to say his running style is what breaks him down is part of
the equation, not all of it.
Cyril Rioli had a similar problem last year which I
posted on here:
It says in the article “...like Collingwood's Ben
Reid recently, Drummond's gait had been assessed in search of the source of the
constant tearing in his legs. ''A lot of that comes down to technique and the
biomechanics of how you run,'' he says. ''I've known for a while that I haven't
got a great running style, and I've worked very hard on my Pilates,
getting my core strong and my running technique [right] to minimise the risk of
… injury...''
But what is causing the
biomechanics of his running style? A lack of Pilates? I think not.
The first place to look
at is his hips. Do they sit in the correct position from a front view? Do they
sit in the correct position from a side view?
Next lie down and do a
quick leg and arm length assessment? Do his hands and feet of the same length
as each other? If not what is the correlation from top to bottom?
From that quick
evaluation you can test his glutes and core. Do the glutes activate at the right time? Is the core strong enough to transfer forces through the body?
From there you can go even further looking ankle and hip mobility and even thoracic spine and glenohumeral mobility and scapula stability.
From there you can go even further looking ankle and hip mobility and even thoracic spine and glenohumeral mobility and scapula stability.
As you can see, when there is an injury present in
the body then everything must shift to compensate and put the strongest muscle
in an advantageous position to do the work required, regardless if is optimal for function.
This is why soft tissue injuries should be minimal
at the elite level because the strength and conditioning staff have complete
control over it. If someone is not ready to go, then give them another week.
If you do have an injury and you go for treatment
and they only treat the site of the injury, than get a new treatment person
because the injury site is just where everything broke down, it’s usually not
the actual problem.
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