Experts in Sport

E53 - Injury prevention and management in women's football

August 09, 2023 Loughborough University Season 4 Episode 20
Experts in Sport
E53 - Injury prevention and management in women's football
Show Notes

Dr Katrine Kryger (medical researcher at FIFA) sits down with host Martin Foster and co-host Rebecca Sawiuk to discuss the occurrence and prevalence of injuries in women’s football, tackling all factors that may affect the risk level, as well as how facilities and equipment impact performance. 

Timestamps:

00:00 – 01:26 Introduction & background into our guest 

01:27 – 10:42 The prevalence of women’s injuries in sport 

10:43 – 21:42 Factors that affect the level of injury risk 

21:43 – 39:43 The impact of facilities and football boots 

39:44 – 42:23 Adapting the design and size of the football 

42:24 – 47:40 Injury prevention and future research 

47:41 – 50:15 Episode recap and conclusion