FM 006 - How to efficiently connect medical and coaching staffs - a talk with Carlos Carvalhal

In this sixth episode we talk with football manager Carlos Carvalhal from Portugal, who recently trained Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea in the UK. In this interview we discuss some aspects regarding this type of relation, like: main expectations from the manager about the work of a medical department; main flaws, if any, found in this department and how to correct them; and the up-growing role of the medical staff in training load monitoring and management.

FM 005 - 5th metatarsal stress fracture: a potential career-ending injury? - a talk with Prof. Dr. Niek van Dijk

For this 5th episode we talked with Prof. Dr. Niek van Dijk, a world-renowned surgeon and specialist in surgery of the ankle and knee, sport traumatology and arthroscopic surgery.
In this interview we discuss some aspects regarding 5^th metatarsal injuries like: most common 5^th metatarsal injury in football players; treatment options, both surgical and conservative; recommended surgical procedure for a football player; estimated time to return to play.

FM 004 - Muscle hypertrophy with Blood Flow Restriction exercise: a talk with Jeremy Loenneke

Listen in this forth chapter to one of the greatest experts in Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) exercise, Jeremy Loenneke, professor at the University of Mississippi with his PhD in Exercise Physiology. Topics like the mechanisms behind this type of methodology, the best way to apply it in an athletes' population and how it can boost the rehabilitation process or an injury prevention program in a football player are approached.

FM 003 - Load Management with Steve Barrett

For the third episode of the Football Medicine® Podcast we invited Steve Barrett, head chief of the Sports Science Department at Hull City FC, to talk about load management strategies, with special focus on RPE: its purpose, differences between sRPE and dRPE and their correlation with other external load measurements like GPS.

FM 002 - Cartilage Injuries with Prof. Dr. João Espregueira-Mendes

In the second episode of the Football Medicine® Podcast we talk with Prof. Dr. João Espregueira Mendes about the behaviour of cartilage injuries, the best surgery techniques used in a football player and the estimated time to return to play as well as indications concerning the load of this particular tissue post-surgery.

FM 001 - The Isokinetic Medical Group Conference with Mike Davison

Welcome to the very first episode of the Football Medicine® Podcast! In this debut, we talk with Mike Davison, managing director of the Isokinetic Medical Group in London, about the Isokinetic Conference that will take place in Barcelona next June: it's history, overview and what to expect from this event.