Fearghal Kerin
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist – Chelsea FC
Fearghal is a chartered physiotherapist, experienced in both football and rugby. Presently, he is physiotherapist to the Men’s First Team at Chelsea Football Club, having previously worked as Rehabilitation Physiotherapist at Leinster Rugby.
His primary interest is in the planning and delivery of rehabilitation, particularly relating to complex soft tissue injuries. In addition to this clinical work, Fearghal is published in the areas of ankle, pelvis and hamstring injuries.
He is currently finishing his PhD thesis through University College Dublin which investigates the mechanisms of hamstring strain injury and the rehabilitation and recovery following complex and high grade hamstring strain injuries. His first PhD paper has been published by the BJSM, and subsequent papers are currently under review.
HAMSTRING INJURIES – OVERVIEW OF A REHAB BLUEPRINT
Hamstring injuries in football remain burdensome, and are underpinned by high rates of re-injuries and subsequent injuries. In this talk, Fearghal will present a conceptual framework for the rehabilitation hamstring injuries – giving consideration to the injured structure, risk factors that may have caused the injuries and functional deficits following the injuries. This will involve an overview of the most relevant recent literature, and how this can be applied in a sporting setting.