The knee is one of the most common locations for injury in athletes. In most ‘football’ codes knee injuries are second only to injuries involving the thigh (hamstring and quadriceps strains and contusions).
While anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries represent less than 1% of all athletic injuries, their impact on a player’s career is very significant. As a result, these injuries are well known and widely publicised.
Talking with Dr Gary Collinson about the yellow flags of acute lower back pain in general practice. Gary is a musculoskeletal specialist and a GP in Auckland holding duel fellowship of the Australasian faculty of musculoskeletal medicine and the royal New Zealand College of general practice. Combining both practices provides Gary an excellent insight into musculoskeletal issues that GPs face on a day to day basis.
