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[Expert Physio Q&A] Calf injuries unraveled: shoes, surfaces, and syndromes with Craig Purdam
This episode with Craig Purdam is a snippet taken from our Practicals live Q&A sessions. Held monthly, these sessions give Practicals members the chance to ask their pressing questions and get direct answers from our expert presenters. In this episode Craig discusses:
- Medial tibial stress syndrome
- Rocker bottom shoes
- Surfaces and distances and their roles in relation to calf injuries
- Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
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Craig Purdam was the Head of Physical Therapies at the Australian Institute of Sport for 35 years and the Deputy Director of Athlete Services for 3 years. He has worked as a clinician for elite sport for over 40 years and has been a physiotherapist to five Olympic Games (1984-2000) and a longstanding physiotherapist to the Australian National Men’s Basketball team over that period. He has worked with the Australia national track and field, rowing and swimming teams along with AFL football.
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