I wanted to get hands-on with some seriously developed physique and see how the techniques that I use in everyday clinic need to be adapted to deal with the extreme forces that their bodies are put through, and get some top-notch rehab experience. And of course, to be pitch-side at a game would be the icing on the cake!
A friend of mine told me to expect injuries akin to being in a car accident – shoulder dislocations, whiplash and head trauma. Blimey, she wasn’t wrong but I didn’t see any acute injuries of this degree as the season’s just opening, but I had great contact with all of the players that had surgery at the end of last season, and I was able to shadow their rehab and talk to them about their progress and hopes for the premiership.
The excellent experience was topped off with pitch support at a victorious game against Esher, where the Sarries won 30:10.
Below are a few select pics from my time with the Sarries, you can also view Training and Physio pics, and Sarries vs. Esher pics.
I would like to thank the Vickers family, the Sarries medical team and of course the players for letting me sit in on their treatment.
I would like to thank the Vickers family, the Sarries medical team and of course the players for letting me sit in on their treatment.
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| Richard Wigglesworth receives treatment after sustaining a head injury playing for England |
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| Former England Captain Steve Borthwick undergoes enough taping to constrain a small mammoth. Steve had AC shoulder surgery at the end of last season |
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| Hip-flexor stretch to Steve Borthwick. Pelvis is stabilised by the physios weight |
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| No 8 Ernst Joubert in proprioceptive rehab for an inversion sprain. |
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| Assessing Ernst's flexibility and strength in anticipation of return to the squad. |
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| Dry needling to tibialis anterior and peroneals |
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| Dry needing to tibialis anterior and peroneals |
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| Prop Carlos Nieto has pressure and ice applied to a grumbling hamstring |
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| Increasing hip ROM with a belted technique |
Saracens vs. Esher
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| Pitch support |
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| With hooker Schalk Brits |
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| Scrummage! |
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| Kameli Ratuvou leads the dressing room celebrations |
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