INJURY PREVENTION

muscle or even pain decrease. This can be used to restore balance to the muscle and a healthier state of function.

Traditional chinese medicine (TCM) recognises a connection with the large intestine organ and the hamstrings. Consequently a deep organ massage system was designed to support the major muscle groups in the body. An evaluation of pelvic ligament strength is essential for balanced operation. All oriental body balance (OBB) practitioners have the ability to assess muscle dynamics of the body and apply appropriate techniques for injury prevention and accelerated recovery.

THE AUTHORS

This article was written by the following Morecambe Football Club medical staff: ■ Dr Trevor Fleet MBChB DipSEM MFSEM. A GP with a special interest in sport and musculoskeletal medicine. Dr Fleet works as a GP in Thornton Cleveleys and as a GP with special interest in musculoskeletal medicine at Blackburn with Darwen NHS PCT. He is the club doctor for Morecambe FC.

■ David Edge BEd (Hons) MCSP CPMaSTT MSMA. A chartered phys- iotherapist and sport massage practitioner and chair of the Sports Massage Association, David is the physiotherapist at Morecambe FC, sports medicine centre manager at Lancaster and Morecambe College and a is senior external verifier for Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) where he oversees

educational standards in sports massage and also advises on its development. David has his own practice, Edgeway Physiotherapy Consultancy based in Morecambe and much of his clinical work is with international athletes, cricketers and rugby league players. He is a medical advisor to the English College Football Association (ECFA) and the national team physiotherapist.

■ Kevin Catterall DPod.M MChS SRCH. Qualified as a podiatrist at Salford University and Manchester Foot Hospital. He has over 30 years experience practicing privately, in the NHS and as a lecturer in further education. A specialist in human biome- chanics, at Morecombe FC he has been involved in the success- ful treatment and rehabilitation of first team players, particu- larly in the prescription of in-shoe fully functional casted orthoses.

■ Alistair Cunningham HFST IIST IIHHT. An Oriental therapist offering prevention, rehabilitation and treatment of health issues and injuries using a symphony of techniques including acupuncture, glass cupping, moxibustion, Reiki, Seichem, medical Chi Gung, tongue and pulse diagnosis and An-mo-fu, an ancient traditional massage to unblock and strengthen the whole body. He uses a holistic approach to healing all areas of the body both physical and psychological, working on the whole, finding the root of the problem so eliminating the cause.

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