COMEBACK TRAIL

Anyone who participates in sport runs the risk of injury; however, well-programmed training can not only reduce the risk but it can assist in injury prevention. Recently I had a chat with Grant Jenkins of PropelPerform in Brisbane (propelperform.com). Grant is a renowned athletic coach and an expert in injury prevention and rehabilitation.

“I have a suspicion that overuse injuries, tendinopathy for example, are the most common in athletes but they’re just harder to see and measure than acute extrinsic injuries such as a broken collarbone,” Grant says. “Following on from this thought process; the causes of our injuries are more likely to be lifestyle based. Think how often we’re sitting in the car, in front of the computer, watching TV or sitting on the