Injury prevention and Rehabilitation with Carl Butler, head of athlete Health for British Aquatics

Introduction and background @ 0:00

Richard introduces Carl as an experienced physiotherapist who has worked with elite athletes, including in the Olympics. Carl provides an overview of his background, including his roles overseeing medical and physiotherapy teams for British swimming, diving, and other sports.

Common resistance training injuries @ 3:38

Carl discusses the most common injuries he sees in patients who engage in strength and resistance training, highlighting that the biggest issues tend to be training load errors - people ramping up too quickly, too soon, or too often, leading to overuse injuries like tendinopathies and muscle strains.

Strategies for injury prevention @ 4:45

To prevent these types of injuries, Carl emphasises the importance of hav ...