Preventing and rehabilitating hip and groin injuries in athletes with James Moore

This week’s guest on the Pacey Performance Podcast is James Moore, leader of the specialist physiotherapy team at the Centre for Health and Human Performance. James has 25 years of experience in physio, graduating with an honours degree in physiotherapy from Kings College London. He was Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to the English Institute of Sport, with a special affiliation to UK Athletics. He spent a period of time working as Head of Medicine for Saracens RFC, before moving on to manage the intensive rehabilitation unit (IRU) at Bisham Abbey and was Head of Performance Services for the British Olympic Association and Deputy Chef de Mission for the Rio 2016 Olympics and beyond.

James is here to talk about hip and groin injuries, and why those injuries happen in the first place. In addition to telling us how he juggles running a business with being a clinician, James tells us about his time working with Andy Murray to aid his return to competitive tennis. He then goes into the differences to watch out for between male and female athletes when it comes to injury risk. There’s also insight into why some people need surgery to aid recovery from hip and groin injuries, and why some don’t.

James also provides a deep dive into how to readjust training sessions in order to aid recovery from injury and what to include in a rehabilitation programme. This includes how to adjust running mechanics to reduces the chances of injury, and the key markers and ratios to monitor that show an athlete’s progress and performance capability. For all this insight from one of the most experienced physios we’ve had on the podcast, and much more, hit the play button now.

On this week’s podcast:

• Juggling owning a business with being a clinician
• Working with Andy Murray throughout his return to competitive tennis
• Why and how hip and groin injuries happen
• The differences in injury risk between male and female athletes
• Identifying who will need surgery
• Why certain people can recovery without surgery
• Readjusting training sessions to aid recovery from injury
• What to include in a rehabilitation programme for groin injuries
• Adjusting running mechanics to reduce the chance of injury
• Markers to watch out for during an athlete’s rehab journey
• Key ratios that give insight into performance