David McFall

Strength, conditioning and therapy.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

Is anybody able to share this with me? The usual hub of science doesn’t have it yet.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

You know you’re in a messed up profession when somebody comes in with 2nd and 3rd degree burns over 70% of their body and you think “well, I bet that hurt, but I’ve seen worst”.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

@bbc5live your guest on Wake Up To Money this morning doesn’t understand European health insurance at all. Please can you fact check and correct all of his statements regarding private insurance. Every country is different in how it works, but absolutely not ‘compulsory private’

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

My view for the last month, putting big hours in (60+ per week) with ambulance crews to expand my 1st aid skills outside of the orthopaedic injuries I see every day in my normal work.
1 day old to 100 years, accidents, illness, mental health emergencies it’s been an adventure

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

@Point1_Athletic Let’s get the vr goggles out and see if there’s differentiation to be made between watching a 2d POV and a 3d immersive experience (get the sick-bags ready)

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

We’ve just had to send a player off to hospital from the team hotel, 5hrs before kick-off. This is why I’m spending time upping my general medical/EMT skills, when travelling with athletes you’re with them 24hrs a day and anything can happen - accidents, allergies, illness, etc.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

Last weekend I was the immediate care team lead at the 7s Challenger Series tournament in Munich. It was my first time as team leader and my first time using the Hawkeye system for video analysis of injuries. It was a great experience and I hope I get to do it again soon.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

This is a really good read in the topic from a photography perspective:

https://t.co/3NSWXOmaYR

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

I’ve posted a couple of times about getting paid for freelance work in the sporting world and often draw comparisons to designers and photographers. Here another video on the topic which really made me think about upping my contract game.

https://t.co/wSngqXbKaP

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

This is a good topic which comes up every couple of years. I wrote this summary 4 years ago which features a lot of info from Rob:

https://t.co/gEpYSPQ20G

I’m seeing a lot of mid- foot fractures/Lis Franc injuries at the moment so I’m always on the look out for good info

[Sportsmith @SportsmithHQ]

Training the foot-ankle for maximum athletic performance

A thread 🧵

Info c/o @danny_ruderock

https://t.co/HGh5XK6vdH

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

@CJRugbyPhysio @AdamMeakins It’s really annoying though how few gyms actually have useable wall space.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

Hey @BBCSport the athletics events have been going on for a while now, is there any chance you can show some of it please? It’s really frustrating seeing events happening in the background behind ex-athletes chatting.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

Rugby referee today: “the medics aren’t allowed to have water in their kit bags”

What possible reason could he have for this law interpretation?

We then needed water to e.g. rinse some blood off a player’s hand but play had to stop whilst we waited for water. Stupid decision.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

2/2 Over the next couple of months I’m going to be spending time in a hospital emergency department to see where all of my broken athletes end up. It’s going to be strange working in the warm and dry!

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

Not a lot of snow in the Black Forest this winter so no ski patrol and I’m back pitch-side with rugby a lot earlier than usual. Last weekend I was with the German men’s team against Georgia, next weekend my club’s women against Köln. 1/2

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

I’m away with a team prepping for a tough match on the weekend and this is what my schedule looks like. It’s often the case with invitational teams that there’s lots to do but no time to do it. As a friend in F1 said, “we don’t do high performance, it’s all about surviving”.

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

I ran a bunch of isokinetik tests on a patient this week to assess the results of 4 weeks rehab. In one test she showed a 16100% improvement. I had to triple check the maths on that one! The injury basically can’t heal properly now so it’s amazing how the body can compensate

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

@Point1_Athletic See also 50km/h in a Bentley v 50 in a go-kart v 50 on skis v 50 on a snowboard v 50 on a downhill bike. Comfort, control, fear, skill level, previous exposure to stimulus, etc. etc. perception is a complicated beast.

[WADA @wada_ama]

2024 Prohibited List now in force.

We call on athletes, entourage, and all stakeholders to note major modification concerning tramadol. To see all modifications, and important info, click here: https://t.co/1ItJxFTYg4

[David McFall @DynamicSCT]

@HowellsDan I do something similar, but our patients are rehabbing after workplace injuries. They have physio, training and occupational therapy every day, so are in the clinic for several hours, 5 days a week. We do isometric/isokinetik testing to chart their progress so there’s no hiding