GAA plan to reduce recurring injuries

THE GAA are confident they can dramatically reduce recurring injuries in inter-county hurling and football through their burgeoning injury database.

Established by chartered physiotherapist John Murphy, a member of the Association’s medical, science and welfare committee in 2007, the database has compiled statistics over the course of the 2008 and '09 seasons involving 33 inter-county panels split between the two codes.

The current injury recurrence rates within the same season stand at 18.2% for inter-county footballers and 12.8% for hurlers.