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AVFC Extra #7 | The impact on footballers who suffer serious long term injuries
On today's episode of AVFC Extra we're joined by injury expert Ben Dinnery to take an in-depth look at the injuries sustained by Wesley and Tom Heaton on New Year's Day against Burnley.
Topics covered:
03:21 - What exactly was the injury Wesley got?
05:17 - How a player returns from such a serious problem
07:04 - Why do you some players take longer to recover?
10:35 - The pressure of setting a return date
20:09 - The psychological impact of a long term injury
24:12 - Difference in recovery between professionals and the general public
27:14 - Tom Heaton's injury
32:19 - Weirdest injury stories…
The skinny
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