Articles by Sam Blanchard
Physiotherapist · London, United Kingdom
Sam is a physiotherapist working in full time elite sport, having worked in multiple team based sports in the UK and the USA. He is a published author of theoretical models for rehabilitation as well as a contributing author in Clinical Sports Medicine 5th Ed. Sam shares his thoughts on clinical reasoning in physiotherapy and strength & conditioning via his blog post plinthsandplatforms.wordpress.com and lectures in the UK.
Associations between growth, maturation and non-contact injury risk in Scottish male academy football: a prospective multi-academy study
Sam Blanchard
Issue 107 (October 2026)
Adolescent maturation and injury risk in an elite ballet school: a 7- year cohort study of 506 students
Sam Blanchard
Issue 101 (April 2026)
MRI Screening for lumbar bone stress injuries in young male cricket fast bowlers: a 15- year retrospective cohort study
Sam Blanchard
Issue 98 (January 2026)
Strength setbacks: the impact of youth sport-related knee joint injuries on thigh muscle strength. A 24-month prospective cohort study
Sam Blanchard
Issue 92 (July 2025)
A personalized muscle–tendon assessment and exercise prescription concept reduces muscle–tendon imbalances in female adolescent athletes
Sam Blanchard
Issue 89 (April 2025)
MR imaging spectrum of adolescent pubic symphyseal injuries/athletic pubalgia
Sam Blanchard
Issue 86 (January 2025)
Injury risk in elite young male soccer players: a review on the impact of growth, maturation, and workload
Sam Blanchard
Issue 83 (October 2024)
Injury patterns in highly specialized youth athletes: a comparison of 2 pathways to specialization
Sam Blanchard
Issue 80 (July 2024)