The Football Association Medical Society (SE)

This is the notice for the 4th meeting of the FA Medical Society for the 2024/2025 season on Monday 19th May 2025 at 19:00 with the programme organised by Co-Chairmen Dr Zafar Iqbal (Arsenal FC), Dr Imtiaz Ahmad (Crystal Palace FC), Secretary Dr Sean Carmody (Crystal Palace FC, Republic of Ireland), Assistant Secretary Dr Andrew Shafik (Chelsea FC).

This meeting will be delivered via Zoom/Eventbrite.

GROIN PAIN – NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT

19:00 Introduction – Dr Imtiaz Ahmad –Co-Chairman, The FA Medical Society & Head of Sports Medicine, Crystal Palace FC

19:05 Early detection of groin pain – Ciaran O’Connor – PhD Candidate in Groin Injury, University of Copenhagen

19:30 Clinical diagnosis and assessment of groin pain – Willem Heijboer– Physiotherapist & PhD Candidate, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Amsterdam UMC

19:55 Dynamic Imaging of the Groin – Dr Gajan Rajeswaran & Dr Andrew Plumb – Consultant Radiologists, OneWelbeck

20:20 Where to go after initial clinical diagnosis? Assessment and rehabilitation – Roald Otten – Hip & Groin physiotherapist, Amstelveen, Netherlands

20:55 Athletic Groin pain – Where they are in pain vs Why they are in pain and how your answer can dictate outcomes – Enda King – Head of Elite Performance and Development, Aspetar

21:25 – 21:30 Questions / Close

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