Dr Saket Tibrewal from Broomfield Surgery, Chelmsford, says 'strength and conditioning' is key to prevent injury
A knee surgeon in Essex is advising people to 'not dive in' as nearly a quarter (24%) of people are predicted to take up a new sport after the Olympics.
This goes for all major sporting events. Take the Lionesses... they won the European Championships in 2022, and now, it's estimated over 100,000 more girls are playing football than 5 years ago.
However, with this increase in numbers, comes more injuries.
New research from Bupa states that one in 20 people (2.8million UK adults) have been injured playing sport and given up altogether.
Of those 2.8 million, nearly 20% say their fear of re-injury stops them trying new sports.
Dr Saket Tibrewal is a Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon at Broomfield Surgery, Chelmsford. He also provides his specialist services throughout Essex at the Spire, Nuffield and Ramsey private hospitals.
