Soccer is one of Queensland’s fastest-growing sports, played year-round across junior, amateur, and professional levels. The game’s constant running, rapid changes in direction, tackling, and kicking place significant stress on the body, leading to a range of musculoskeletal injuries.
Access Ortho regularly treats soccer players of all ages at our Brisbane and Ipswich clinics, providing prompt assessment, referral for and review of imaging, and personalised treatment plans for injuries such as ankle sprains, knee ligament tears, muscle strains, and overuse conditions. Our goal is to support safe and efficient recovery, helping players confidently return to training and competition.
Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Soccer
- Ankle sprains – particularly lateral ligament injuries from twisting, tackling, or awkward landings.
- Knee ligament injuries – ACL, MCL, and meniscus tears from sudden pivots, stops, and direction changes.
- Hamstring strains – often from sprinting, especially in fast counterattacks.
- Quadriceps strains – from repetitive kicking and explosive sprints.
- Groin strains – including adductor muscle injuries from side-to-side movements and kicking.
- Calf strains – from sudden acceleration or overuse.
- Due to repetitive running on hard or uneven surfaces, shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome) occur.
- Achilles tendon injuries range from tendinitis to partial tears from overuse or explosive movements.
- Foot fractures, including metatarsal fractures from tackles or being stepped on.