John Orchard (doctor)
John Orchard AM | |
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| Born | John William Orchard 1967 (age 56–57) Australia |
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| Profession | Sports and exercise physician |
| Website | johnorchard |
John Orchard
Professional sporting teams
He has worked as doctor for the
An incident which led to some infamy was his on-field use of a staple gun to close a head laceration sustained by Michael De Vere during a rugby league State of Origin match .[10][11][12][13]
He also was the doctor on the field who responded to Phillip Hughes when he was felled by a cricket ball during a match in 2014,[14] an injury from which the player later died.
Injury prevention advocacy
Australian Football League
He spent over 20 years as the injury surveillance coordinator for the AFL.[15][16] During this time injury surveillance drove many rules changes in the league[17] including the centre-circle line (which reduced the rate of knee posterior cruciate ligament injuries in ruckmen)[18] and reductions in permitted interchange to prevent muscle strains.[19]
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National Rugby League
As Sydney Roosters doctor, he was outspoken on the need to ban the shoulder charge tackle in the
Cricket
He campaigned for the introduction of substitutes for concussion in cricket[21][22] and was the doctor at an Australian domestic game when this rule was first used in 2016.[23][24] He was cited as having been a key driver of change when the International Cricket Council introduced Concussion substitutes in 2019,[25][26] along with conducting research in general regarding concussion in cricket.[27][28]
He also had a role in cricket making a boundary rope compulsory after reporting on injuries caused by fence collisions.[29]
Research
He is an academic (Adjunct Professor) at the University of Sydney[30] and has published over 300 research papers with over 20000 citations,[31] with high output of research into cricket injuries.[32] He is a co-author on multiple International Olympic Committee consensus expert statements on preventing injuries in sport.[33][34][35][36] He has campaigned for funding to better match evidence in the management of musculoskeletal injuries.[37][38]
Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS)
John Orchard developed a sports injury classification system in 1993 called
References
- ^ Australian Government Department of Health (30 May 2020). "COVID-19 Sports and Health Advisory Committee (C19SHAC)". Australian Government Department of Health. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Wu, Andrew (21 August 2020). "How Cricket Australia got the show back on the road". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "CA medicos map path out of COVID-19 shutdown". cricket.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Bull, Andy (6 October 2021). "Players' stand over Ashes shows shift in attitudes since Marcus Trescothick's day". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Snape, Jack (22 November 2021). "New age of the asterisk? Integrity of elite sport under pressure as pandemic goalposts shift". ABC News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Preparation, performance and physiotherapy: Women's World Cup series". events.sma.org.au. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (15 November 2014). "Pssst: How John Orchard went from footy diehard to become cricket's top doctor". The Age.
- PMC 2658944.
- ^ "Cricket NSW congratulates Australia Day Honours recipients". Cricket NSW. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "WATCH: Joey recalls staple gun incident". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "State of Origin: Michael De Vere stapler, Des Hasler link". Fox Sports. 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Money and the gun: Blues stick to staple diet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Dr John Orchard on the "metal staples - no local anaesthesia" - discussion. Guest Blog". BJSM blog - social media's leading SEM voice. 18 August 2012.
- ^ Webster, Andrew (26 November 2014). "John Orchard: the man who gave Phillip Hughes a fighting chance". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- S2CID 45592953.
- ^ Broad, Ben (14 May 2009). "Heavy hitters: Dr John Orchard". www.afl.com.au.
- ^ Orchard, John; McCrory, Paul; Makdissi, Michael; Seward, Hugh; Finch, Caroline (December 2014). "Use of rule changes to reduce injury in the Australian Football League". Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica. 65 (6): 355–364. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- S2CID 21771432.
- PMID 22197066.
- ^ Honeysett, Stuart (11 April 2012). "NFL-style class action fear as doctor warns of massive legal hit". www.theaustralian.com.au.
- ^ "Doctor calls for tighter cricket concussion rules". www.abc.net.au. 28 November 2013.
- ^ Barrett, Chris (7 February 2016). "Ed Cowan concussion a reminder that cricket is living in past with no substitution rule". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Hughes blow leads to first concussion sub". cricket.com.au.
- ^ "NSW batsman Daniel Hughes makes history as concussion sub". www.abc.net.au. 21 October 2016.
- ^ Wu, Andrew (19 July 2019). "Historic call: Concussion subs approved for all international cricket". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Craddock, Robert (9 December 2020). "The biggest selection headache Australia has ever faced". www.couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Brettig, Daniel (13 February 2022). "Pucovski saga's parallel probe into cricket helmet safety". The Age.
- S2CID 226452961.
- PMID 12145117.
- ^ "Staff Profile". The University of Sydney.
- ^ "John Orchard AM - Google Scholar". scholar.google.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ISSN 1998-3727.
- PMID 27535989.
- PMID 27535991.
- PMID 28827314.
- PMID 32071062.
- ISSN 2772-6967.
- ISSN 1063-4584.
- PMID 22919021.
- S2CID 24330003.
- PMID 28344740.
- S2CID 211724559.
External links
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