Athlete availability isn’t only about the injury—it’s about the context.
Certain training days carry an elevated risk. Certain surfaces contribute to specific injury types. And when those patterns go unmonitored, they go unaddressed.
Medical teams have long suspected that the demands of Match Day (MD) or Game Day (GD) +1 sessions, especially when combined with poor surface conditions, contribute to soft-tissue injuries or overload. But until now, proving those trends meant chasing down data across spreadsheets, systems, and staff.
With Performance Medicine in iP: Intelligence Platform, injury patterns by training day and surface context are no longer hidden. They’re visual, filterable, and actionable—so you can intervene before the next injury occurs.
The Challenge
You’re already recording injuries. But most systems only show what happened—not when, where, or why.
Without contextual filters or linked data, it’s difficult to:
- Spot injury trends tied to MD or GD phases, such as MD+/–
- Understand how surface type or quality affect specific injury types
- Compare injury patterns across teams/squads, periods, or training blocks
- Proactively adjust training based on credible medical evidence
- Share insights with leadership to guide decisions on training surfaces, supporting both player availability and long-term performance health
The outcome? Preventable injuries repeat. Insights get delayed. And MDT conversations rely on instinct, not intel.
What We Hear from Medical Staff
You’re not short on data—you’re short on clarity:
- “We suspect MD+1 is our riskiest day—but it’s hard to prove.”
- “We want to show the link between soft tissue injuries and training surfaces, but the info lives in different systems.”
- “We’re logging everything, but it still takes hours to run basic reports.”
- “It’s difficult to make the case to change training patterns without showing the trend.”
Whether you’re a physio, athletic trainer, physical therapist, or performance analyst, your job is to spot patterns early and surface insight to your Medical Lead and performance staff. But if you’re stitching together multiple spreadsheets every week, you’re already behind.
The Solution
With the Performance Medicine Solution in iP: Intelligence Platform, medical staff can instantly analyze injury occurrence by Match Day/Game Day phase and surface context—without relying on exports or manual workarounds.
iP connects your injury data with training variables, so you can explore risk factors dynamically, communicate insights with clarity, and adjust protocols before issues escalate.
What You Can Do in Performance Medicine
Identify Injury Trends by Training Day
- Use an XY chart to map injury counts against Match Day/Game Day phase (e.g., MD+1, MD–2).
- Filter by team/squad, injury type, or time period.
- Spot high-risk days and proactively adjust training intensities or recovery windows.
Visualize Injury Distribution by Surface Type or Quality
- Build charts showing how injury types align with surface conditions.
- Filter by training location, team, or injury classification.
- Justify facility usage changes or surface rotation strategies with data.
Track Risk Context Over Time
- Combine filters (e.g., Surface Quality + MD+/–) to see risk patterns evolve.
- Compare trends across teams/squads, age groups, or time blocks.
- Surface credible, evidence-backed insights during multidisciplinary team discussions.
See the Injury Context Workflow
Ready to Move from Logging to Prevention?
Stop guessing when and where risk is building.
With Performance Medicine in iP, you can reveal hidden trends, reduce preventable injuries, and give your entire staff the context to train smarter.
Already using iP? Message our Performance Experts via the in-platform Message Center to enable this workflow.
New to iP? Contact us to learn how Performance Medicine can transform athlete care.