Therapeutic magazine: Recovery strategies in football

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SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF BFDA

"When games quickly succeed one another, we see a drop in physical preparedness.� - Jan Van Damme -

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an Van Damme is a sports physiotherapist and the co-founder of BFDA, Belgian Football Doctors & Associates, an association that brings together the medical staff of Belgian professional football to pool and share knowledge. But above all, Van Damme is head physiotherapist at Club Brugge. Day in, day out, he works with professional footballers who need to be physically and mentally prepared for a series of strenuous efforts. Needless to say, a good recovery is essential in this process.

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