By Sean Carmody and Nirmala Perera Sport and Exercise Medicine has a lot to thank Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg for. Their brainchildren – Twitter and Facebook, respectively – have transformed how information is shared among those interested in the specialty. These platforms provide ‘all access, backstage passes’ that foster conversation and networking opportunities with peers […]
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What’s ‘groin’ on – groin injury prevention and management with Kristian Thorborg
#IOCprev2017 Engagement, Evidence & Practice Blog Series Nirmala Perera (@Nim_Perera) with contributions from Kristian Thorborg (@KThorborg) Groin injury prevention and management Evidence for groin injury prevention has been limited.[1] A recent systematic review indicates that hip and groin injury can be reduced by up to 40% using the FIFA 11+ programme,[2] but these results are […]
What you need to know about hamstring injuries and how to prevent them with “Hamstring Hero” Kristian Thorborg
#IOCprev2017 Engagement, Evidence & Practice Blog Series By By Nirmala Perera @Nim_Perera with contributions from @KThorborg and @ryan_timmins Hamstring injuries Hamstring injuries are common muscular injuries in athletics1 and in team sports such as football,2, 3 rugby4 and Australian football-5 sports that all involve high-speed running, sudden acceleration and deceleration. These activities increase the eccentric forces within […]
#IOCprev2017 social media campaign: What it’s all about, and why YOU should be a part of it
The 1-tweet-conference pitch was a challenge to our conference speakers, and it is a great way to give you a sneak peak of some of the symposia/keynote content. […]