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By Alexandra Ross & Shona Kohlhardt <\/strong>@shonakohlhardt<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In <\/i>Part 1 <\/a>of this blog, we recounted the student experience from the 1st British-Swiss student exchange in\u00a0the UK\u00a0last October 2018. In Part 2, we take you to Bern. Enjoy!<\/i><\/p>\n

Welcome to Bern<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Warmly welcomed by Chlo\u00e9<\/a>, we had arrived in Bern. With the stunning city landscape of the city by night, we gathered to watch the famous outdoor light show \u201cLe Petit Prince\u201d. A story that reminds us to always stay curious. After the show, we shared a drink with members from the Swiss and European Sports Medicine societies.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Student\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

We joined 120 students at the third Students Day conference and were inspired by talks about exercise prescription, tendinopathy, team medicine and sport science theory. Speakers such as Tim Gabbett (Australian Sport Scientist) and Gil Rodas (Head of the FC Bar\u00e7a Innovation Hub, F.C Barcelona Doctor) shared their valued wisdom at both conferences.<\/p>\n

After talking to speakers and students over croissants and coffee, we separated into practical sessions to explore sport psychology.\u00a0 We learnt how aggression can be both an instrumental tool against opponents, or hold a positive advantage during a competitive moment. Then we had a hands-on session in manual medicine and ultrasound too.<\/p>\n

The organisers made sure we felt healthy and really gave attention to detail; from water bottles at tables, large fruit bowls and fresh flowers around the room, to an active finish at Wankdorf athletics track for \u201cRunning Made Fun\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Swiss Sports Medicine Conference Day 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n

This year, the Swiss Sports Medicine Conference had three firsts<\/em>; the first time annual Sportfisio and SGSM conferences joined together, the first time is was held in English and the first time English Students were invited to participate. We signed in among 800 professionals from around the world, excited to learn new advances in Sports Medicine from world-renowned speakers.<\/p>\n

The main themes were \u2018Hip and Groin\u2019 and \u2018Load and Recovery\u2019. The first day covered acute:chronic load ratio, overuse injuries, FAI syndrome and groin pain presentation, management and prevention. Afterwards everyone enjoyed an Ap\u00e9ro and perused the posters. With a view of the city and the bears, which Bern is named after, we enjoyed dinner with the organisers, German Cl\u00e9nin, Boris Gojanovic and Justin Carrard, and the presenters. We ended a fantastic night puzzled by a Swiss-German quiz!<\/p>\n

Day 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The 5km run at 7am proved to be a great way to start the day. We watched the sun rise over the beautiful old town of Bern with the fellow conference attendees (who weren\u2019t feeling too fragile after the previous night). Feeling refreshed, we learnt about FAI, osteoarthritis, biomechanics and neuromuscular components of injury and rehabilitation, the importance of sleep and recovery (a glass of chocolate milk or cherry juice can go a long way) and the uses of social media. During the breaks we enjoyed networking and trialing a variety of sports medicine equipment (the zero-gravity treadmill was one of our favourites).\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Six things we learnt on Day 2:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n