Arsenal U21's Women's Football Academy physiotherapist. MSK sonographer. Former professional GB road racing cyclist.
St Albans, UK
Joined May 2011
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Leda Ray retweeted
Lost for words 😢
An emotional Tom Pidcock dedicates his win to Finlay, Josh and the Tarling family after riding to a second UCI XCO World Championship title ❤️
Single-leg coronal plane ball kick = dynamic hip and lumbopelvic stability
🟠 Maintain optimal lumbopelvic stability🟠 Increase kick speed/force to challenge stability & force control.
🟠 Alternating between forefoot & heel targets different components of dynamic stability.
2/3 A hockey player presented with persistent pain, swelling , and an inability to return to full training following a direct impact from a hockey ball to the lateral aspect of the ankle.
Leda Ray retweeted
Consent ✅
Guess what
Male, 50s - Marathon training, increased mileage & speed work
L groin & thigh pain, limping, night pain
Treated as hip flexor tightness by physio
+ive Hop test, +ive FADIR test
Weakness & pain on iliopsoas testing
MRI - high grade medial femoral neck of femur stress fracture - involving the iliopsoas tendon insertion at the lesser trochanter
Diagnose these as the hip flexor at your peril
ENDURANCE RUNNERS WITH A RAMP IN TRAINING DON'T GET HIP FLEXOR PROBLEMS THEY GET STRESS FRACTURES 😡😡😡
Leda Ray retweeted
Polarised🆚Pyramidal🆚Threshold
Which training model is best?🏆
It might matter how trained you are🤔
Our new meta-analysis tries to answer which training intervention produces the greatest improvements in endurance performance in trained athletes
Thread🧵 & 🔗links below👇
Leda Ray retweeted
**Ride The High Mountains**. We're keen for trained cyclists to get involved with a fun and exciting physiology research study here at @UBSportExR. Looking at performance at altitude and why certain riders thrive but others struggle. Details in link forms.office.com/e/suCrMZjyd…
What an amazing two days! Thank you to @SportsMedConf @SMUGcourses @GEHealthCare @KymberleighBray @Arsenal for putting on an amazing conference + to all the speakers for sharing and presenting so much rich content!
I'm getting some miles in before the @SportsMedConf next week! I'm excited for this one! @carlespedret @DrJN_SportsMed
I'm always finding ways to reduce pain and improve training availability, + these 361° Futura trail shoes impressed me immediately! Pain due to OA at the 1st MTPJ has ⬇️ significantly + there's plenty of room at the toe box. #findyourway
Leda Ray retweeted
It's been a massive piece of work to procure all of this data, I can tell you 😅
But finally it's here; first version of my Dynamometer Comparison Tool.
An unbiased 14-page side-by-side technical comparison of 12 hand-held dynamometers (HHDs)
Grab your copy via the link 👇
Also covers topics:
👉Which HHD should you buy?
👉What is your current HHD best for?
👉Why is price the 4th most important factor when selecting a HHD
👉Importance of sampling frequency
Plus receive follow-up article on "The best way to measure strength"
mailchi.mp/0fbcc5df5bdc/dyna…
Let me know what you think
Thanks for sharing🙏
#dynamometry #HHD #assessingstrength #testdontguess
I'm looking forward to this one! WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS! A big thank you to @oaklandscollege for booking my place before registration closes on the 19th August. @KymberleighBray @SMUGcourses @GEHealthCare @ArsenalAcademy
WORLD. CLASS. SPEAKERS. 🏆
Join us at the Sports Medicine Conference 2024 to connect with visionary leaders and innovators who are truly revolutionising the world of sports medicine 🌐.
Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to be inspired by top-notch speakers by locking in your spot at 👉 sportsmedconf.com/
📌 Emirates Stadium
📅 2nd & 3rd September 2024
Focal proximal patella tendinopathy: Anterior knee pain following slight increase in run volume + change in loading to HSR ( maybe a tad too heavy!). Images show patella tendon thickening, hypoechoic altered fibrillar pattern, + angeiogenisis.