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Sports Physiotherapist. Led Teams in Premier League Football, Premiership Rugby and Olympic Sports

United Kingdom
Joined December 2017
#BJSMBlog: Does generalised joint hypermobility impact second ACL injury risk? ⚡️ Breakdown of this study into KEY digestible points 🎯 👉 5-fold risk of re-injury in patients with GJH following repair 👉 Clinical implications READ ➡️ bit.ly/3rSYeYi h
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What effect does overstriding have on hamstring injury risk when sprinting? @chrisbramah sportsmith.co/listen/utilisi…
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🚨NEW🚨@PepTeam @MrAncelotti were RIGHT ✅ ♻️72 h post ⚽ MATCH 🚀Sprint Performance & HSI risk factors ( ROM, 💪, F0) still...🪫 🚨BFl focal disruption(biopsy💉)increased 💥 ❌NO Match Load correlation📊 🎯 BFl Type II fibers linked to sprint performance 🐆 INDIVIDUALIZE🧩
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The whole cycling world right now! 😃 The sprinting GOAT! Congrats @MarkCavendish 3⃣5⃣
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THIRTY FIVE! 🚀 Sir Mark Cavendish. Cycling's greatest ever sprinter. #TDF2024
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🚨NEW ARTICLE🚨 "Injuries in Athletics (Track and Field): A Narrative Review Presenting the Current Problem of Injuries" Collaborative work!!! Open access👉germanjournalsportsmedicine.…
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🚨NEW ARTICLE🚨 "Sprint Acceleration Mechanical Outputs and Lower Limb Injuries: A Follow-Up of Sprint, Jumps and Combined Events Athletes during an Athletics Season" @Univ_St_Etienne @LIBM_lab @IRMIS_StEtienne @jb_morin @Joris_chapon Open access👉 germanjournalsportsmedicine.…
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The highly anticipated Netflix sports series ‘SPRINT’ comes at the perfect time – both for the sport and for the digital age – according to multiple world champion @LylesNoah 🙌

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💙🇩🇰 Denmark players learning lifesaving skills ❤️ 🙌Thank you @dbulandshold for helping us to spread awareness of life-saving skills. ❤️ ✨Learn how to save lives 👉 get-trained.com 🌟Join the ERC community now 👉 erc.edu Video courtesy: @uefa #GetTrainedSaveLives #ERC #UEFA #resuscitation #savelives #StrongerTogether #EURO2024 #RESUS24
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Read here ow.ly/uhaB50S6BF6 about the new Sprint Mechanics Assessment Score. A reliable tool for the in-field assessment of sprint running mechanics which can be integrated into practice to screen for potential hamstring injury risk. #OpenAccess @chrisbramah @SalfordUni
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We need fewer studies and better research. Make research relevant, replicable, and useful for the end user. @aserner fired the spot. What I've been calling #scientificbubble #isok24
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#isoK24 Slides from my lecture: Science to practice - tips and tricks for classification and first clinical approach to groin pain. Click link: dropbox.com/scl/fi/0wyjbgn53… Please RT See you at 4.30
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His fastest time in four years! 👏 @andrew_pozzi recorded an impressive 13.23 in the 110m Hurdles in Montgeron to meet the Olympic standard.
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We have just added this incredible presentation from @jb_morin to Sportsmith Premium. JB dives into the topic of sprint mechanics & hamstring injury management. Get access for less than the price of a few coffees for month!* Sportsmith.co/premium/videos *Cancel anytime
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This week's Pacey Performance Podcast... @chrisbramah talks: • Running mechanics' impact on hamstring injury risks • The Sprint mechanics Assessment Score (S-MAS) • Lumbo-pelvic control and overstriding interventions • Avoiding S-MAS set up issues Listen via links 👇
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💪🔬📊Muscle Damage, Endocrine, and Immune Marker Response to a Soccer Match The factors associated with increased muscle damage after games were; ⬆️ Sprint distance ⬆️ Sprint count ⬆️ High-intensity distance journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/f…
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Running is not bad for the back and may even strengthen the intervertebral discs! (see Belavy et al. 2017)
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UK EVENT: All things soft tissue injury rehabilitation. Highly practical and workshop based. Covering #hamstring, #calf, #quad, #tendons and #imaging. All star line up. Held at @wlv_uni (Wolverhampton). Only 11 spots remain. Register at sportsmap.com.au/product/mas…
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Delighted to be asked to contribute to this special edition on the run into Paris 2024. Rectus femoris injury management in elite athletics. Lots of practical advice. Huge thanks to co-authors @DrNoelPollock & @hurdlesub13 Full text available here: journal.aspetar.com/en/archi…
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