Spotlight on Sports and Exercise Medicine
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The Role of a Dietician in Sports Medicine
Nutrition plays an essential role in fueling athletes’ bodies for optimal training and performance. For many athletes, proper nutrition is the missing link to maximizing their potential. I chat to Shelly Meltzer, a registered dietician and Sports Nutrio
Optimising performance for the traveling athlete
Peter Fowler is a research scientist specialising in performance recovery.His research at Aspetar focuses on the impact of travel and sleep on performance recovery. Specifically, developing practical interventions for athletes that enhance recovery follow
Women in a Man's world - A Sport Physiotherapist's view
Helen is currently an Independent Sports Physiotherapist who consults to UK Insurers for the Premier League, as well as all Elite Sports – Team and Individual. Also dealing with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of sportsmen and women. She gives ma
Lower back pain - How should we be approaching lower back pain?
Lower back pain is a condition which affects people of all ages, athletes and non-athletes. Our sedentary lifestyle is putting us at risk of increased incidence of lower back pain. I chat to world renowned physiotherapist, Sarah Key, as she discusses her
Concussion in Sport
Concussion incidence is on the increase, with athletes sustaining concussions at younger ages. I chatted to Dr Jon Patricios and Dr Leigh Gordon, two concussion experts, on the diagnosis, management and tweezing out some myths in concussion care.