Injury Prevention and the RTP Performance Continuum
Return to play and injury prevention continuum
• What can we do to optimise recovery from injury to reduced risk of reinjury?
• Are we effectivity monitoring and assessing return to play readiness?
• How does the brain affect return to play/sport?
• Can we reduce the risk of re-injury?
Event Details
Date: 10 & 11 Dec 2016, 9am–4pm
Location: Bounce Health Group - 195 Whitehorse Road Blackburn
Cost: $300 for the two days Includes lunch, tea and coffee.
Featuring International Guest Speakers
Dr Alan McCall – Ex-Socceroos, working in elite professional Euorpean football, researcher in Injury prevention and recovery
Consultant Researcher in Football Medicine and Performance Alan is an applied researcher and practitioner with over 10 years of experience working in elite professional and international football. This includes 6 seasons in the UEFA Champions League, and 1 FIFA World Cup each with the Socceroos and Young
Socceroos.
Currently, Alan is working in elite professional Euorpean football, and collaborating on various research projects with National football governing bodies and federations as well as sports injury research centres around the world. His research work includes various publications in International peer reviewed journals and texts. His main research interests are in Injury prevention and recovery in elite football.
Stephen Mutch – Physiotherapist at Scottish Rugby and Scotland Commonwealth Team
Stephen graduated with a Physiotherapy BSc from Queens College, Glasgow and MSc (Sports Physiotherapy) from University College London. His first physio positions were in the North West of England (NHS) and in Auckland(NZ) before signing up to full-time professional sport with Scottish Rugby from 1998 to 2007 RWC, working as 7s physio from 1999-2006 in addition to consultancy work with the Scottish Institute of Sport from its inception.
Stephen has worked as HQ/Lead Physiotherapist to a number of sports at multi-event Games, such as Team Scotland at Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 (Also Deputy Head of Team) and the Youth Games of 2000, 2008 (co-Physio Head), World University Games (GB) 2009, 2015, 2017 (Head Physio) plus the gold medal-winning Australian Womens’ Water Polo Commonwealth team of 2002. He was amongst the physical therapies staff at the polyclinic within the Athletes’ Village in the Summer Olympics in London 2012. As well as being Clinical Director at a private practice in Edinburgh, Stephen continues to work as a clinician in various elite-level sports, in addition to working with the Scotland National Rugby Team during competitions such as 6 Nations Championships and World Cups (2007, 2011 and 2015).
Stephen is actively involved in PhD research into Return to Sport, and as co-author of papers and texts into Return to Play plus sport and movement. He enjoys speaking engagements across the UK, North America and Europe, including various coach education experiences with sportscotland, Glasgow City Council and Pro Performance Rugby.
Course Aims/Objectives
Suitable for physios and exercise physiologists
• RTP and injury prevention continuum – use of testing and monitoring
• Loading and monitoring and the effectiveness in RTP and injury prevention
• Brain response and motivations in response to injury and RTP
• Advances in exercises and rehabilitation in RTP
How to Register
Please scan this form and submit by email to pollydhar@bouncehealth.com.au or call Polly Dhar on 0439 899 682.