Introduction After opening in 1923, Wembley Stadium celebrated its centenary last year. During 2023, the stadium hosted 30 major events, drawing in a crowd of over 2.2 million people. [1] This number of guests coupled with the playing athletes inevitably brings about a variety of medical presentations, ranging from minor cuts to more severe conditions […]Read More…

Adolescents with Concussion Might Benefit from Moderate- to High-Intensity Cognitive Activity as Early as the First Week Post-Injury Keywords: cognitive activity, concussion recovery, paediatric population Concussion management in adolescents continues to be an important area of study, yet much of the research to date has focused on the effects of physical activity and its relationship to […]Read More…

A collaborative rehabilitation framework involving the dual-discipline support of physiotherapy and strength & conditioning (S&C). To assist the athlete’s journey from injury to performance. Keywords: Exercise selection; rehabilitation programming; strength and conditioning Introduction: Part one of this blog series established factors involved in the working relationship of an S&C coach and physiotherapist when supporting an […]Read More…

Introduction After opening in 1923, Wembley Stadium celebrated its centenary last year. During 2023, the stadium hosted 30 major events, drawing in a crowd of over 2.2 million people. [1] This number of guests coupled with the playing athletes inevitably brings about a variety of medical presentations, ranging from minor cuts to more severe conditions […]Read More…

In this blog article we explain the findings of our recent meta-analysis where we compared the effects of exercise and caloric restriction for reducing visceral fat in individuals with overweight and obesity.  Why is this study important?  Obesity is a growing global public health concern, with 39% of adults being overweight and 13% being obese […]Read More…

Authors: Gary O’Donovan, Fanny Petermann-Rocha, and Gerson Ferrari There has been great interest in the ‘weekend warrior’ physical activity pattern since we published the results of our large studies in the UK (1) and the US (2). These studies showed that the risk of death was reduced to a similar extent in the weekend warriors who exercised […]Read More…

A collaborative rehabilitation framework involving the dual-discipline support of physiotherapy and strength & conditioning (S&C). To assist the athlete’s journey from injury to performance.  Keywords: Athlete-centred rehabilitation; rehabilitation framework; multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working Introduction: The interaction between physiotherapists and S&C coaches throughout an athlete’s rehabilitation is a significant one. They work closely from injury onset through […]Read More…

Keywords: Collision Sport; Sports Therapy Introduction Since its formation in 1990, members of the Society of Sports Therapists (SST) have become valued practitioners within the allied healthcare profession pool and integral members of medical teams within sport (1). Graduate Sports Therapists (GSTs), who have successfully completed one of the 40 SST accredited undergraduate or postgraduate […]Read More…