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Contents
FEATURE TOPIC: Injury Prevention
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Guest Editorial
Last weekend, journalist Christopher McDougall (Born to
Run and Natural Born Heroes) was in Dunedin on a
whirlwind tour organised, not by runners or
physiotherapists, but by the Dunedin Writers and
Readers Festival (DWRF). I had the privilege of listening
to his amazing experiences across the globe over dinner
as the writers had asked whether my husband, Chris,
and I could host him for an evening.
What struck me most was his enthusiasm for life and
willingness to explore knowledge deeper than what we
have always accepted, and for not being afraid to
challenge “long-held” beliefs (meaning, beliefs of the
past thirty or forty years). In his talk at the DWRF, he
highlighted how important it is to empower the everyday
person to be active and really enjoy movement. He
suggested that the core of his attention was less about
the top athletes that we see continually on television but
about bringing back movement joy and freedom to the
bulk of the local communities. I suggest that this is a
critical part of the role as sports physiotherapists: to
ensure that we have a critical and advanced role in the
future health needs of our communities, we should also
highlight those competencies that are extending beyond
the sports field, and that focus on working with the every
-day patient. It may be the young adolescent with
anterior knee pain who is bullied at school, needing
improved self-esteem; the 65-year old living with heart
disease and is coming to an exercise class to maintain
and improve daily function; or the 55 year-old with sub-
acromial shoulder pain who also has Type 2 diabetes. I
contend that getting these people active with exercises
and physical activity that motivate and enthuse them
should be recognised to be, at least, as important in our
role as sports physiotherapists as those that are evident
on the sports field dealing with acute injury and helping
athletes to return to their sports.
I had the opportunity three weeks ago to introduce
sports physiotherapy to our new Year 2 students. We all
know that sports physiotherapy is what attracts a large
proportion of our students to the profession in the first
instance – often through experience with their own
injury, or seeing a sports physiotherapist on television.
However, very few of the new students know the
broader competencies included in sports physiotherapy.
These competencies were defined in 2004 by the
International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy
(IFSPT) and I presented these to the students, adding
personal experiences and suggesting how the
competencies contribute towards health and well-being
of our general communities.
The first three competencies (Injury prevention, Acute
intervention, and Rehabilitation) are well-known and are
often taken as the key areas that determine whether or
not one can be called a “sports physiotherapist”. We
remain experts at dealing with Acute Intervention (IFSPT
Competency 2), and Sports Physiotherapy NZ is doing
an excellent task of promoting and advocating relevant
courses. In terms of Rehabilitation (Competency 3) we
usually also feel confident in dealing with our patients’
injuries and getting them back to their chosen sports-,
leisure- and occupational-related activities.
Competencies 4 Performance Enhancement, as applied
to athletes, is also well known (and supported by
excellent courses by SPNZ). We also know how
important team work (Competency 7 Professionalism
and Management) and involvement in and dissemination
of research (Competencies 8 and 9) and Fair Play
(Competency 10) are. But Competency 5 Promotion of
an active and safe life-style, as applied to the general
population, is less known under the banner of sports
physiotherapy. I suggest that the profile and importance
of this competency is critical for our long term role in the
health of our communities, where people live with
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, asthma, and
other health-related conditions. Our life-long learning
(Competency 6) should seek to improve our knowledge
and skills of all factors impacting on quality of life of our
patients, including mental well-being (positive mental
skills), current principles of nutrition, and providing
patients and communities with information that enhances
empowerment and independence.
As indicated above, most people know that sports
physiotherapists deal with acute injuries, including
concussion, facial and abdominal injuries, and we spend
many hours in teaching, learning and acquisition of the
required skills and knowledge. We also need to promote
more clearly that we have experts within sports
physiotherapy that use a multi-factorial approach to
improving the quality of life for people who are not
members of sports teams, of all ages, abilities and all
health conditions. I suggest that highlighting those
competencies will ensure improved and sustained
acknowledgement of our critical role within the wider
physiotherapy profession and as a member of the health
care team of the future. We will need to focus
increasingly on optimising physical activity and general
well-being and restoring the joy and freedom of
movement to the bulk of our communities. In
McDougall’s words, we need to be able to turn everyone,
irrespective of age and health conditions, into a local
“hero”.
Dr Gisela Sole
Sports Physiotherapy
School of Physiotherapy
University of Otago
Dr Gisela Sole: Sports physiotherapy in the context of promoting local “heroes”
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Roadshow
SPNZ BJSM Roadshow Coming to a town near you
Karim Khan (Brukner & Khan Sports Medicine Bible) and Jill Cook (All You Need to Know About Tendons)
along with some local sports physiotherapists are doing a series of evening lectures.
Registrations will be opening soon - Put the dates in your diary now
All venues have limited capacity so numbers will be restricted.
Register before May 8th and go in the draw for a personal in-service at your clinic with Jill
Auckland Sunday June 26th Hamilton Monday June 27th Wellington Tuesday June 28th Christchurch Wednesday June 29th
Dunedin Thursday June 30th
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Feature
Injury Prevention - Essential for All Levels of Sport
SHARON KEARNEY DIP PHTY, DIP GRAD PE, PGD SPORTS MED, MPHTY
I live in Akaroa in Canterbury with my partner Kevin. We have three children (19,
16 and 10). I played a lot of sport at school and whilst physical education was my
initial career choice, thankfully an open day at the Auckland Physiotherapy
School at Grafton made a huge impression, and my career in physiotherapy
started in 1983.
Graduating in 1985, I did the mandatory year in a hospital and then headed to
Christchurch and secured a job with Brian McKenzie, at the Canterbury Institute
of Sport. The job was fantastic and moulded how I work as a physiotherapist. The
staff were a real “go get bunch” and included Prof. Pete O’Sullivan (he was not a
professor then), Marg Lay (NZ Women’s Cricket and NZ Women’s Softball
physiotherapist), Barry Donaldson (All Black physiotherapist), and Kev Dysart
(my partner). Brian was a physiotherapist ahead of his time and in the late
eighties introduced us to the principles of Shirley Sahrmann. The basis of our
approach was observing movement patterns, assessing movement and muscle
imbalances, and developing clinically reasoned treatments based on what we
saw. The work environment was very collaborative, problem solving and stimulating. How I learnt to assess,
reason and treat I transferred into the sporting setting.
After a mandatory OE I headed to Dunedin to study PE at a graduate level (Graduate Diploma – 1990- 1991)
to enable me to access a Master’s programme. Whilst my colleagues were heading down the specialist
physiotherapist route (manips courses) I chose to broaden – I felt that understanding exercise physiology
and biomechanics was fundamental to how I treated patients and supported where I wanted to go – sports
physiotherapy. My Masters route was very long and tortuous finally getting there in 2014 as well as picking
up a Post Grad Diploma in Sports Medicine (2002) along the way.
In Dunedin Kevin and I opened a clinic and this opened
up opportunities in sports. I approached a number of
sporting codes and offered my physiotherapy services.
Learning on the side line is a massive part of being a
sports physiotherapist. Observing, assessing, clinically
reasoning under pressure and treating acute injuries on
the side line cannot be replicated in an academic setting.
On Saturday mornings I was at netball, Saturday after-
noon at rugby and Sundays at football. Great way to
learn practical sports physiotherapy and earn a clientele
base for my clinic.
Netball involvement at a club level lead to becoming the
physiotherapist of the Otago netball team. Being in the
right place at the right time was pivotal – however you
have to put yourself out there to be in that right place! In
addition, in the early 90’s, I brought something new to
sports physiotherapy in netball. The Otago netball coach
(Georgina Salter) was an inspirational coach and was
interested in my approach. Whilst I was interested in
assessing movement patterns, movement efficiency,
muscle imbalances and their relationship to netball and
minimising injury risk (jumping and landing technique,
lower limb alignment control) the coach was interested in
movement efficiency and its relationship to performance.
Working with the coach and fitness consultant (Tracey
Paterson) we collectively developed an individualised
approach to performance enhancement, injury preven-
tion, and grew a successful and formidable team.
The Otago coach was the NZ U21 netball coach at the
time and in November 1992 I was appointed the NZ U21
netball physiotherapist and headed to my first netball
World Youth Cup (WYC). A Dunedin colleague of mine,
(the late) Peter Boyle, was the NZ Rugby League
physiotherapist. He was fantastic source of touring
knowledge and gave me great advice and tips to quickly
develop my international physiotherapist touring
capability.
From 1993 – 95 I was the Silver Fern physiotherapist. I
returned to the U21 development level from 1996 – 2000
attending two more WYC. In 2002 I began my second
stint with the Silver Ferns and worked with them for 13
years until I recently resigned. The Silver Fern
physiotherapy role is challenging and not dissimilar to
the All Black role (but on a far smaller scale). The Silver
Ferns spend little time collectively together and spend far
more time playing in their ANZ Championship franchises.
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Working closely with the five franchise physiotherapists
is fundamental. They work daily/weekly with the Silver
Ferns based in the franchise setting from December
through to July. Whilst the franchise physiotherapists do
the day to day physiotherapy delivery, it is important
NNZ have a clear understanding of pathology, treatment
and rehabilitation plans, return to play (RTP) plans and
potential impact any injury or illness will have on an
impending Silver Ferns campaign.
Please describe your current role and how you end-
ed up there.
After resigning from the Silver Ferns role I have
continued to maintain involvement with netball. I am the
NNZ Injury prevention (IP) consultant on a part time
basis. I work with ACC and the NNZ coaching team to
develop the IP philosophies, frame work, and resources.
I worked in a similar role back in 2005 when ACC first
developed its relationship with key sports. It is an area I
am very passionate about and very keen to develop
further. In addition, I am the Tactix physiotherapist for
2016. I am loving this role because unlike the Silver
Ferns role I am centralised with the athletes for 6 months
and work with them on a daily basis. Challenging and
rewarding.
What are your specific areas of interest/research?
ACL injury prevention is my absolute passion. Netball is
a high risk ACL sport. It is a power strength based sport
played predominantly by females and has very restrictive
foot work rules leading to large deceleration forces. All
three contributing factors to ACL injury. There are 400
netball ACL reconstructions per year – netball needs to
do a better job to decrease ACL risk. NNZ in conjunction
with ACC have developed a sports specific NetballSmart
Dynamic Warm up. The warm up is based on the FIFA
11+ warm up which is validated and evidence based. I
have developed many levels to the warm up ranging
from year 1 (5 years of age) through to the full
NetballSmart Dynamic Warm up. It is part of NNZ
coaching resources and will shortly be released on the
ACC and NNZ websites. NNZ’s aim is the netball
population are using the NetballSmart Dynamic Warm up
and engaging in IP.
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Integration and communication with the support team is
important in all aspects of injury prevention, treatment
and rehabilitation. The coach is integral, the sports medi-
cine director is involved in all injury management, the
strength and conditioning coach is advised on limitation
of training and rehabilitation strategies developed, the
psychologist is advised and engagement may vary
depending on degree of injury (major injury), recurrence
of chronic injury, the nutritionist is engaged to discuss
dietary needs if necessary (i.e. if a major injury there will
be a significant change in energy output and therefore
changes in energy input necessary).
Injury prevention at a high performance level involves
the entire support team. The coach drives the overall
culture, the physiotherapist in conjunction with S and C
develop the strategies, the athlete adheres to the
strategies to ensure efficacy. Adherence (in all aspects
of HP) is often facilitated by the psychologist.
Are you involved in performance aspects for your
clients?
My involvement in performance is to maximise the
athlete’s ability to train in order to maximise their
performance. Whether that be identifying risk factors,
optimising movement efficiency relevant to netball,
diminishing any muscle imbalances that would impact on
injury/performance, load management, assessing and
treating injuries that do occur and minimising impact
where possible.
What are the key attributes you
feel are required to work with
elite level athletes?
Injury knowledge – theoretical and
practical, game knowledge, com-
munication, integration, being “part
of a team”. Ability to optimise per-
formance whilst minimising injury
risk (OP & MIR).
What do you see as the major challenges for sports
physiotherapy?
In NZ we live in a reactive physiotherapy mind-set driven
by our reliance on ACC. There is evidence to support
efficacy of proactive IP strategies in sport. However,
there is a deficiency in funding, inadequate sound IP
models and implementation strategies, and coaches,
athletes and parents lack knowledge on IP.
Physiotherapists have the skill set to drive IP strategies
in all sport. We need knowledge, frame works, funding
and resources. Within netball we are trying to develop an
IP model to take to the netball community. Watch this
space!
Silvers-Granelli et al, (2015 DOI:
10.1177/0363546515602009) have shown that a FIFA
11+ programme performed weekly significantly
decreased injury rate in male collegiate football players.
In addition showed 4.25-fold reduction in the likelihood of
sustaining an ACL injury. Saleh at el (2015 DOI:
10.1007/s40279-015-0404-x) support FIFA 11+
decreases the risk of injuries among football players.
Emery et al (2015 DOI:1136/bjsports-2015-094639)
suggests efficacy of NMT programmes in reducing knee
injuries in youth team sports. However also highlights the
challenges in implementation, the importance of the
coach as the implementation tool, and the need for
comprehensive coach workshops to support coach-lead
delivering strategies.
What are the types of injuries you commonly see?
In netball, ankle injuries are the most common, ACL
injuries are rare but devastating and ACL injury is
increasing in netball. At an international level, netball has
changed significantly. It is faster and significantly more
physical. The international netballer needs to be stronger
to tolerate forces, move efficiently to optimise landing
and cutting techniques to minimise ACL risk, and fitter to
tolerate a more physical and fast game for 60 minutes.
The young netball population is attempting to replicate
their Silver Ferns role models – play harder, faster and
more physical. This increases injury risk.
What do you think are the key
elements in successfully pre-
venting injury?
Injury prevention implementation is
really challenging. Developing an IP
strategy/programme is merely the
start. Empowering and educating
coaches is vital. A coaching frame
work (in underfunded sport) is
imperative, linking IP with
performance enhancement has a
positive effect on adherence, on-going reinforcement
and education are critical. Athletes need to be engaged
and understand importance and IP needs to be integrat-
ed in all aspects of netball training (gym, warm up, home
programmes, coaching, game play).
At a high performance level there are more opportunities
to screen, identify risk, and implement individual
strategies, educate coaches and athletes. However, at
this level athlete load identification and management is
often the most important IP strategy - and often the most
challenging to do.
Who else is involved in the “support” team that you
communicate with and how do you integrate with
them to optimise injury prevention and
rehabilitation?
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Special Report
High Performance Sport Physiotherapy/Rehabilitation Team
BY DUNCAN REID AND FIONA MATHER
For many physiotherapists working in the sports arena, an appointment to an elite or high performance sports team
is the pinnacle of one’s career. However there are only a small number of those positions available and they are
highly competitive and sought after. The downside of having only a small number of positions available is the ability
for sports and organisations that may employ these people to build capacity and manage succession planning. The
purpose of this paper is to outline the current philosophy of High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) with
respect to it model of service delivery to elite athletes and outline some ways in which physiotherapists who aspire
to work in this arena to be better prepared when applying for roles when they are advertised.
The mission of the HPSNZ medical service is to deliver an internationally respected, sustainable and pre-eminent
medical service. This is done under the umbrella of the overall HPSNZ goal of having more athletes win on the world
stage. The strategic direction of the HPSNZ medical service is embodied in the Five Plus Performance Health Model
(see figure 1)
Figure 1 The 5 plus performance health model
The reason for starting with this model is that it provides a fundamental change from the previous expectations of the
skills required to work in high performance sport (HPS). The main driver for the health team to show value in this
arena is the ability to influence performance. This is arguably different than the perception that to work in HPS you
need exceptional skills in the injury and illness end of the model. This may have been so in years gone by but the
scope of the work has now expanded considerably. Those who have worked in HPS soon find that treating injuries of
athletes becomes overwhelming and seemingly endless. The performance “cost” of injury to an athlete can be
significant and there is pressure on the modern physiotherapist working in sport to minimise the time lost, hence the
emphasis on Injury prevention. This is far more effective and allows more athletes to be able to train and compete
more of the time. However there are aspects of the injury prevention area that also need growing skills. Without good
injury surveillance and load monitoring one may not get a good sense of why injuries are occurring (see Figure 2
over page).
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Figure 2 Injury Monitoring and Review Model
This requires the modern sports physiotherapist to have good reporting mechanisms on injuries and the incidence
and prevalence. Working with the coaching staff and strength and conditioning staff to look at load is vital to
understand the relevant contribution and impact upon performance.
The practitioner who can offer consistent and reliable data presented in a meaningful way has tremendous ability to
impact performance.
Recent papers by Newlands et al (2015) show that high volumes of training load in rowing for example, are directly
correlated with increasing amounts of low back pain, the number one injury in rowing. Recent research by Raysmith
and Drew (2016) has shown load increases and missed training sessions have an impact on performance. In
essence it is not good enough now just to be good at treating the injuries you need to be good at identifying key
causes, reducing these where possible so that performance can be enhanced. Performance enhancement also
looks at things like biomechanical assessment, Physical benchmarking for movement competency and working
closely with coaches to enhance movements that improve technique and movement efficacy.
Planning and coordination requires the skills of working in an interprofessional sports team environment This
requires competencies around athlete centred care, interprofessional communication, team functioning,
collaborative practice, role clarification, conflict resolution and collaborative leadership (Reid and Flood, 2011). One
of the best examples of where this must work well is in the area of return to play. Recent research by Shrier et al
(2014) demonstrates that all the professions that are involved the RTP decisions are best placed to make the final
decision on when the athlete is able to RTP. Clearly this is a challenge and those sport and disciplines that find a
way to do this in a collaborative way in the best interest of the athlete do this well. Without these skills it is hard to
survive in the HPS.
The reason we are outlining these key ways of working is that when physiotherapists apply to work in HPSNZ they
often have focused on the treatment skill set and have not been able to demonstrate how they can influence
performance and the wider issues outlined in the model above. Another obstacle is how the work is actually
delivered. The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) private practice model of care and remuneration is poorly
aligned with the High Performance environment. Yes, time is needed for specific treatment when injuries occur, but
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even more time needs be allocated to athlete monitoring and injury recording, injury prevention strategies, effective
warm drills, time in the field observing athletes and working with coaches on performance enhancement.
Fortunately, the service delivery models at HPSNZ are trending this way and we are now appointing more full time
staff to meet these needs.
So back to the conundrum, you aspire to work in this area but there are only a small number of places available,
how can I get these skills? We would suggest the following steps.
1. A sound post graduate education is essential. Courses run by NZ Manipulative Physiotherapists
Association and Sports Physiotherapy NZ are a great starting point to gain extra knowledge. The SPNZ
are aligned to the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) pathway. These can lead
to post graduate diplomas and Masters degrees offered by AUT and Otago University. These post
graduate degrees are the minimum entry requirement for working at HPSNZ and are currently accredited
by the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT).
2. Get involved with key Olympic and elite sports at a junior development level so you can gain the requisite
skills with athletes that are also up and coming.
3. Put in place the above models so that the athletes and coaches get used to the 5 plus model.
4. Try to get a mentor in teams that are further up the ladder in the sports. Most key Olympics Sports have a
designated physiotherapist. They often look for assistance at a junior development level. This can leads to
opportunities to tour and work with these athletes.
5. Look constantly for ways you can enhance performance and talk to the coaches and athletes about these.
6. Come and visit HPSNZ training facilities so you get a sense of how it all works.
References
Newlands, C, Reid, D and Parmar, P. The prevalence, incidence and severity of low back pain among
international-level rowers British Journal of Sports Medicine (2015) 49: 951–956.
Raysmith, B and Drew, M Performance success or failure is influenced by weeks lost to injury and illness in elite
Australian Track and Field athletes: a 5-year prospective study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2016),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.12.515
Reid, D, and Flood, B (2011) Interprofessional Education in Health and Environment in Aotearoa/New Zealand. 2nd
ed Oxford University Press.
Shrier I, Safai P, Charland L. Return to play following injury: whose decision should it be? British Journal of Sports
Medicine 2014;48:394–401.
Special Report
High Performance Sport Physiotherapy/Rehabilitation Team
Duncan Reid Associate Professor and Physiotherapy Advisor to HPSNZ
Fiona Mather (Lead Manager Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation HPSNZ)
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Planet of the Apps
The ACL Rehab app has three main sections on the front page: Information, Anatomy and References.
Below this it has the Home Page, Stages of Rehab, Exercises and My Workout. The Stages of Rehab are divided up
in to Prehabilitation, and then Stage 1 (Acute Post-op through to Stage VII (Return to Sport). Each stage has
timeframes associated with them, along with descriptions about what to expect at each stage.
The exercises component is broken down into Strength, Flexibility, Balance and Agility and within each of these sub-
groups there are a selection of exercises to choose from.
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Language: English
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Cost: $5.99 incl GST
What it is used for: Patient information and exercise prescription app.
Pros:
Has some basic anatomical diagrams of muscles and ligaments around the knee and a description of current
commonly used techniques for ACLR (hamstring and patellae grafts).
The client (or the physio) can choose exercises from a limited selection to add to the My Workout section.
The App has a list of recent references that it draws its information from which are listed in the references sec-
tion.
The App is very pro physiotherapy with encouragement to see their physio to help manage their rehab.
Cons:
The prescription for the exercises are set (generally Repeat 10 times, 2-3 sets as tolerated). These are obvi-
ously generic and may not suit all clients.
The exercises are model diagrams and could have been videos. This does mean that the App is not as large
as it could have been though. You are able to slide sideways to change the photo from starting position to mid
position to finishing position
Your monthly App review
by Justin Lopes - Back To Your Feet Physiotherapy,
SPNZ executive member.
Hi team,
One of my clients who unfortunately has suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture and the subsequent trauma
of an ACL reconstruction (ACLR) introduced me to this month’s App and it highlighted the fact that I am not the only
one trawling the ‘interweb’ for Apps that can provide information and advice for our clients – they are doing it too! I
liked the way this App presented the information, and how it allowed some basic prescription abilities around the
exercises at each phase of the rehabilitation. However it is a generic App that is based in America, so care needs to
be taken when using it.
App: ACL Rehab
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Planet of the Apps
The App was written for an American audience and so some of the protocol information is not necessarily how
New Zealand surgeons or physios manage patella tendon reconstructions.
It is not very clear what exercises are supposed to be in each phase and clients could misconstrue that box
jumps are in the early post op phase for instance – not a good idea.
Overall I would recommend the App to clients, with some caveats. Make it clear that this is a generic App and that
not all information may be accurate for them. I update the exercises that I think are appropriate for the stage and
phase of their rehabilitation. You can delete the exercises that they have progressed from. Not all exercises are in
the App so you will need to augment them with some of your own.
Overall rating: 3/5
Another useful App for your ACL injured clients that can give you some information on how the client is progressing
is the ACL RSI. This App was designed and validated by La Trobe University, to measure athletes’ emotions, confi-
dence in performance, and risk appraisal in relation to returning to sport after an ACL injury. Your client can answer
12 questions using a slider, and the summary of their results can be emailed to yourself or your GP. Of course there
are more comprehensive Outcome Measures post ACLR but this is an easy way to assess your client’s confidence
re their return to sport.
Happy Apping…
Cheers,
Justin
App: ACL Rehab continued...
For further discussion on this App check the SPNZ LinkedIn forum page Click here
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SPRINZ
It’s how you run that really matters
By Kelly Sheerin
Running related injuries are some of the most prevalent
that physiotherapists treat, but they can also be equal
parts challenging and frustrating, with an astonishingly
high recurrence rate.
There is a substantial bulk of research that can help
provide guidance for practitioners treating running inju-
ries, but it is often difficult to access, and even when
you can get your hands on it, the results can be confus-
ing and occasionally conflicting.
To help combat some of these problems, a recent large
systematic review published in Gait & Posture has
honed in on patellofemoral pain (PFPS) in runners, and
serves to provide a good, un-biased summary, of the
effectiveness of treatment interventions from 28 individ-
ual research papers*.
One of the key findings of the review is that specific
biomechanics are an important factor in runners sus-
taining PFPS. The condition appears to have strong
links with those who run with increased hip adduction
and dynamic knee valgus, which are often teamed with
dropping of the contralateral pelvis.
Personally, I don’t think this finding on its own is partic-
ularly ground breaking, we’ve known this for some time
now. However, where this paper really comes into it’s
own is that it may have finally shone a light on the rea-
sons why some interventions are more successful that
others.
The interventions assessed have largely been grouped
into ‘exercise’ and ‘gait re-training’, where the exercise
interventions largely constitute proximal glute strength-
ening. This is where I think this review gets interest-
ing… While it was identified that both of these treat-
ment approaches can result in reduced PFPS pain,
only running retraining was found to also reduce peak
hip adduction; An established risk factor for PFPS de-
velopment.
While this paper doesn’t delve into the nitty gritty of the
clinical world, I’ve seen many PFPS cases where inten-
sive proximal glute strengthening has seemingly re-
solved patients knee pain in the short term, only to
have it come back with a vengeance at a later date.
Conversely, those who have made an attempt to
change their running mechanics have been a lot more
successful in remaining injury free. While I don’t have
any evidence, I suspect the improved muscle strength
on its own, simply acts to buffer the condition for a peri-
od. Inevitably, as the demands go up, the symptoms
return.
While none of these findings are a new-found cure, this
review does provide a clear message to show that spe-
cifically addressing faulty mechanics, and not just as-
suming they are resolved, is essential especially if
you’re interested in long-term success for your running
patients with PFPS. Does this mean that you should
forget about the strengthening altogether? In my opin-
ion, not at all… It’s critical you establish a stable base
before changing biomechanics, otherwise you’re just
asking for bigger problems.
We need to start thinking of running much more like a
skill. If we want a better golf swing or tennis serve, we
practice the skills required to do so. Running requires
the same level of focus: If runners want to run better,
they need to practice the skill of running in the right
way.
How do you retrain someone’s running I hear you ask?
Well that’s a whole other topic! Stay tuned for that later
in the year.
Key points
Running biomechanics (especially hip adduction
and dynamic knee valgus) are closely linked to
PFPS.
If you’re treating runners for conditions such as
PFPS and you think there could be links to faulty
mechanics, it’s important you assess their running
biomechanics.
Both strengthening and gait retraining can success-
fully reduce PFPS pain.
Only gait retraining is successful in improving faulty
biomechanics linked to PFPS.
* Neal, B. S., Barton, C. J., Gallie, R., O’Halloran, P., &
Morrissey, D. (2016). Runners with patellofemoral pain
have altered biomechanics which targeted interventions
can modify: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gait & Posture, 45, 69–82.
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SPRINZ
It’s how you run that really matters continued...
About the author: Kelly Sheerin
Kelly is the Manager of the Sports Performance Clinics, based at AUT Millennium in
Auckland. He has a clinical interest and expertise in running injuries and biomechanics.
Kelly has a BHSc in Physiotherapy and a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science. He has
gone on to complete an MHSc in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, including research in
3D running biomechanics. Kelly is currently completing his PhD in the area of real-time
feedback in runners at risk of tibial stress fracture.
If you have questions on running biomechanics or the treatment of specific running
injuries, feel free to e-mail me ksheerin@autmillennium.org.nz) .
About the Sports Performance Clinics
The Sports Performance Clinics, based at AUT Millennium, have world class facilities teamed with a highly skilled
and knowledgeable team, to provide the best sports science support, irrespective of your requirements whether it be
rehabilitating from injury, improving your strength and power, honing your cardiovascular fitness, or acclimatising to
heat.
The services on offer are grounded in research, and underpinned by the principles of AUT’s Sports Performance
Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ). The overall paradigm is that all of the athletes and clients seen at the
SPC can potentially be research subjects through various on-going studies. Thus, our research is facilitated through
the services we provide, and the services are in turn improved through research.
Further information on the Sports Performance Clinics can be found here .
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Member Profile
Sports physiotherapist mixes it up with a little sports science for good measure
When sports physiotherapist Isobel Freeman completed her postgraduate studies
at AUT she decided to broaden her experience by including papers from the
sports science programme. Isobel is currently working as the point of contact
physiotherapist for the Men's Black Sticks based at High Performance Sport NZ
and also at Unisports Sports Medicine Clinic. Additionally in the winter she is the
physiotherapist for North Harbour 'B' rugby team. She was kind enough to answer
a few questions we threw at her regarding her postgraduate experience at AUT.
How did you hear about the sports science papers?
Due to my particular interest in sports rehabilitation I investigated papers on-line (through the AUT website) to see
what sports papers were available to incorporate within my Masters of Health Practice in musculoskeletal
physiotherapy. I also found a physiotherapist who had previously enrolled in these papers and he highly
recommended them to me. I was very keen to complete the practicum of physical conditioning and in order to do
this I also needed to complete enhancing muscular performance and exercise physiology.
What made you choose papers from the sports science programme?
I knew I wanted to work as a physiotherapist with elite athletes. I hoped that choosing papers from the sports
science programme would enhance my knowledge of athletic training/exercise prescription for all levels of sports
participants. I also saw this as an ideal opportunity to gain knowledge/exchange ideas with other professionals
completing the course (e.g. strength and conditioning coaches and sports scientists). I was enthused by the
practicum which consolidated all the theoretical knowledge gained into a practical environment with the other
course participants.
How did you find the mix of the sports science papers and the papers from rehabilitation?
Two of the papers were completed solely on-line, so study could be done in my own time and this was useful to be
able to work around other papers and employment. The final paper was a practicum of physical conditioning which
included a week on campus at AUT Millennium. This paper was particularly beneficial due to the practical content
and mixing with all the other course participants.
The sports science papers complemented the papers from rehabilitation by adding to my clinical reasoning skills. I
found that the knowledge gained enabled me to explain in greater depth the physiological changes occurring due to
a prescribed exercise regime.
How have the sports science papers influenced/helped your sports physiotherapy work?
I currently work with elite athletes alongside strength and conditioning coaches and the papers have been
invaluable in understanding periodisation programs towards pinnacle events and the demands expected of an
athlete. They have also aided me in rehabilitation exercise prescription.
Any other comments?
Sports science papers are not only beneficial for physiotherapists working in sport, but also in regards to exercise
prescription for all patients.
Many thanks to Isobel for taking the time to respond to our questions. For those interested the postgraduate sport
and exercise study options at AUT include a range of papers including Exercise Physiology, Enhancing Muscular
Performance, Applied Human Movement Studies, Applied Sport Psychology, Practicum in Physical Conditioning
and others, many of these can be completed online as Isobel mentioned.
For more details go to www.aut.ac.nz/pgsportexercise.
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Clinical Section - Article Review
ABSTRACT
FIFA 11+ is an injury prevention programme that has been promoted and disseminated throughout the 209 Member
Associations (MAs) of FIFA. The programme was originally developed in 2006 as a group of warm up exercises to
be completed a couple of times a week to prevent injuries (non-contact) in amateur football players. Since the official
launch in 2009, the effectiveness of undertaking the programme has been evaluated in a number of countries, as
well as the issues of implementing the programme at all levels of the amateur game. Positive outcomes have been
found in female and male amateur football players with a reported decrease in the incidence of non-contact injuries
occurring. Specific note is being made of the programme in respect to children and referees.
Article Review
INTRODUCTION
FIFA11+ is a programme designed to reduce the risk of non-contact injuries in amateur football players. It is
comprised of 15 exercises that in total take 15-20minutes to complete. The Coach has been identified as the key
implementer of the programme. RCT’s that have been undertaken since 2008 show that team members performing
the programme at least twice a week will significantly reduce the incidence of injury. The article reviewed the recent
evidence from the MAs of FIFA regarding the implementation and successfulness of introducing this programme.
METHODOLOGY
Peer-reviewed journal articles published from the time of the first published review on FIFA11+ in 2008 up until
January 2015 were assessed. A total of 25 papers were included which looked at the effectiveness of injury
prevention, impact on performance and effectiveness of implementation strategies.
FINDINGS
Effectiveness of Injury prevention:
Since the outset of implementing this programme, effectiveness of reducing injury has been reported as being
between 40-50% (ref 2,3,4,5) in both male and female amateur footballers. The issue of compliance was deemed
integrally related to the ultimate success of the programme. Of those RCT with good outcomes, the programme was
performed at least two times a week.
In assessing the effectiveness of injury prevention in children (under 14 years of age) and referees – there has been
little research done to date. FIFA is currently piloting more specific programmes for these subgroups. With respect to
professional footballers there has been no publication relating directly to the FIFA 11+ programme. However, in
review of 44 teams’ prevention strategies, there was a close correlation of the exercises they included in their warm
up protocols to the exercises from the FIFA 11+ programme.
IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE
A common goal that players, and their coaches, strive for – is improvement in performance. As a medical
professional we wish for maximum performance with optimum player health and a reduction to the risk of injury.
Compliance to perform an activity/exercise programme will increase if there is a correlation to performance goals.
RCTs (23) found significantly better neuromuscular control following 9 weeks of FIFA 11+ practice. Further studies
(5,24-28,30,31) highlighted beneficial physiological changes after having integrated the FIFA 11+ programme in to
FIFA 11+: an effective programme to prevent football injuries in various player
groups worldwide – a narrative review
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their training. This included improved functional balance, and agility skills, improvement in core and hip
neuro-muscular control affecting jumping ability and quicker stabilisation times of the lower extremity.
Interestingly it is noted that the FIFA 11+ programme showed similar physiological effects as other warm-up
protocols (29). Perhaps the point is not necessarily the FIFA 11+ protocol but in fact that the team has taken the time
to warm up properly and regularly, involving sports specific drills.
EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
It is currently still a challenge to correctly implement a programme such as FIFA 11+ across the footballing world.
The National Associations rely on coaches at grassroots to get involved. The most successful outcomes have
occurred when specific training and certification of coaches to the programme have occurred.
As a physiotherapist involved in a sports team and treating sports players, this article offers clear support to our
argument that an injury prevention programme is worthwhile. The effectiveness of FIFA 11+ has been shown to
reduce the risk of non-contact injury to footballers and potentially enhance performance through neuro-muscular
changes. We can continue to educate the coaches, parents and players on the importance of these programmes
with support from organisations including NZ Football. Physiotherapists can get alongside coaches and help educate
them and get involved with implementing the FIFA 11+ programme which is both simple and effective. Spending
time on injury prevention can only be beneficial to all involved.
This article discusses football’s approach to injury prevention, but by no means are they the only sporting
association to do this. Development injury prevention programmes in netball is occurring both here and in Australia.
.
Relevant links of interest:
http://f-marc.com/11plus/home/;
http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/fifa-11/
http://netball.com.au/netball-launches-program-to-eliminate-knee-injuries/
http://www.mynetball.co.nz/netball-smart/fitness-injury-prevention.html
References can be provided on request
FIFA 11+: an effective programme to prevent football injuries in various player groups worldwide – a narrative review continued...
By Rose Lampen-Smith Dip Phys; PGD HSc (Phty)
Foot Science International Academy presents:
“Entering the FootZone 2016” – a one-day accredited course about the patient’s foot
and lower limb function and pathology
offered in six NZ locations May 14-21
More information & sign up with EventBrite: http://bit.ly/footscience
Enquiries at 0800 60 30 10 or info@footscienceinternational.co.nz
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Clinical Section - Article Review
ABSTRACT
Sport is the leading cause of injury in youth. This meta-analysis revealed a combined preventative effect
of neuromuscular training in reducing the risk of lower extremity injury however a lack of uptake and
maintenance of such programmes is an ongoing issue.
There is a very high participation rate in youth sport which has important health implications including
psychosocial benefits. However, sport is also the leading cause of injury in adolescents. The estimated
annual incidence across many countries is 35 injuries per 100 youth requiring medical attention. Lower
limb injuries account for 60 percent of the overall injury burden.
This systematic review and meta-analysis looked at randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental or
cohort studies published prior to September 2014. All studies were reviewed using the Downs and Black
quality assessment tool. Twenty-five studies were used for final evaluation.
All studies showed a significant overall protective effect of 36 percent in lower limb injury risk. The studies
also showed a potential reduction in knee injuries however this was not significant. The majority of the
studies examined neuromuscular training strategies including multiple components (strength, balance,
agility) hence it is difficult to assess the contribution of each component. Some studies did show a
greater protective effect when programmes included jumping and/or plyometric training compared to those
without.
There were reported limitations to the studies reviewed. A lot had poor reporting of losses to follow up,
lack of control for potential confounding factors and exposure to risk was not considered. The studies also
only reviewed ages 11 to 18 years and elite sports so results cannot be generalizable to paediatric and
non-elite sport populations.
While there is growing evidence that injury prevention training programmes work, there is also evidence to
support the lack of programme uptake and ongoing maintenance. There is a need to focus on the ongoing
and sustainable implementation of effective injury prevention strategies in youth sport. Some sports have
shown greater adherence when the programmes are sport-specific with a focus on coach training.
Neuromuscular training injury prevention strategies in youth sport:
a systematic review and meta-analysis
Carolyn A Emery, Thierry-Olivier Roy, Jackie L Whittaker, Alberto Nettel-Aquirre, Willem van Mechelen.
British Journal of Sports Medicine 49 (13): 865-870
By Amanda O’Reilly, Physiotherapist, BPhty, PGDipSEM
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Continuing Education Continuing Education
Sideline Management Course
May 21st-22nd Auckland - see
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SPNZ Sports Certificate Update
SPNZ Members always get first notification for the courses so keep an eye out for an email and in the bulletin
Lower Limb Course
Provisional date: February 2017
Spine and Pelvis Course
Provisional date: mid 2017
Prevention and Performance Course
Provisional date: second half of 2017
Upper Limb Course
July 16-17th Auckland -more details
soon
Specific Athletic Populations Course
Provisional date: November 2016
Auckland
Level Two:
Looking at 12 to 18 months depending on demand
Exercise Prescription Course
Expression of interest for Wellington in
November - see page 24 for details
As mentioned in the article by Duncan and Fiona, High Performance Sport New Zealand has a pathway or model for progressing into the realm of treating high performance athletes which includes the courses we run as part of the Sports Physiotherapy Certificate. These courses are based on competencies the IFSPT considers necessary to be a sports physiotherapist. Though the numbers of top jobs are limited, this pathway or principal is also very relevant to anyone working with sports or athletes, be it weekend warriors or club and provincial players.
When I started working with sports teams many years ago there weren’t any courses in New Zealand, be it weekend courses like the certificate, or post graduate sports courses. Knowledge was gained through trail and error, or if you were lucky, you worked beside an experienced sports doctor. Over many years we have looked at how to provide NZ physiotherapists with this knowledge. Finally, the hard work and dedication of the SPNZ executive and education committee has now enabled us to provide for you a top programme for sports physiotherapy in NZ. Over the last few years level one courses have proven very popular, so it is pleasing that this year we are releasing the first of our level two courses.
Hamish We aim to have all three level one courses twice a year.
Level One:
We aim to have 2 of each of the 3 level one courses yearly
Trauma Course April 16 & 17th—both full
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Continuing Education
Expression of Interest
Promotion and Prescription of Physical Activity and Exercise
SPNZ Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy Level 1 Course
Physical inactivity is responsible for the growing epidemic of obesity and health-related conditions.
Physiotherapists play a critical role in promoting and prescribing physical activity in all age groups and are
ideally placed to prescribe exercise for those with chronic health conditions, and to those wanting to return to
recreational activity or competitive sport following injury.
A course covering the promotion and assessment of physical activity levels, exercise testing and ways to effectively prescribe physical activity and exercise for individuals ranging from inactive to those involved
in competitive sports.
Presented by: Dr Grant Mawston and Dr Peter McNair
This course is suitable for:
Physiotherapists wanting to improve their knowledge and skills in
assessment and prescription of physical activity and exercise to
use with patients on a daily basis. This course provides a bridge
to Level 2 SPNZ courses and important background information
for those considering university postgraduate study.
What the course will cover:
The course will provide a combination of lectures, practical demonstrations, practical assessments and case studies and will cover the following topics:
Principles of exercise prescription Promotion and assessment of physical activity Assessment of neuromuscular performance Aerobic and functional capacity testing Strategies to enhance exercise adherence Screening for return to sport Exercise risk screening and goal setting Physiological effects of disuse and ageing
Expression of Interest in Wellington Course November 2016
Likely Cost: SPNZ members $450
Cost includes morning and afternoon teas and course manual.
Please note:
At this time this is an expression of interest only. If we do not get sufficient interest to cover course costs,
the course will not be run in Wellington.
Please indicate your interest by emailing Hamish Ashton ( help@spnz.org.nz )
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Continuing Education
The course will cover:
Presenters:
Dr Deb Robinson (Sports Medicine Physician – former All Blacks doctor & current Crusaders doctor) Dr Angela Cadogan (Physiotherapy Specialist – Musculoskeletal) Kim Simperingham (Strength & Conditioning) Emma Mark (Physiotherapist Marist St Pats and Habit physiotherapy, previously Nigerian national rugby federation and championship level UK) Kelly Davison (Hand Therapist) Drug Free Sport NZ
To Register:
Registration will be limited to the first 25 paid registrants Registration Form - : https://sideline-management-spnz-level-1-course.lilregie.com/
Fax 04-801 5571 or Email: pnz@physiotherapy.org.nz
SIDELINE MANAGEMENT (SPNZ LEVEL 1 COURSE)
This course is for registered physiotherapists who work with individual athletes, or on the sideline at sports games or events who want to upskill in the areas of pre-game preparation, first aid, acute injury assessment and
management, and post-event recovery strategies.
By the end of the course you will have all the tools you need to manage pre-event preparation, post-event
recovery and to confidently assess, manage and refer common sporting injuries and wounds.
Location:
AUT Millennium
Click for Google map
17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay
Auckland
Date:
Saturday 21st May 2016 9am – 5pm
Sunday 22nd May 2016
8am – 4.30pm
Course Fee:
SPNZ Member $405.00
PNZ Member $486.00
Non-PNZ Member $607.50
Ethics and Professional Issues in Sports
Physiotherapy
Pre-event preparation and warm-up
Strapping
Sports First Aid
On-field injury assessment
Concussion assessment and management
Splinting of hand and finger injuries
Indications for medical and radiology referral
Return-to-play decision making
Post-event recovery
Anti-doping regulations and banned substances
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Continuing Education
SPNZ Website Passwords Please note: We are about to do an update of our database for accessing the website.
*** Unfortunately this will delete your current password. ***
A new one will be issued and this will be: your mobile number minus the first 0
e.g. mobile = 0211234567 password = 211234567
If this doesn’t work just reset it. (This could be because we have no number or an incorrect number)
See the FAQ page if you don’t know how. Our apologies for this Hamish
Website Passwords
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JOSPT
www.jospt.org JOSPT ACCESS
All SPNZ members would have been sent advice directly from JOSPT with regards to accessing the new JOSPT
website.
You will have needed to have followed the information within that email in order to create your own password.
If you did not follow this advice, have lost the email, have any further questions or require more information then
please email JOSPT directly at jospt@jospt.org in order to resolve any access problems that you may have.
If you have just forgotten your password then first please click on the “Forgotten your password” link found on the
JOSPT sign on page in order to either retrieve or reset your own password.
Only current financial SPNZ members will have JOSPT online access.
Volume 46, Number 4, April 2016
EDITORIAL
2015 JOSPT Awards: Back Pain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Are a Continued Focus of Research and
Clinical Attention in Physical Therapy
CLINICAL COMMENTARY
Shedding Light on the Etiology of Sports Injuries: A Look Behind the Scenes of Time-to-Event Analyses
MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING
Cauda Equina Compression in the Absence of Neurologic Signs
RESEARCH REPORT
Reduced Physical Activity in People Following Ankle Fractures: A Longitudinal Study
A Prescriptively Selected Nonthrust Manipulation Versus a Therapist-Selected Nonthrust Manipulation for Treatment
of Individuals With Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Cervico-occipital Posture in Women With Migraine: A Case-Control Study
The Influence of Centralization and Directional Preference on Spinal Control in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back
Pain
Plantar Cutaneous Sensitivity With and Without Cognitive Loading in People With Chronic Ankle Instability, Copers,
and Uninjured Controls
M-Mode Ultrasound Reveals Earlier Gluteus Minimus Activity in Individuals With Chronic Hip Pain During a
Step-down Task
Abdominal Bracing Increases Ground Reaction Forces and Reduces Knee and Hip Flexion During Landing
Postural Cueing to Increase Lumbar Lordosis Increases Lumbar Multifidus Activation During Trunk Stabilization
Exercises: Electromyographic Assessment Using Intramuscular Electrodes
Research Publications
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Research Publications
British Journal of Sports Medicine
www.bjsm.bjm.com
Volume 50, Number 8, April 2016
REVIEWS
Do runners who suffer injuries have higher vertical ground reaction forces than those who remain injury-free? A
systematic review and meta-analysis
Henk van der Worp, Jelte W Vrielink, Steef W Bredeweg
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
Effects of exercise and manual therapy on pain associated with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and
meta-analysis
Lucy Beumer, Jennie Wong, Stuart J Warden, Joanne L Kemp, Paul Foster, Kay M Crossley
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
Measurement of physical activity in older adult interventions: a systematic review
Ryan S Falck, Samantha M McDonald, Michael W Beets, Keith Brazendale, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
CLINICAL ANALYSIS
Has the athlete trained enough to return to play safely? The acute:chronic workload ratio permits clinicians to
quantify a player's risk of subsequent injury
Peter Blanch, Tim J Gabbett
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Prospective comparison of running injuries between shod and barefoot runners
Allison R Altman, Irene S Davis
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
Injury risk in runners using standard or motion control shoes: a randomised controlled trial with participant and
assessor blinding
Laurent Malisoux, Nicolas Chambon, Nicolas Delattre, Nils Gueguen, Axel Urhausen, Daniel Theisen
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
“Physical Activity 4 Everyone” school-based intervention to prevent decline in adolescent physical activity levels: 12
month (mid-intervention) report on a cluster randomised trial
Rachel Sutherland, Elizabeth Campbell, David R Lubans, Philip J Morgan, Anthony D Okely, Nicole Nathan, Luke
Wolfenden, Jarrod Wiese, Karen Gillham, Jenna Hollis, John Wiggers
http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/
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Qualitative Study at the School of Physiotherapy
Current perspectives on the assessment and prescriptions of footwear for overuse running knee injuries
Physiotherapists and podiatrists are sought for a focus group discussion or individual interviews on the perceptions
and opinions of the assessment and overall treatment of running-related overuse knee injuries, including
approaches to prescription of footwear. This study will clarify current trends in clinical practice and inform teaching
and future research studies. The discussion will be maximally one hour and can be conducted individually with the
researchers via Zoom (a web-based programme similar to Skype).
For further information, please contact Codi Ramsey (PhD candidate) at codi.ramsey@otago.ac.nz
Classifieds
PALMERSTON NORTH
Rehab Physio Centre
Physiotherapist – start early May It’s time for her big OE and with Shannon leaving we have big shoes to fill!!
Are you an enthusiastic, energetic team player wanting to join an experienced team of five physiotherapists
working with a variety of sports, spinal and work related injuries?
We are looking for someone who will value the opportunity to learn and develop professionally. You will be
working independently in a friendly supportive environment.
Along with providing expertise in manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and acupuncture, our practice has a fully
equipped rehab gym.
To apply, or for more information, please contact
Mike Harnett, Managing Director, Rehab Physio Centre (PN) Ltd
at: mike@rehabphysiocentre.co.nz
or phone 021 473 422,
or visit our website www.rehabphysiocentre.co.nz