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CONFERENCE REPORT
ASICS Sports Medicine Australia Conference 2019, Sunshine Coast Thank you to ASICS for this awesome opportunity to
some of us we have a good fortune to be able to
attend
(SMA)
work with and monitor athletes in a performance
conference and to SEPNZ for supporting this! To
environment, so have very clear baselines and
Chris Horrocks from ASICS and his podiatry
norms for that person to work with.
comrades’, I’m glad you are all fit and healthy and
emphasis on the whole - collect information on well-
able to run long distances as your navigation skills
being – sleep, stress, mind-sets, nutrition and
need a bit of professional development!
hydration.
the
appreciated
Sports
your
Medicine
Australia
sponsorship,
I really
insights
and
unplanned tourist opportunities!
There was
In a clinical setting I would say the
challenge for us all is to collect more informative data on our clients than just their presenting condition to have
a
holistic
approach.
Within the sport
“Exercise is Medicine” is the focus of this review and
performance environment map a clear framework to
an overarching theme of the conference.
link to your outcomes goals, provide feedback in real
physiotherapists
working
with
exercise
As as
a
time and have honest conversations.
treatment modality we are well placed to be engaged
in multiple facets of exercise - Prehab (Injury and disease prevention); Rehabilitation and Performance. Start with the end goal in mind, what is the outcome that needs to be achieved?
Understand what
components are required to be evaluated, monitored and achieved.
What the requirements are for the
end outcome e.g. motor control, stability, mobility, strength and conditioning, psychological profiling and performance measures (Professor Phil Glasgow Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Irish
Rugby Football Union).
While presented with a
performance perspective, good advice to heed with any client. Please note this presentation was given a few days after the All Blacks destroyed Ireland in the quarter finals, so well done Phil on a great presentation! Individualise always Carrying on from above know your individual – for
Image: Professor Phil Glasgow slide from keynote address Individualise except for kids’ device time – let’s understand the relationship between devices and CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE >>
