Move Well Clinic

19/08/2024

Women's Health in Sport and Exercise - SPARC 2024 conference (UCB, Birmingham on Weds 31st October 2024)
www.ucbsparc.com

Our annual Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Conference (SPARC) held by University College Birmingham, UK on Wednesday 30th October 2024 is themed 'Women's Health in Sport and Exercise'. Our fantastic speaker line-up features leading academics and practitioners working specialising in both elite and general population health, including therapy and coaching practitioners.



Our keynote speaker is Dr Izzy Moore (Reader in Human Movement and Sports Medicine - Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales UK), whose specialism is in female athlete health, sports injury epidemiology and lower limb rehabilitation. She has received national and international research awards and is an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Sports Medicine and Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. She has secured over £1.5 million in funding and co-led the development of the first return to play postpartum guidelines in a contact sport for World Rugby. Alongside international projects on developing female-specific guidelines and, recommendations and prevention strategies within sport and exercise medicine, she co-leads Wales’ Women’s Reproductive Health Public and Patient Involvement group to help place the voices of experts by experience at the heart of sport and exercise medicine research.



Dr Jenny Burbage (Researcher in Breast Health, Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics, University of Portsmouth) who is a leading expert in biomechanics, health and education related to the female breast, will also be delivering a session on this topic. We will also host a panel discussion with medical team staff from the Home Nations women's rugby teams, including lead physiotherapists Jo Perkins (Wales), Emily Moss (England) Roisin Murphy (former Ireland lead), as well as medic Dr Victoria Campbell (Scottish Rugby Union) on the subject of supporting international athletes through injury recovery and prevention.



Other sessions will focus on research and application in a range of settings. Among others, Leila Benyahia (PhD Student and Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University, UK) sharing her research into development in girls’ football and her experiences working as a Strength and Conditioning Coach at Newcastle United Football Academy, Basketball England, Great Britain Basketball, Newcastle Eagles and i2i International Football Academy. Robert Rowland (Senior Teaching Fellow, University of Portsmouth, UK) will present his participatory action research on gender diversity of Strength and Conditioning Coaches focusing on current demographic makeup of coaches and the influence of key stakeholders.



TICKETS

Tickets are now available via the website booking page (Earlybird/Student £35 until 1st Sept 2024, Full Ticket £45): www.ucbsparc.com Lunch, as well as tea and coffee will be provided on the day. A limited number of free gym passes are available for a pre-conference workout in the University Commercial Gym. There is also the option to participate in a Hyrox style training session sponsored by Matrix Fitness UK in our state of the art Human Performance Centre Strength and Conditioning Suite in Moss House in the afternoon parallel session.



POSTER ABSTRACTS

If you would like to present your work on the day abstract submissions for poster presentations are now open (deadline: midnight on 31st August 2024). Up to four submissions will be nominated by our peer-review panel to be delivered as oral presentations in a 3x3 format (three slides in three minutes) to all our delegates in the opening session.

If you have any questions please email me as conference Chair at my university email address: f.higgs@ucb.ac.uk

The Uinversity College Birmingham Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Conference will take place on the 30th of October 2024. The conference this year is themed around Women's Health. Abstract submissions are opening soon.

10/04/2024

I had an amazing day at the BIG BASES from conference today in Loughborough. So many amazing speakers and poster presentations. It was great to be able to share my own work and cheer on my amazing students who also presented their UG dissertation research projects!

21/12/2023

Do you enjoy VR gaming and based in the Birmingham, area? If you want to learn whether VR influences your physical health and performance, then you are invited to join this research study!

Our third-year student Eve is now recruiting participants to commence data collection in January. Please contact her using the information in the infogram below. University College Birmingham

21/12/2023

Are you a ballet dancer based in the Birmingham, area? If you have a regular menstrual cycle and would like to learn whether it influences your strength and power performance, then you are invited to join this research study!

Our third-year student Charlotte is now recruiting participants to commence data collection in January. Please contact her using the information in the infogram below. University College Birmingham

30/09/2023

This month's episode of the Women in Sports Therapy podcast is out now 'Ballet Soloist to Bonafide Academic - a career with Ehlers-Danlos feat. Bonnie Southgate'
Available on all podcasting platforms including:
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/women-in-sports-therapy/episodes/Ballet-soloist-to-bonafide-academic---a-career-with-Ehlers-Danlos-feat--Bonnie-Southgate-e2940ik
Youtube: https://youtu.be/87xyj6Nyeb0

A little about the episode...

Some of you may know Bonnie from her appearances on the Sports Therapy Association weekly podcast with host Matt Phillips. I have known Bonnie for some years now - having met in 2017 while studying with Mike Grice of Movement Therapy Education. It’s been a delight to see her work and projects grow and gain recognition since then, but she has a fascinating back story predating our first meeting, and so I have been very keen to have her as a guest on the podcast.

Bonnie has been working in her field since 2000 using a blend of therapy modalities, which we discuss in this episode in more detail. She currently practices as a Pilates teacher and teacher trainer, and sports therapist, with a specialism in interventions for those who suffer from symptomatic hypermobility. She is also the MSK adviser to the charity sedsconnective, which is a hypermobility and neurodivergent charity.

Her proudest achievements include managing a high-level dance career, having three children and running a successful business with hypermobile-type Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. She is currently enrolled as a Masters student at Trinity Laban University in London, where she studies Dance Science and has plans to continue researching after her graduation from the programme. Her academic interests draw upon experiences as a dancer, including her time as a ‘Soloist’ in the American Ballet Theatre and a ‘First Soloist’ at Royal Ballet in London.

In this episode we talk about her experience of transitioning from professional dancer to a highly regarded practitioner in hypermobility disorders, as well her plans for the future, which include a new book in her specialist field.

Welcome to the ‘Women in Sports Therapy' podcast from the Sports Therapy Association. In this month's episode we are joined by Bonnie Southgate. Some of you may know Bonnie from her appearances on the Sports Therapy Association weekly podcast with host Matt Phillips. I have known Bonnie for some y...

14/08/2023

MOVE WELL ONLINE WORKSHOP: HOW TO READ SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES (SAT, 19 AUGUST 2023 10:00 – 11:30 BST)

If you're a therapy or fitness professional starting or returning to study a scientific field, or simply wish to polish up your reading skills, this workshop might be just the ticket!

Join us next weekend for this 90-minute workshop designed to help you:

- recognise the structures of a journal article
- ask good analytical questions when reading a journal article
- discuss research evidence with peers!

Fiona 🙂

A 90-minute online workshop introducing scientific journal articles and how to read and interpret them.

01/12/2022

Move Well Clinic Workshop: 'An Introduction to Biomechanics'.
Saturday 3rd December 10:00-11:30

Join this 90-minute online workshop introducing the scientific study of human movement using physics, also known as 'Biomechanics'.

It is suited to anyone with an interest in improving human movement - but in particular may be useful for those working in the field of exercise or performance.

Whether you are completely knew to the concept of biomechanics, or looking to refresh your knowledge, this workshop will help you to better understand some of the fundamental principles of biomechanics as well as its application.

The workshop will help you to:
- understand the meaning of the term 'biomechanics'
- tell the difference between the study of biomechanics, and its application to human motion
- identify problems in your work that could be resolved using biomechanics

The workshop will be 90 minutes in duration and will be held online via ZOOM.

Tickets: Available on a 'Pay what you can basis'. Pricing options include: £15 (original in-person workshop fee), £10, £5 or donation (only available on Eventbrite booking page). The 'Pay-what you can' ticketing model is designed to reduce financial barriers to workshop attendance.

I hope you can make it!
Fiona

A 90-minute online workshop introducing the study of human movement using physics, also known as 'Biomechanics'.