Athol Thomson
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Podiatrist - Research Scientist (PhD) | Adjunct Assoc Prof @latrobe Player - shoe - surface interaction research and clinic services for rugby & football
Belfast / Doha / Australia
Joined May 2013
Assessing variation in Shoe-Surface traction over a season of football. ⚽️ Over 8000 views in the first month. 🙌 Possible implications for footwear selection discussed. #openaccess #ShoeSurface traction. https://t.co/p6WQMIW039
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🏆We are excited to highlight this month's Editor's Choice article from Sports Engineering: Ten questions in #sportsengineering: technology in elite women's #football by Katrine Okholm Kryger, @AtholThomson @PhysioAlicia et al. 🔗 https://t.co/aMxPKHgpmO
@ISEA_Journal @WEURO2025
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Great to see @BirchJonathon 's final PhD paper hit the press: https://t.co/Wj4OQ4yjyk . Jonathon's PhD (awarded a little while ago) was one of the first @QUEX_PhD 's jointly awarded by University of Exeter & University of Queensland in collaboration with Luke Kelly @FootScience
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Typically, humans tune their lower limb mechanics to preserve center of mass motion when hopping or running on surfaces with different stiffnesses. However, much of our understanding of this intera...
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🦵Aspetar Clinical Examination: Knee 📒Manual and Video Guide ▶️📽️ Want consistent and accurate tracking during knee rehabilitation? 🤔 🆕Our latest resource focuses on standardizing knee assessments, ensuring reliable progress markers, precise recovery tracking, and
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📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY The San Antonio Spurs (NBA) are seeking a forward-thinking Senior Sport Scientist who excels in data science, thrives in a people-focused environment, and champions collaboration and innovation. Join our team: https://t.co/YuiqoqRvmA
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Some super analogies here and a shoutout for the legend that is @RodWhiteley 💪
NEW podcast episode is up! Dr. Keith Baar, UC Davis — Simple Exercises That Can Repair Tendons (Tennis Elbow, etc.), Collagen Fact vs. Fiction, Isometrics vs. Eccentrics, JAK Inhibitors, Growth Hormone vs. IGF-1, The Anti-RICE Protocol, and How to Use Load as an
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🎥 IAS10 Platform Video Replay Now Available ‼️🔥 ➡️ Get full access of 20 hours of experts insights on foot-ankle complex ! 💰 199€ - Watch anytime ! 🔗 Grab your replay now 👇 https://t.co/xRFMTckjkI
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🎥 IAS10 2024 Replay Available Now! 🔥 Missed the symposium in Strasbourg? No worries! You can get full access for to over 20 hours of experts insights on foot-ankle injuries & rehab🦶 💰 199€ - Watch anytime ! 🔗 Grab your replay now! 👇 https://t.co/xRFMTckjkI
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⚽️⚽️Elite football is increasingly played on hybrid reinforced natural grass playing surfaces… Traction between a football shoe and the playing surface influences a players’ ability to perform football-specific movements. ▶️ Too little traction means a player might slip. ▶️ Too
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🚨 IAS 2024 Replay Now Available! 🎥 Missed the 10th International Ankle Symposium ? 🦶 Get access to over 20 hours of expert insights on ankle injuries & rehab (4 keynotes, 7 symposiums & 7 workshops) 💰 199€ – Watch anytime! 🔗 Get yours now: https://t.co/xRFMTckjkI
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honored to put this together. Very happy with the end product. We cover all aspects of ACL assessment & beyond. Huge thanks @VALDPerformance team & @gaudetrehab @JordanStrength @stephen_patt for their case studies & the expert team for their comments
🚨 Introducing the Practitioner’s Guide to ACL 🚨 Authored by @paulread1010, this guide is a must-read for practitioners looking to harness technology to optimize ACL recovery and return-to-performance strategies. 📥 Download now:
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🟥 Podiatry & More! 🦶 Fatigue Index ACL Series Continues - @SimonBrundish & @AtholThomson 📺Watch: https://t.co/xQk0ZwHffK 🎧Listen: https://t.co/a8CMrMp6La
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More incredible work from @CharliRobertson and colleagues. Changing surface type week to week influences injury risk in rugby 🏉 union.
For those interested, this is the poster I presented at #BASEMConf24 ‘Does changing pitch surface week-to-week influence injury risk in professional men’s rugby union?’ #PitchSurface #InjuryPrevention #RugbyUnion #Science
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Great weekend of learning & networking with a stellar lineup of foot & ankle specialists @S_Maysey @AtholThomson @leehphysio @PhysioReel @lizbayleyphysio @colingriffin🦵Huge shoutout to @sportsmapnet @joss_whitford for organising a great event. Looking forward to the next one 🙌
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Day 1 of the Sports MAP Difficult Foot & Ankle Symposium at the elite facilities of Manchester Institute of Health & Performance.
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44% increase in knee injuries on artificial pitches over last 20 years in Pro men's rugby. 🏉 Incredible dataset. Congratulations all involved 👏
🔥Hot off the press🔥 20 yrs of knee injuries in professional men's rugby 🏉 ➡️>2000 injuries ➡️ ~3 million exposure hrs Trends: ➡️ stable incidence (9.8/1000hr) ⬆️ severity 🔴 MCL most common 🟠 ACL highest severity 🏟️ 44% ⬆️ AGP rate Open access ⬇️ https://t.co/XlfUXIsKLL
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🔥Hot off the press🔥 20 yrs of knee injuries in professional men's rugby 🏉 ➡️>2000 injuries ➡️ ~3 million exposure hrs Trends: ➡️ stable incidence (9.8/1000hr) ⬆️ severity 🔴 MCL most common 🟠 ACL highest severity 🏟️ 44% ⬆️ AGP rate Open access ⬇️ https://t.co/XlfUXIsKLL
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Our latest paper online @MSSE investigated joint mechanics during maximal effort accelerative and decelerative running. https://t.co/Wgl07PR5bJ Key findings in thread below 👇
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Was great to partner with @AtholThomson and @philglasgow To cover 5th MT bone stress injuries, calf muscle strains and Achilles tendinopathy (*pic of panel eyed view) @IAS10_2024
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Strasbourg @IAS10_2024 conference has been tremendous so far! @philglasgow @Seth0Neill and Chris Bleakley.
#IAS10_2024 continues with a fantastic symposium and line-up on ankle injury and rehab @AtholThomson @Seth0Neill @philglasgow Translators beware: an Irish, English and Australian 😱
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#IAS10_2024 continues with a fantastic symposium and line-up on ankle injury and rehab @AtholThomson @Seth0Neill @philglasgow Translators beware: an Irish, English and Australian 😱
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