Last year's Sport Medicine, Exercise and Health MSc students had great success at the joint BASEM/ FSEM annual conference in Cardiff this month taking three of the five podium slots and with several others as posters.
Emily Ross took took first prize for the podium presentations for her research project 'neuromuscular training programme for gymnasts'.
Emily said “my MSc research project analysed the effect a neuromuscular training intervention had on the neuromuscular control of Young Female Acrobatic Gymnasts. A within-subject design centred on 54 female gymnasts aged 7-18 years and used an achieved power sample calculation allowing conclusions to be drawn. The primary measures showed a significant improvement in the gymnast’s neuromuscular control, across all ages, following the 8 week intervention. Secondary measures also showed subjective improvements in the gymnast’s self-esteem, physical sporting ability and strength.”
“I really enjoyed presenting at BASEM and I was pleased with the high level of interest in my research with many delegates approaching me afterwards. I was both shocked and very grateful to be awarded the Institutes’ first prize for my research in Acrobatic Gymnastics. It was extremely exciting to receive the professional acknowledgement of my work and such a compliment too. What a way to finish off my MSc at UCL/ ISEH.”
Chris Jones took second prize for the podium presentations with his project 'US study on rugby players looking at chest wall thickness and the implications for the treatment of tension pneumothorax'.
Chris who worked alongside ISEH consultant and Saracens club doctor Dr Ademola Adejuwon said “an opportunity arose to review the existing guidelines for the management of a tension pnuemothorax. The aim of the research project was to evaluate average chest wall thickness using ultrasound at needle decompression sites across the squad. This was the first time a study of this nature was performed in an athletic population and the results therefore have implications regarding current practise. The research highlighted that forward position players had the greatest chest wall thickness. In this sub-group, current recommended needle lengths are insufficient to provide successful decompression of a tension pneumothax. The research recommended the use of a longer needle length or an alternative chest location to be considered for future pitch side guidelines.”
Well done to all the students and their course supervisers.
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