Happily sharing our review paper on #pelvicfloor & rugby in Euro J Sport Science.A truly enjoyable collab with Prof. Kari Bø, Lori Forner, SportsMedicineNI & Dr Izzy Moore.Thank you spec edtn editors Dr Zoe Saynor (she/her), Prof. Fiona Wilson for achieving a #womensrugby edition onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…

Great to be part of #WRUGAMECHANGERS24 conference & kick start the presentations talking about female injury surveillance. An exciting line-up focused on women's rugby!

🚨Light reading for your morning ☕️🚨

Do injury rates differ between starting players and replacements?

Kudos to simon roberts for pulling together data from 5 Unions for this collaboration.

Full text available (open access): link.springer.com/article/10.100…

UKCCIIS - IOC Research Centre of Excellence CHi2PS

A great day at BASES BIG yesterday with PhD researchers showcasing their fab work ⭐️ Cardiff Met SES

Well done Megan James Hazel Tucker & Rachael Vatter (who bagged a cheeky poster presentation award 💪🏻)

Rachael Vatter poster presentation at the Bases BIG conference hosted by Sports Biomechanics

Huw Wiltshire World Rugby FENS Dana Foundation🧠 @IzzyMoorePHD and Molly McCarthy-Ryan explain why a female-specific approach to head injury surveillance should be adopted in women's rugby, based on their own research which aims to improve the understanding of head injuries in women's rugby

#BrainWeek

IWD

Thankful to colleagues for helping change the landscape at my uni by creating the Women to Prof scheme. Tangible investment in women #investInWomen

But pregnancy (my own & many colleagues experiences) show we still have so much more to do in academia #investInAllWomen

Nice to see this published in British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)

What should be included in an Olympic Sports International Federations’ pregnancy and postpartum policy and guidance?

Thanks for the collaboration Neil Gráinne Donnelly Dr Izzy Moore .
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Fantastic work by Molly McCarthy-Ryan & all involved, bringing 4 rugby unions together to inform (much needed) pelvic health strategies for female players as 4 in 10 players leak urine whilst playing

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Our latest study, led by Sandro Vella.

To encourage sustained and consistent reporting of injury in football, well-designed questionnaires should promote communication and teamwork among stakeholders to prevent injuries and enhance performance.

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♨️ off the press -‘After they see what you have, they contact you': a Qualitative study of national team football players’, coaches’ and clinicians’ experiences in engaging with a context-specific ISS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10……
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The latest episode is out 👇

Gareth Rhys Owen speaks to former Wales international Alix Popham, journalists Sam Peters and Andy Bull, Dr Dr Izzy Moore and solicitor Richard Boardman - Rylands Law to detail the next steps in the concussion lawsuit against rugby's governing bodies.

#BBCRugby

The work of our academics Dr Izzy Moore and Molly McCarthy-Ryan in female injury research, in particular looking at concussion, is helping to fill a significant gap in knowledge and female-specific data, as explained by BBC Wales News.

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Make sure you jump on the BBC iPlayer to catch the excellent piece on #BBCWalesLive about concussion in Women's Rugby.

Presented by Anna Palmer it features Cardiff Metropolitan University Dr Izzy Moore & our #SportMedia student EC Cantrell, who is also CMETWRFC club captain & Media Lead.