My media presence
The Guardian commentary
In view of carbon footprint and logistical challenges, The Guardian published a piece on the actual evidence for the ice therapy used in Paris 2024 Olympics.
These considerations can be also viewed from a wider perspective which is present in my clinical practice and research:
do we know why treatment works? do we care?
In elite sport these conversations are slightly less nuanced that they can be in a research environment, because the price and pressure is too high. In academia, there is space to acknowledge that we may not have all the data, that we may not really know what the mechanisms of the treatment are, or that after careful examination of all the evidence we can consider the treatment ineffective in certain cases.
Elite sports doesn’t allow time or space for this - if there are any ideas, proven or not, for the athletes to perform better, they tend to be implemented quickly.
I had a great opportunity to contribute to this conversation in The Guardian UK.
CNN commentary
I was asked to comment on the importance of exercise in the process of aging - and I was very happy to share my thoughts as this is a topic I talk about a lot with my patients.
Ultimately the process of aging is a process of managing loading in response to changes in our lives - in how our bodies change, how our goals, activities and resources change, and how our lives change. No two people are going through this process in the same way - and that’s why the attitude to what’s best to do while we age needs to be very individual and bespoke!
King’s College London internal publication
The research that I led, investigating female athlete hip strength profiles, raised interest in the King’s College London internal publication. Together with my 2 colleagues we produced high quality work that was appreciated on the International conferences as well as internally. It was a great honour to contribute to the publication within the University of so many powerful researchers!