It’s been an incredible week in California, visiting cutting edge performance centres, listening to & learning from some great minds, each asking their own questions in the performance science parameters of their fields. I didn’t stand on ceremony & as I stepped off the plane...

A Problem Identified… Many years ago, when I started upon my path into physiotherapy, fresh out of university & confident that I knew all there was to know about treating injuries, I was stopped in my path. I think it was around week 1, maybe the first day or the second...

Data. Information. It’s the new black, the game-changer, the must have for every organisation in the sports industry. It’s everywhere. It’s available for the front office to optimise the player recruitment process, the fan to enhance participation in the game experience...

Lately, I have been spending my spare time doing some on-line courses on strategic planning & strategic analysis, in order to supplement my experiential learning & skills learnt from my mentors, with some more formal learning. I am really enjoying working through business...

For many years, I have wanted to visit Cuba. It has been a bucket list destination, a dream & a curiosity underpinned by a colourful history of opulence, turmoil & struggle dealt out in generous measures. As other destinations on my “Top 5” list have been ticked off...

This year, as December approached, I decided to make a change to my normal lifestyle for a couple of months. As the quiet time of year drifted into my diary, I decided to travel to Central America, learn Spanish, work with the charity my father is involved with in Nicaragua...

Over the last seven weeks, I have been reviewing the vast library of literature that can be discussed in relation to the implications of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) on athletic performance. The articles have considered the the effects of increased glial cell...

Over the last five weeks, I have been reviewing the vast library of literature that can be discussed in relation to the implications of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) on athletic performance. The majority of the evidence I have highlighted is related to studies...

In this series of articles, I am investigating the impact that temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) can have on the physical & physiological wellbeing of an athlete as well as how we can manage TMJD. What I started to discuss in the previous two posts & will continue to...

In this series of articles, I am investigating the impact that temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) can have on the physical & physiological wellbeing of an athlete as well as how we can manage TMJD. What I started to discuss in the previous post & will continue to...