Athlete Health & Performance

Promoting athlete health through the prevention of injury and illness is a key research theme at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH). While the health benefits of moderate exercise are well documented, exercise training and competition at elite level may significantly increase the health risk to the athlete.

OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS HAVE LED TO PIONEERING TREATMENTS FOR ATHLETES WITH CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS

At the ISEH we are focused on researching, developing and implementing effective preventive and treatment methods for sports-related injuries and illnesses. Our Population Health and Performance research themes include:

• Lower limb related pathology
  • ACL
  • Hamstring
  • Tendinopathy
• Sports Cardiology
  • Screening, inherited and congenital heart disease, COVID-19
• Sports Respiratory Medicine
  • Infection, breathing pattern disorders and respiratory physiotherapy
• Adolescent sports medicine
  • Growth and maturation, RED-S, concussion, respiratory medicine
• Female Health
  • Menstrual health, post-partum health, menopause
• Injury and Performance Nutrition
• Sports Concussion
  • International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation (ICHIRF)
• Environmental Physiology
• Oral Health and Performance

For further details on our Athlete Health and Performance research please contact Professor Mat Wilson, Mathew.Wilson@hcahealthcare.co.uk Head of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the ISEH.