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WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY 2022

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AUGUST 26-27, 2022

NYBORG STRAND, DENMARK

The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) and the Danish Society of Sports Physiotherapy (DSSF) is pleased to announce the opening of participation in the Congress for all!

According to Lars Damsbo, President of DSSF, "We have chosen the central theme Translating Science Into Action for this historically sold out event. Top researchers and a strong scientific program will ensure the newest in sports science and sports physical therapy is presented, with special attention to the translation from lab to everyday clinical practice. DSSF is honored to host this event, which will be the first time in Scandinavia and the third time in Europe. We will welcome 600-800 delegates worldwide to the coastal city Nyborg and the conference venue Nyborg Strand, literally a stone’s throw from the sea."

According to Luciana de Michelis Mendonça, IFSPT President, "When we first developed the concept of the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy, we saw a need to draw together all of our member organizations...and beyond!...in a single event. As a rapidly growing organization with members in all five regions of the globe as prescribed by World Physiotherapy, we took a leadership role in planning these biennial events with our member organization hosts. Switzerland in 2015, Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2017, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada all paved the way for success. On behalf of the IFSPT, I am very pleased to invite you to attend The Fourth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy (WCSPT)!"

The World Congress website is your resource for all of the details.

Of most critical importance, submissions for abstracts are now being accepted. Follow this link for information and guidelines.

The complete programme to date is also available online, featuring our quality speakers.

IFSPT is proud to announce that our 2022 General Meeting will be held in Nyborg, Denmark as part of the Fourth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy! All IFSPT activities will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2022.

Agenda:

8 AM

Executive Board Meeting

(Board and Staff Only)

1 PM

Networking Session

All IFSPT Delegates and guests welcome to attend and participate. Reservations are required. Please email Mary Wilkinson for your spot.

3 PM

General Meeting

IFSPT official delegate and one guest invited.

6 PM

IFSPT Evening Reception

We currently do not have room numbers for these events, but will share as soon as we receive them from our Danish colleagues. All events take place at the Nyborg Strand, where accommodations and conference are being held.

If you have not registered: Please do so as quickly as possible to assure your place at the Congress

Accommodations: Please make your reservations right away as rooms are filling up.

For all information, please go to this link>

What is the AlfaCare prize?

The AlfaCare prize award is for a passionate early career sports physical therapist to assist them in attending the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy in Nyborg, Denmark, August 26-27, 2022. The amount of the award is 1000€.

Who is AlfaCare?

AlfaCare is a supplier of clinic equipment and other products for preventing and relieving muscle and joint pain and sports injuries. In their home market, Scandinavia, they work with their own brands as well as a distributor of a wide range of leading brands. AlfaCare is the IFSPT platinum and titling sponsor, and is the kind contributor of funds for the AlfaCare Prize.

The purpose of the prize

Early career individuals often find it a challenge to gain funding to attend a world-class congress such as the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy. However, these individuals are the future of sports physical therapy, and the IFSPT and AlfaCare recognize the need to assist them in the development of their career in sports physical therapy, as well as create ambassadors for the field. The 1000€ prize will help the chosen individual attend the Fourth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy, then return to their member organization and share the knowledge they obtained with their peers.

The winner will also be encouraged to attend the Fifth World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy in Oslo, Norway in 2023 and speak about their experience and how it has impacted their practice as well as how it has helped their member organization.

Eligibility Criteria

• Graduate and licensed physical therapist in their member country for seven years or less
• At least two years of sports physical therapy practice experience
• A current member in good standing of their IFSPT member organization
• Good communication skills
• Proven presentation skills are a bonus

Process

• Supply a cover letter (max 1 page) to explain your knowledge translation plan upon return from Denmark, how you think the experience will benefit you, and to highlight your previous presentation experience
• Provide a complete curriculum vitae (CV) for review (including dates of graduation, proof of membership in IFSPT member organization, and examples of experience in sports physical therapy field)

Evaluation

Entrants will be scored on their CVs as well as their knowledge translation plan.

Those interested in submitting must send their cover letter and CV no later than July 4, 2022. Submissions should be sent digitally to Chris Napier, IFSPT secretary and chair of research committee, at secretary@Ifspt.org and must be complete. A final selection will be made by the IFSPT Research Committee by July 18, 2022. Prize funds will then be transferred to the winner in time for the winner to make travel and hotel arrangements. Registration will be provided free of charge.

Award

The award winner will be publicly honored at the Gala of the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy on August 26, 2022 by representatives from AlfaCare and IFSPT.

Post-award

The IFSPT Research committee expects to receive a written report following knowledge translation from the winner no later than May 1, 2023. This will be shared with all member organizations via the newsletter and during an IFSPT networking session. At that time, the winner’s confirmation of attendance at the Fifth World Congress in 2024 will be accepted for scheduling in the programme.

DO NOT DELAY! SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TODAY FOR THIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN, CONNECT AND EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS AT THE WORLD’S PREMIER SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY CONGRESS!

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IFSPT Board Members Suzanne Gard, Treasurer, Switzerland; Aleksander Killingmo, Norway; and Ummukulthoum Bakare, Nigeria, pose in front of the conference center in Lyon.

Contributors: Bakare Ummukulthoum and Mario Bizzini

The Isokinetic Medical Group hosted the 29th edition of the football medicine conference-themed "players voices" from the 4 to 6 June 2022 in Lyon, France. The conference attracted global delegates of more than 2000 sports medicine experts coming together over the three days at the Cite Internationale conference facility. It was really a great opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones.

IFSPT Board Member Ummukulthoum Bakare and former board member and great supporter Mario Bizzini.

It was a welcome face-to-face interaction with colleagues after years of disruption due to the pandemic. The theme players' voices was very apt as this year, many players who are the end-users of sports medicine expertise had their say on the podium and shared their experiences. It was indeed a welcome development to have players and sports medicine experts discuss a common end goal in a conference of this magnitude.

The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy, in conjunction with Sportfisio Switzerland, facilitated a workshop titled Sports Physiotherapy Voices. The session was chaired by current IFSPT board member Bakare Ummukulthoum and former IFSPT board member and close ally Dr Mario Bizzini. The session ran for 90 minutes and involved colleagues from member organizations to discuss the subject matter extensively.

Left to right, speakers: Ummukulthoum Bakare, Amy Arundale, Mario Bizzini, Karen Kotila, Osman Ahmed, Suzanne Gard and Alexandre Rambaud.

Karen Kotila (Denmark), a key local organizing committee member for the upcoming World Sports physiotherapy Congress in Nyborg, scheduled to take place 26-27 August 2022, opened the session with her presentation on working with athletes as a former athlete with emphasis on shared decision making. Suzanne Gard (Switzerland), a member of the current executive board of the IFSPT, shared her insights on working with youth athletes. Alexandre Rambaud (France) presented his talk on working with recreational athletes, while Amy Arundale (USA) highlighted working with high-performance athletes. Ahmed Osman (UK) showcased athletes' voices in his presentation on working with Paralympic athletes. Finally, Bakare Ummukulthoum, a current board member (Nigeria/South Africa), unpacked working with athletes in low-income countries in her presentation.

Amy Arundale presenting.

The workshop was very engaging and thought provoking throughout the 90mins allotted time frame. The participants continued to discuss and network after the session was over and it was evident that Sports PT voices need to be continuously heard on a platform where there are diverse professionals in the sports medicine ecosystem. The next edition of the Football Medicine Conference will take place in London in from May 27 – 29, 2023.

After the experiences of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Japanese Society of Sports Physical Therapy

In August and September 2021, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic games were held with the strict control during the covid-19 pandemic. It was an unforgettable and great experience for all Japanese sports physiotherapists working at the games, and we were all overjoyed to contribute to successful games under such difficult circumstances.

As for the preparation process, a training course started 4 years prior to the commencement of the games. After the staff recruitment and selection processes were completed, the Japanese Physical Therapy Association provided additional staff training courses on acute injury care, taping, English communication skills, and team building using various case scenarios. During the courses, the covid-19 pandemic had spread all over the world and all courses were changed to on-line materials and provided as self-study tools. At the same time, we used some of these on-line course materials as well as the materials made by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of Olympic & Paralympic Games (TOCOG) as education tools of sports physiotherapy. Thus, we sometimes struggled with the ever-changing situation around us, but we managed to adapt each time.

The Physiotherapy and Physical Therapies services were provided in 3 Olympic & Paralympic villages, in 33 Olympic venues, and in 22 Paralympic venues led by Chief Physiotherapist, Dr. Masaki Katayose and the IOC PT representative, Dr. Marie-Elaine Grant. Over 900 Japanese sports physiotherapists worked for the games.

Now we are working on “the legacy development” for standardized sports physiotherapy in Japan. One of the biggest objectives is working on the set-up and application of the registered international sports physical therapist (RISPT) qualification. During the games we could also see the global standards of sports physiotherapy firsthand, so not only we need to introduce what we saw and experienced locally, but we also need distribute our research globally.

Sports Physiotherapists from all over Japan working at the Village Polyclinic.

Physiotherapy rooms in the main Olympic Village

Mina Samukawa

Over 700 Japanese sports physiotherapists worked in the physiotherapy rooms of the Olympic & Paralympic Village polyclinics. The hours of operation were from 7:00 to 23:00 with 2 working shifts. At the polyclinics, treatment options included physiotherapy, sports massage, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic were offered to athletes and team official from all nations. We used an anytime booking application for both smart phone and website and this system quickly proved very popular.

The whole experiences were very interesting and exciting for all of us coming from all over Japan to work together. We sometimes practice skills and discuss treatment during and even after the shifts. Quite a few athletes came back and thanked us after their competitions, and the moments were unforgettable.

Hence, we concerned the low ratio of female sports physiotherapists (25-30 %). Sometimes athletes preferred female physiotherapists with various reasons (for example, religions, location of injury etc). Thanks to our female physiotherapists, we managed to change our working shifts to answer the needs.

Japanese athletic trainers certified by the Japan Sport Association worked for the fitness center above us in the same building. Interestingly, we collaborated with the athletic trainers to treat athletes depending on the athletes’ needs.

Physiotherapy room at the Olympic Village Polyclinic.

Physiotherapists working for TOCOG.

Cycling Village

Takumi Kato

Physiotherapy support was not only for the athletes at the Olympic village and Paralympic village in Harumi, Tokyo, but for any athlete or staff member participating in Tokyo 2020. The cycling village, located at Izu city, Shizuoka, hosted the cycling competition. Izu city is known as an historic region with beautiful nature and hills, and the athletes seemed to enjoy its culture. Physiotherapy staff provided a large variety of services during the event: physical modalities, taping, manual therapy, sports massage, strengthening and conditioning, and acupuncture. As the cycling village was a cozy atmosphere where the medical station and lodges were next to each other, athletes and team staff, physiotherapists, and volunteers quickly became intimate and worked well as a team. MDs and physiotherapists from several countries visited the physiotherapy room daily to discuss athlete care. The contributions of the physiotherapy service to the demands of athletes and staff led contributed to a successful cycling competition in Tokyo 2020.

Staffs of Physical Therapies Room working at the Village Polyclinic.

Field of Play (Marathon and Walking)

Takahiro Miki

The men's and women's marathon and walking races were held in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and the main support was provided by Hokkaido-based physiotherapists. A Physiotherapy Centre was set up in the accommodation facility to provide support before and after training. Also, on the day of the game, physiotherapists were stationed every 5 to 10 km to provide care and prepare for possible incidents.

There were many responses for heat exhaustion, and physiotherapists also needed to provide care for specific regions such as knees and ankles, which made me realize the variety and importance of the support provided by physical therapists. The role of physical therapists was very important for this event.

Medical staff members at the goal of Marathon event

Paralympic Games

Takayuki Miyamori & Yukiko Makihara

The athletes’ village for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, located in Harumi, Tokyo, provided various medical services at the polyclinic where the physiotherapy department was established on the first floor.

The physiotherapy department was operated by 14 physiotherapists and 8 massage therapists (including acupuncturists) from 7 am to 11 pm every day, and provided a variety of services such as physical modalities, manual therapy (including osteopathy and chiropractic), sports massage, acupuncture, and ice baths, mainly in collaboration with orthopedic doctors. Patients visited the clinic as walk-ins or through an online booking. During the Olympics, there were 72 physiotherapy services, 57 sports massage services, and 57 ice bath services per day, while there were 68 physical therapy cases, 45 sports massage cases, and 19 ice bath cases during the Paralympics on average.

On the third floor of the polyclinic, there was a training gym where patients were brought in by physiotherapists when dynamic exercise therapy, such as aerobic training and strength training, was required. The gym and its facilities were also used for athletes' conditioning management. Athletic trainers who served in the gym closely worked with the physiotherapists as one team to provide training and treatment of the very best quality, which satisfied a wide range of needs from world-class athletes.

The professionalism, expertise, and skills that were offered by the physiotherapy department played a key role in protecting the athletes’ health, which lead to the overall success of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. This achievement will remain a legacy and represent the physiotherapy profession after the Games.

Staff of Physical Therapies Room working at the Village Polyclinic.

Ice bath room at the Paralympic Village Physiotherapy Room

Field of Play (Wheelchair Rugby)

Teppei Tsukada

Prior to the event preparation, our local colleagues working with the Japanese wheelchair national team as physios gave us lectures about the sports specifics, the rules, the common injuries, first aid, and acute treatment. Due to the difficult COVID situation, staff training was mostly done using on-line materials. However, we could learn a wide variety of things before working. In addition, staff training, including transferring athletes, was done with medical doctors and nurses every day. Quite a few physiotherapists had to resign to work because of their clinical situations and the staff allocation should have been flexible for what was quite a difficult job.

It was a busy year for IFSPT physiotherapists! With the 2020 Summer Olympics pushed to summer of 2021 in Tokyo and the Winter Olympics in China fast behind, even the physios from Europe, North America, South America and Pacific Region found themselves in Asia for several months.

Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre in Yanqing District, China. The competition took place from 6 to 19 February 2022. Speed events were held on "Rock" course and technical events on "Ice River" course, for both men and women.

Thank you to our Swiss colleagues for providing these photos!

Fabio Truaisch, sport PT of the Swiss National Team-alpine skiing.

Find out how to submit your abstract

The call for abstracts for poster and platform presentations is now open. 

The World Physiotherapy congress offers you a unique opportunity to present to a global audience at the profession’s largest international meeting. Whether you have been working on a research project or have an innovative service, practice, resource, or theory to share, World Physiotherapy is encouraging physiotherapists from all over the world, at every level of the profession, to submit their abstracts. 

Abstracts are invited that: 

• report on the latest research with original scientific data (this includes systematic/narrative reviews and meta-analyses; submissions with pending results and study protocols will not be accepted)
• address new and unique developments in practice, theory, education, management, policy and resources 
• describe innovative ways in which established methods have been adapted to meet the changing needs of practice

Find out more: https://wp2023.world.physio/#/programme/abstracts

Deadline for abstract submissions: 29 September 2022

Abstract presentation formats

There are two main ways to present your abstract at congress, either as a platform or poster presentation.

Platform presentations

• are scheduled for eight minutes, followed by two minutes for questions in each presentation.

Poster presentations

• Printed poster presentations are grouped by topic within the poster area. Presenters have a designated presentation time during the lunch break for discussion with participants. There is a limitation on printed posters we can accommodate.
• ePoster presentations will be scheduled in the programme and grouped by topic. A chair will lead live discussions at congress between onsite presenters and participants, with posters on electronic screens.

Platform and poster presentations are considered by the congress programme committee (CPC) to be of equal standing and judged by the same criteria. While presenters may indicate their preferred format of presentation, platform, printed poster or ePoster, the CPC will assign abstracts to sessions. 

Support for abstract submitters

World Physiotherapy has put together support to help abstract submitters.

Mentoring programme

World Physiotherapy is offering a mentoring programme for all abstract submitters. The programme is in place until 8 September 2022. It aims to help authors present their material clearly and concisely prior to submitting the abstract to the formal abstract review process. The programme may be particularly helpful for those:

• who don’t have local/national research support networks
• where English is not the first language
• with little experience of abstract submissions

Drop-in sessions

World Physiotherapy is hosting informal drop-in sessions where participants will be able to ask questions live to CPC members Catherine Joy Escuadra and Nathan Hutting. Find out more about dates and times and book your place: https://wp2023.world.physio/#/programme/abstracts/support

Video tips

• Watch CPC member Natasha Hinwood share her tips: My first abstract submission 
• 2021 outstanding platform presentation award winner Edward Gorgon shares his tips for abstract submission
• CPC members from 2021 and 2023 share their top tips for abstract submissions in a series of videos in Arabic, English, Japanese, and Spanish.

ACCESS NOW!

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This issue of IJSPT brings twenty peer-reviewed, high-quality, and clinically important research articles from around the world to your inbox, to assist you in your quest for evidence-based practice in sports physical therapy. We also bring relevant and timely articles including an International Perspective: “Return to Play After a Shoulder Injury: Let’s Not Put the Cart Before the Horse” and a Clinical Viewpoint on Dry Needling, to provoke thought and spark critical conversations related to practice. 

NEXT ISSUE: The August issue will contain all of the abstracts for the Danish presentations from the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy, as well as infographics for your access!

Watch for the announcement on August 1. Don't forget to register as a user at www.ijspt.org in order to access all of our free online publications, webinars and educational materials.

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[SFMKS Congress 2022 – Call to Post]

For this new edition of the SFMKS congress that will take place in Limoges on November 19, we open a call for submissions. You can submit your resumes until September 30th!!

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20TH ANNIVERSARY!

SAVE THE DATE!

BERNEXPO, Bern, Nov 5, 2022

SPORTS EMERGENCY COURSE

“Acute Intervention” is one of the core competencies of the IFSPT and also an integral part of the SSPA Accreditation (level C and above) recognized and supported by Swiss Olympics. Both theoretical and practical knowledge are necessary for any sport physiotherapist who is active with teams and/or individual athletes during training and competition. SSPA is committed to raise awareness of the importance of sports emergency management for sport physiotherapists. On the occasion of the 20th SSPA congress, and in order to promote and continuously improve the quality of sports physiotherapy in Switzerland, we’ll organize a Sports Emergency Course exclusively for our SSPA members on Saturday Nov 5. The course will cover the most important topics in this area, and will be led by Dr. Jeff Konin, PhD, ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA, Florida International University.

Program and registration will follow

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