@mattwirdnam

Physiotherapist working in sport & researching mental fatigue @TheAusBallet 🩰 & @LaTrobeSEM

 Melbourne, Victoria
Joined November 2011
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One of the newest lines of research @TheAusBallet makes the @theage 👀 Investigating mental fatigue in elite ‘athletic artists’ aims to support a generation of mentally more resilient & happy dancers 😄🩰
La Trobe University
@latrobe13 Dec 2022
There was a time when career-ending injury was an constant fear for #ballet dancers. But thanks to @S_Maysey and @LaTrobeSEM researchers, a strategic, preventative research-driven partnership is transforming @TheAusBallet's dancer's health and careers. theage.com.au/culture/dance/…

How The Australian Ballet is drastically cutting injury rates

For six months, an injury meant that ballet dancer Benedicte Bemet could only walk in high heels.

theage.com.au
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Announcement: We are recruiting for a study using electrical and magnetic stimulation of the nervous system in athletes with Hamstring Injury 🧠🦵 Participants are eligible for a $50 gift card on completion of testing. Scan the QR code for more information ✅
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Professional ballet dancers perceive that mental fatigue ↑ their risk of acute & over-use injury💥 Read our latest open-access publication in @PTiSJournal to learn more about how mental fatigue is perceived in professional ballet 🩰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.… #mental #fatigue
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Incredibly excited to announce that my first, first author manuscript has been accepted at @PTiSJournal 🥳 A huge thank you to @tendonpain, @S_Maysey, @ProfJillCook, Associate Professor Clare MacMahon & Dr. Katia Ferrar Stay tuned for more! #mental #fatigue #learning #injury
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Announcement: Runner's we need you! If you: ✅ Run x 2 per week? ✅ > 18 years of age? ✅ Have foot pain? You may be eligible to participate! All participants receive a FREE clinical assessment & MRI 🤩 Email 👉 [email protected] to register your interest!
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A wonderful opportunity to be involved in world-leading research at @TheAusBallet
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Announcement: Dancer's we need you! If you: ✅ Dance x 2 per week? ✅ > 18 years of age? ✅ Have foot pain? You may be eligible to participate! All participants receive a FREE clinical assessment & MRI 🤩 Email 👉 [email protected] to register your interest!
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Announcement: Very proud research moment presenting our research at @SMA_News Conference! A huge thank you to @tendonpain, @S_Maysey & @ProfJillCook as well as the dancers and dance staff @TheAusBallet who were involved 🩰 #learning #mental #fatigue #injury
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🚨New Publication🚨 Footballers with Hip Dysplasia - what factors were associated with sport & recreation ability? Another publication from @MikeJMOBrien investigating athletes with hip dysplasia. Published in @JOSPT jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.… #football #hip #sports #medicine
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Podcast Alert: “If people aren’t looking out for your best interests and there isn’t a collaborative approach, that’s where someone gets let down” @JHeerey speaks with former Gaelic Footballer @lukekeaney1 about his journey living with hip & groin pain. tinyurl.com/bdz3vac3
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@c2bonello leads an all-star cast in this exploratory analysis of the FORCe Cohort!
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Original Research: Footballers with hip/groin pain are weaker in hip adduction, internal, & external rotation. Impairments in this cohort must be addressed based on the individual's needs & progress from function to their sport-specific demands 💪 doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2023…
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Just received the BJSM tick of approval for our LASEM & FA Women's Football Medicine Conference! Fully online + recordings afterwards #WFMC2023 Register now 👉bit.ly/3C5Jbfu
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#FactFriday Professional ballet dancers have larger glutes than other athletes, rel to BW. Treating dancers? They may need greater glute capacity than other athletes. Is pain irrelevant? V mild pain in this cohort did not reduce size but still reduced quality in low GMax.
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Women's Football Medicine: @kaymcrossley & @Knee_Howells are making football (soccer) safer for women! Exercise-based injury prevention programs significantly ↓ ACL injury by 45% ✅ Learn more at the upcoming Women's Football Medicine Conference! dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-…
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Women's Football: Join @LaTrobeSEM & @FootballAUS to improve the socio-cultural influences that impact women who play football 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Leveling the playing field is a team effort! Register today 🚨 tinyurl.com/s5s76syk #womens #WorldCup2023
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Original Research: Does pain, function & quality of life normalise for people living with Hip Dysplasia following Peri-acetabular Osteotomy? @MikeJMOBrien's newly published systematic review has the answer! It's also open access 🔓 doi.org/10.1177/112070002311… #hip #dysplasia
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⚡️Hot off the press @SportsMedicineJ⚡️ 1st PhD publication✅ Explore the intriguing findings and learn how our brains respond to these injuries.🧠🦶 Read more 👉bit.ly/3pkUaPC @TassignonBruno @RomainMeeusen @Bart_roelands @KevinDePauw1 @LIROMS_asbl @LIH_Luxembourg
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Matt Wirdnam retweeted
Susan Mayes@S_Maysey21 Jun 2023
Ever wondered how ballet dancers can jump high and hold their legs up near their ears? 👇👊💪 – at Riddells Creek, Victoria
La Trobe SEMRC@LaTrobeSEM21 Jun 2023
Original Research: Professional ballet dancers demonstrate ↑ GMax & GMed CSA when compared to age & sex-matched athletes! @RachaelMaryMac spotlights the difference between current & retired ballet dancers & athletes in @JDMS_IADMS 🩰 doi.org/10.1177/1089313X2311…
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Original Research: Professional ballet dancers demonstrate ↑ GMax & GMed CSA when compared to age & sex-matched athletes! @RachaelMaryMac spotlights the difference between current & retired ballet dancers & athletes in @JDMS_IADMS 🩰 doi.org/10.1177/1089313X2311…
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🚨 New Publication 🚨 Does PAO normalise pain, function and quality of life, for patients with #HipDysplasia? Do outcomes vary based on severity of dysplasia? For these answers and more, our new open-access 🔓 publication in Hip International: lnkd.in/eYexcF8B
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ICYMI: Managing lateral hip pain is complex! Thankfully @RachaelMaryMac, @DrTaniaPizzari, @ASemciw & @ProfJillCook are here to help 🤓 ✅ Educate ✅ Progress strength ✅ Progress tendon load doi.org/10.1177/036354652110…
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