Concussion can happen at any time, to anyone. That鈥檚 why FIFA have teamed up with World Health Organization to launch a new global concussion awareness campaign, designed to protect players and help us all to know the signs and symptoms.

Check out the complete campaign toolkit designed to keep your team safe using the link below! Use it, share it, and help protect athletes from concussion

CIMSPA is the chartered professional body for the sport and physical activity sector workforce and 吃瓜现场 is the professional membership, accreditation and regulatory organisation that represents Sport Rehabilitators in the UK.

At the centre of the partnership is a commitment that the two organisations will collaborate on areas of common interest to ensure that newly developed career pathways and professional standards for sport and physical activity professionals are aligned to the needs of employers, employees and the wider sport and physical activity sector and are complementary to those established in the profession for Sport Rehabilitators.

The two organisations share a goal of creating a more standardised approach to Higher Education (HE) course endorsement, aligned to agreed professional standards, to provide clarity and confidence to the HE sector.

For occupations in the field of Sport Rehabilitation, CIMSPA will recognise 吃瓜现场鈥檚 undergraduate and postgraduate endorsement, directing members who wish to progress their career to Sports Rehabilitation to 吃瓜现场 endorsed courses and 吃瓜现场 registration. CIMSPA will also consult and collaborate with 吃瓜现场 in its work with the higher education sector, standards and professional recognition.

Speaking about the intended partnership, Colin Huffen, CIMSPA Associate Director 鈥� Policy and Professional Services said:

鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to working more closely with Steve and the team at 吃瓜现场, who are the only approved regulator of the sports rehabilitation workforce. Both our organisations strive to maintain and develop quality training provision across sport, physical activity, health and wellbeing, and formalising this relationship will help us to continue to support and recognise the brilliant, skilled professionals in our sector.鈥�

Steve Aspinall, Chief Executive of 吃瓜现场, also commented:

鈥淪port Rehabilitation and the Sport and Physical Activity sector are professional areas that provide vital contributions to public health and wellbeing. For commissioners, employers and the public to have confidence in the professionals working in these fields, there needs to be clear and robust quality assurance of educational content, delivery and standards along with appropriate ongoing regulation of the working professional. 吃瓜现场 and CIMSPA working jointly towards these common goals is an exciting collaboration that will improve standards across the sectors and provide much stronger public confidence in these professional areas.鈥�

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Samantha Parsons, 吃瓜现场 registered Sport Rehabilitator and Director of Arch Health and Fitness in Kew played a key role in supporting GB tennis in Paris. Sam shares her story with us.

鈥�I had the honour of being part of the Great Britain tennis medical team at the Olympic Games, following my experience at the National Tennis Centre and with the Davis Cup Team.鈥�

Preparation for team requirements

"Significant preparation was undertaken by the GB Tennis Team Manager, Iain Bates with the British Olympic Association to anticipate the team's requirements. The BOA offered 3 staff training sessions prior to the games to ensure all medical and administrative staff were adequately prepared, we also engaged with representatives from Physio Lab and Rock Tape to provide exposure to cutting-edge equipment and products whilst also allowing for networking with professionals across a variety of other sporting disciplines.

Together with fellow physiotherapists Shane Annun and Will Herbert, we were adequately prepared regarding tournament format, venues. A facilities app enabled us to manage reservations for massage beds and gym spaces.

 One of the most important parts of our preparation involved ensuring the team had the supplies needed for the duration of the tournament.  Ranging from tape and S&C kit to detailed nutritional supplements in line with each of the players鈥� requirements, coordinated by the GB Tennis Team nutritionist, Dan Ellis."

Accommodation, cardboard beds and food!

"Adorned in the iconic stripes of adidas, our home away from home was nestled within the athletes鈥� village where the unlikely cosiness of cardboard beds took us by surprise. We were fortunate to have another Team GB venue 20 minutes away from the village which housed additional facilities for athlete preparation and allowed nearest and dearest to see the athletes.  Thankfully, the culinary experience at the GB lodge was somewhat superior to the offerings at the Olympic Village due to the efforts of the very talented Team GB exclusive chef."

Daily roles and heat management

"Each day consisted of checking the requirements of individual players and coordinating travel, court practice times, warm ups, gym and treatment requests both before, during and after practice and matches.

The days were relatively long depending on what court times we were allocated, but we often left the village at 8.30am and rarely returning before 9pm in the evening with additional treatment in the village beyond that time if required (sometimes until 1.30am).  Despite the early rain, conditions were soon verging on the tropical with temperatures court-side reaching over 34 degrees, an additional aspect to be managed.  With that in mind, it became essential that each player made good use of the ice baths and sleep pods to maximise their individual recovery needs."

Medical Facilities 

"We benefitted from the robust backing of Team GB's medical staff and had swift access to medical services when needed. A poly clinic was located within the village for MRI and advanced medical needs. Our tennis doctor, Guy Evans, and the team at Fortius were also on hand back in the UK if needed.

Whilst results didn鈥檛 go as well as was hoped, each of the players performed with extraordinary spirit and certainly relished the Olympic Experience, most notably with Andy Murray concluding his prolific sporting journey.

The experience was both remarkable and rewarding, and thankfully now a family holiday beckons!"

Sam is pictured with GB Tennis stars Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury who have nine Grand Slam doubles titles between them.

吃瓜现场 is a member of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA).

The alliance comprises more than 60 charities and professional bodies who are all committed to improving commissioning, planning and delivery of rehabilitation. It is in this shared endeavour that we have signed this letter to each of the three political party leaders clearly setting out why it is vital that the next government must prioritise and invest in community rehabilitation services.

The alliance鈥檚 priorities are: 

• to gain political commitment to delivering universal access to rehabilitation to meet needs 

• to improve the quality of rehabilitation through new models, better data collection, planning, commissioning and delivery of services. 

It is vital that rehabilitation forms a core part of NHS future planning. The next government must make a commitment to rehabilitation as an equal pillar of health care to medicines and surgery. That鈥檚 why we鈥檝e signed this letter as part of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance.

#RightToRehab

Just published by the NHS, the guidance states that GSRs have the skill set and capacity to help meet the needs of people with co-morbidities and complex needs. 

The guidance is designed to be used by providers of pulmonary rehabilitation to expand access to services through developing multidisciplinary pulmonary rehab teams.  describes different groups of exercise professionals and is now published on the FutureNHS page. More information can also be . 

吃瓜现场 is developing PR lectures and resources including some respiratory exercise physiology. We will keep you updated on when these become available.

ARMA鈥檚 鈥楢ct Now鈥�; Report on MSK Health Inequalities and Deprivation The Act Now: Musculoskeletal Health Inequalities and Deprivation report from ARMA highlights the impact of social and economic determinants of health on those living with MSK conditions, recognising that people in deprived areas face far greater challenges in managing their MSK conditions and accessing quality MSK services.

The report aims to address the drivers of poor musculoskeletal health acting on people living in deprivation and bring a focus to the part health services across the UK can play to address inequalities.

The report provides practical advice and signposting for health systems, MSK services and practitioners in a position to shift the dial in the right direction and implement innovative strategies to overcome barriers to healthcare access and tackle unequal health outcomes in MSK health.

Key recommendations from the report include:

• Getting closer to and knowing your community better 鈥� solutions such as moving services into community spaces make them more accessible to under-served groups from deprived areas.

• Developing shared ownership of services through engagement and co-production.

• Using data to identify, tackle and monitor barriers to access and unequal health outcomes.

• Targeting intensive and tailored supported self-management where need is greatest.

You can read the full report here - 

吃瓜现场 recently attended the IOC World Conference on the Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport over in Monaco. 吃瓜现场 CEO and Chair of the Executive Committee are pictured along with the Presidents of the NATA, CATA, ARTI and WFATT.

In addition to meeting with heads of governing bodies, it was a fantastic opportunity to work with the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy and our International Arrangement partners to continue to develop our professions both locally and globally. Sharing strategies, experience and expertise, we are working together to ensure that Sport Rehabilitation and Athletic Therapy and Training are a profession for the future; safe, effective and contemporary.

With more countries interested in joining the International Arrangement, the future for us as a global profession is bright, it will be an exciting couple of decades!    

Calling for an end to the postcode lottery for NHS rehabilitation services that help people recover from the likes of car crashes, cancer or strokes, the campaign wants life-changing NHS rehab services to be made available to everyone in the UK no matter where they live. 

吃瓜现场 is a member of the Community Rehab Alliance which supports the campaign alongside over 20 healthcare charities, royal colleges such as the British Geriatric and the Stroke Association.

Stephen Fry stresses how important rehab for all is 鈥淚 had a very nasty fall from a 6ft high stage onto concrete. The orthopaedic surgeon warned me that people who had fallen from lesser heights had never walked again. I am one of the lucky ones and I am feeling whole and healed thanks to good physiotherapy.

I feel very lucky to be able to walk again which is why I鈥檓 supporting this campaign to make rehabilitation services available no matter where you live. Rehabilitation is just as important as medicine and surgery in helping people reclaim their lives after injury, illness or because of long-term conditions. Everyone deserves access to rehabilitation and I back this campaign to have rehab reps in every hospital to ensure everyone gets the right help at the right time.鈥�

View resources and sign the petition here - www.PetitionForRehab.com

Follow the Instagram collaboration with Stephen Fry https://www.instagram.com/righttorehabcampaign          

吃瓜现场 CEO, Steve Aspinall recently worked with the CSP to produce a series of FAQs focussing on Exercise Professionals (EPs) including Sport Rehabilitators. The FAQs cover Qualifications, roles of EPs, scope of practice, Regulation and recruitment.

The questions highlight the profession of Sport Rehabilitators, stressing how important regulation is.

Over the past year, 吃瓜现场 has been working with NHS England on Pulmonary Rehabilitation workforce planning for the NHS. These outputs have now been published on the F. 

One of the outputs includes information for the wider healthcare team and commissioners about 吃瓜现场 registered Sport Rehabilitators, providing guidance and context surrounding the education, knowledge, and skills that we can bring to understaffed areas like pulmonary rehabilitation to help make a real difference to patients. A large part of this work obviously included discussions detailing our registration and regulatory processes, which are incredibly important as we continue to work more extensively with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Sport Rehabilitators have a distinct knowledge and skill set that can make a hugely positive difference to a wide variety of patient populations, especially in areas like pulmonary rehabilitation. 

recently supported athletes at the World Athletic championships, we asked Simon to give us the inside scoop on how it went. 

鈥淭HE most incredible 2 weeks working with athletes for the @worldathletics championships in Budapest! To be trusted by world class athletes from various countries in the preparation and recovery from their races is an honour and something I have worked incredibly hard to maintain. I worked with a number of sprinters who compete in the 100, 200 and 400m events and I specialised in the preparation, maintenance and recovery of these athletes through the rounds.

Timings can be tight! World Silver Medal winner @tebogo_letsile take part in semi-finals at 16:35; we then had less than 3 hours to prepare him for the final. One hour before his race we did activations to ensure he was suitably prepared, (see video) I鈥檓 pleased to be a small part of this runner鈥檚 journey.

My day to day work involves injury assessment if required; activation of key musculature pre-race; administering manual therapy after the post event and athletes load monitoring to shape treatment and recovery strategies in between rounds.鈥�

Simon supports a number of athletes throughout the season to ensure their performance is optimal, this will include travelling around Europe to Screen for injury risk, implement injury prevention strategies and conduct sports science testing to monitor performance. Simon completes this work alongside his lecturing role at the University of Bolton.

Alongside the buzz of being at the Championships, Simon also got to celebrate success with his athlete - Letsile Tebogo won Silver in the 100m and Bronze in the 200m and Muzala Samukonga is the current 400m Commonwealth Champion. 

Simon鈥檚 advice 鈥� 鈥渕y best advice for anyone... 鈥渂e comfortable being uncomfortable, don鈥檛 be afraid to step out of your comfort zone... because when you do... opportunities arise that may help pave a new path鈥�

吃瓜现场 has teamed up with Scan.com to offer speedy and affordable private scans to our members.

With Scan.com, your patients can access over 150 UK scanning centres, compare costs, and book online in minutes, with expert clinician consultations included in the price. It takes as little as one week to get from referral to results, with digital reports and images available for use in your onward care.

A recent CSP article highlights how physiotherapist, Jacqueline Hamilton works alongside GSR and Head of Academy sports science and medicine, David Hartley. They provide a multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation at St. Mirren Football club near Glasgow. 

"We all bring different views to provide a safer and more effective return-to-play process" JACQUELINE HAMILTON, PHYSIOTHERAPIST

Collaboration for rehabilitation

'The expansion of our team to include a sports scientist, strength and conditioning coach and sport rehabilitator working with our four physiotherapists, meant the way to provide seamless rehabilitation was to reduce barriers and collaborate'. DAVID HARTLEY, SPORT REHABILITATOR

The CSP case study details the important roles that each member of the team plays,, providing players with the best of their combined knowledge and skills. Read more here - 

Overcoming concerns and identifying those who should seek medical advice before exercise.

The Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy identifies the small number of individuals who should seek medical advice as a first step to becoming or continuing to be physically active during pregnancy, and to help the majority of healthy pregnant individuals overcome any concerns they have with getting or staying active.

Sport Rehabilitator Marlize De Vivo, collaborated with this effort which recognises the importance of continued physical activity and acknowledges the role of healthcare and qualified exercise professionals in facilitating an active pregnancy.

"Is it safe for me? Will it harm my baby? These are questions often asked by women when becoming pregnant. And whilst research has shown that the benefits of being active during pregnancy far outweighs the potential risks, some women might need to consult with a healthcare professional before taking part, and in some cases, will benefit from additional monitoring, support and guidance from a qualified exercise professional. The Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy removes the uncertainty around these decisions and empowers women to take ownership of their own health and wellbeing.

It has been an honour working with Dr. Davenport and the CSEP team on behalf of BASES and the Active Pregnancy Foundation to align this screening tool to the United Kingdom鈥檚 physical activity guidelines.. Dr Marlize De Vivo, PhD / CEO & Co-Founder, The Active Pregnancy Foundation

The CRA has written to Health Secretary, Steve Barclay to highlight the need to ensure access to high quality rehab services. 

吃瓜现场 is part of the Community Rehab Alliance alongside the CSP and 32 other organisations. The CRA's letter states how timely access to rehabilitation remains the critical missing piece in tackling many of the urgent problems facing the health and social care system. 

The evidence of treatment outcomes for people with many health conditions shows that rehabilitation is as essential to good health outcomes as medicines and surgery.

Read the full letter.

锘匡豢The Statement highlights current guidelines and the multi-disciplinary approach to support athletes with health, training and performance goals during and after pregnancy.

Dr Marlize De Vivo said:

鈥淭his statement has been a year in the making and in this time we have seen women pushing boundaries and perceptions    in the sporting arena. Whilst the wider topic area of women in sport has gained interest, there is still a lot of work that     needs doing to support athletes during their reproductive years.

鈥淣ow is absolutely the right time to raise awareness of the topic area generally  but also to encourage conversations between athletes and key stakeholders to address the gaps in evidence, guidance, and policy.  We also hope that the sport and exercise industry respond with updates in curricula and requirements for continuous professional development. This Expert Statement provides the foundation for these discussions.鈥�