12th BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting - 2011
BASRaT were proud to hold the 2011 Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the UKsem conference (23rd to 26th November) at the ExCel exhibition and convention centre, London.
BASRaT were involved in organising a fantastic line up of speakers who presented on such topics as Functional Evaluation/Optimisation and Exercise Prescription on day four of the conference which combined with the AGM (26th November)
The UKsem conference also hosts a number of internationally recognised speakers across all fields of exercise science and medicine including return to play, injury risk, doping in sport and ethics.
Further details of the UKsem conference programme, location etc can be accessed at uksem.org.
BASRaT Members enjoyed a much reduced rate for both the single day and the full conference.
The conference for 2011 increased in size and the schedule boasted world leaders in the field of sport and exercise medicine and clinical biomechanics and surgery and rehabilitation.
11th BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting - 2010
BASRaT returned to the University of Salford on Sunday 7th November for 2010, with a lecture from Dr Mike Ferrara of the University of Georgia, USA
who spoke on his research and expertise on the subject of head injuries in sport; their prevalence, presentation and subsequent eveluation related to the timing of
return to play.
This was followed by four excellent rotational workshops where delegates experienced varying degrees of 'hands-on' sessions. These related to 'Injury in Ballroom Dancers' led by
Teri Riding of the University of Wolverhampton;
'The Functional Shoulder' with John Richardson, a private practitioner who ensured the delegates moved their entire kinetic chain in unison with their shoulder girdle.
David Sutton, a UKSCA Accredited Strength & Conditioner working at Moulton College, challenged the delegates to analyse 'Stop-Start, Techniques for Performance and Rehabilitation', which led to some interesting
changes of direction and centre of mass movements; and finally a workshop focussing on 'Prehabilitation' with Nikki Mackay, of Moulton College, Nothamptonshire during which conference attendees
were tested in their skills at designing suitable high load and skill exercises for landing efficiency.
The BASRaT Annual General Meeting followed the symposium and detailed some exciting developments in 2009-2010 and prospects for the near future and beyond.
10th BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting - 2009
Sunday November 8th
For 2009 BASRaT held the Annual Symposium and Annual General Meeting at the University of Middlesex, Hendon Campus, North London.
Over 100 delegates attended a day of lectures, workshops and presentations with the BASRaT Annual General Meeting following at the end of the day.
Christian Poole gave the keynote lecture and led workshops on Functional Rehabilitation; Julian Hatcher led workshops on Manual Therapy;
Rob Walsh covered aspects of deep muscle stimulation within rehab; Anna Everard led Orthopaedic assessment workshops and Brett Smith focussed on psycho-social aspects
of Rehabilitation.
This year introduced prizes awarded for research poster presentations and also for student achievement.
9th BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting - 2008
Saturday November 9th
The 2008 BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday the 8th November in the Mary Seacole Centre, within the University of Salford.
There was a half day schedule of talks on the Saturday afternoon given by three different speakers. Ian Horsley spoke on topics surrounding
accelerated rehabilitation of the shoulder complex; Andrew Lavender gave an orthopaedic surgeon's perspective on the 'Sporting Knee' and Paul Comfort
addressed concepts of injury prevention in the lower limb.
With over 125 BASRaT members in attendance each of the speakers encountered some interesting questioning and discussion. Following the short symposium Steve Aspinall led the BASRaT Annual General meeting and presented current positions
on membership, state regulation, and insurance.
The election of officers was notable as both Lesley Haig and Angela Cumine, two of the pioneers of the organisation stepped down from the committee after many years of long and unfaltering support for BASRaT.
SportEX Conference 8th-9th
The 2007 Clinical Symposium
was arranged in conjunction with sportEX; with the BASRaT
Annual General Meeting being held on the Saturday of a 3-day sportEX conference, also in association with the Sports Massage Association.
The conference was notable for the attendance of a wide range of specialists in the field of soft tissue therapy from around the world. Athletic
Trainers from the United States and Canada and Physical Therapists from Australia and New Zealand.
BASRaT had a good attendance overall and held the Annual General Meeting on the Saturday evening. Presentations from Steve Aspinall, the Chair, and Lesley Haig the Training and Education Officer gave an up to date insight into the application to the HPC and the ongoing
international growth of the reputation of BASRaT and the profession of Graduate Sports Rehabilitators.
This years Clinical Symposium consisted of insightful talks from Nicholas Clark (BEd, BSc, MSc, MCSP, MMACP, CSCS) around the
subject of Plyometrics in the clinical and (p)rehabilitation of injury; Mr Glenn Hunter on current advances in hamstring injury research
and Mr Andy Smith (BSc(Hons). MB. ChB. FCEM. MRCS(Eng). Dip IMC RCS(Ed)) on Pitch Side Immediate Care and the current and future state of qualifications.
Members can download the presentations given by Glenn and Nicholas in the Members section within the Newsletter and AGM page.
A large number of full members were buoyed by the attendance of a significant number of student members who thoroughly enjoyed a day of interesting talks and
an AGM with discussions regarding the situation surrounding Sports Rehabilitation in the spotlight and the notion of state regulation.
The 2005 Clinical Symposium and AGM was again held in Birmingham and
produced a day notable for talks on knee ligament injuries from Mr McNicholas of
Warrington, Hypermobility Syndrome issues from Jane Simmonds of the University of
Middlesex and the question "Are we really that bad at rehabilitation?" by Mike
Antoniades of Sport Dimensions, London.
Exhibitors included Premier Sports Medical, Canonbury Products, Shrewsbury Medical,
SKF, Anatomical Models and Human Kinetics. With lunch and refreshments, the day provided visitors,
student, associate and current 'full' BASRaT members to be included in important
decisions and discussions relating to the organisation and future development.
Attendance = 145
5th BASRaT Clinical Symposium and AGM - May 2004
The 2004 Clinical Symposium and AGM was held again in Birmingham. Talks by Mr S Jari - Current Practice in Chondral transplantation and Meniscal Repair in Knee Injuries, Dr. David Hughes, Pure Sports Medicine, London - High Ankle Sprain and by
Steve Simbler - Pharmacology in Sports provided the usual high level of interest.
Exhibitors included Premier Sports Medical, Canonbury Products, Shrewsbury Medical,
SKF, Anatomical Models and Human Kinetics.
Attendance = 110
4th BASRaT Clinical Symposium and AGM - May 2003
The 2003 Clinical Symposium and AGM was held this year in Birmingham with talks by Mr Graham Smith - Visceral Fascia Manipulation,
Mr Solomon Abrahams - PFPS and by Dr. P.L. Gregory - Spondylolythesis in elite cricketers
Exhibitors included Premier Sports Medical
Attendance = 100
3rd BASRaT Clinical Symposium and AGM - May 2002
The 2002 Clinical Symposium and AGM was held at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, talks by
Professor Christer Rolf - Ankle, Shoulder Surgery / Rehab and Mr Andy Rolls, Chelsea FC - Stress Fracture Management.
The AGM was notable for a presentation of the redesigned website by Rik Mellor and Julian Hatcher.
Attendance = 100
2nd BASRaT Clinical Symposium and AGM - May 2001
The 2002 Clinical Symposium and AGM was held at the Westmead Hotel in Birmingham with
talks by Mr Matt Jevon - Sports Psychology, Ms Zoe Hudson - ACL Rehabilitation and
Ms Stephanie Saunders - Injection Therapy
Attendance = 75
1st BASRaT Clinical Symposium and AGM - May 2000
The first Clinical Symposium and AGM was held at the University of Salford - with a talk by Dave Hancock of Leeds Utd FC.
BASRaT were proud to hold the 2011 Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the UKsem conference (23rd to 26th November) at the ExCel exhibition and convention centre, London.
BASRaT returned to the University of Salford on Sunday 7th November for 2010, with a lecture from Dr Mike Ferrara of the University of Georgia, USA
who spoke on his research and expertise on the subject of head injuries in sport; their prevalence, presentation and subsequent eveluation related to the timing of
return to play.
'The Functional Shoulder' with John Richardson, a private practitioner who ensured the delegates moved their entire kinetic chain in unison with their shoulder girdle.
The 2008 BASRaT Symposium and Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday the 8th November in the Mary Seacole Centre, within the University of Salford.
