QAS scholars take to the global stage with injury prevention research

Scholars from the Queensland Academy of Sport’s (QAS) Centre for Sport Performance, Innovation and Knowledge Excellence (SPIKE) recently shared their research with the world’s leading sport and exercise medicine experts in Monaco.

Marguerite King and Melissa Crunkhorn presented at the 7^th IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport to share their important research and learn from leading experts and practitioners from around the world.

Marguerite, a two-time world champion rower, Australian Olympian and qualified physiotherapist presented the findings of her PhD research into how wearable technology can be used for injury prevention in elite women’s water polo.

The research, conducted in collaboration with the QAS, the University of Queensland and Water Polo Australia aimed to uncover solutions for coaches and athletes to prevent lost training time due to shoulder and upper limb injuries.

Melissa, a qualified physiotherapist and QAS PhD Scholar at the University of Canberra presented a five-year study on injury data in Olympic Triathletes with a focus on the prevalence , incidence rate and burden of injuries.

Melissa’s research focused on identifying the most common injuries and their causes to assist with the development and implementation of effective prevention strategies.

The QAS partners with leading universities around Australia through its SPIKE centre to undertake applied research into high performance sport to develop elite Queensland athletes, teams, and coaches.

For more information on SPIKE contact the team at QASSPIKE@dtis.qld.gov.au