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 The Society of Sports Therapists AGM June 2006
An AGM is one of those necessary requirements that every organisation has to hold in order to fulfil its duties and responsibilities. Sadly, unless things are not going well it is also one of those events that members of any organisation seem to be happy to avoid at any cost. Therefore, to add an incentive to members to attend we like to put on a lecture/programme that is free for any member attending. For this years event we had already arranged for Karen Hambly, from London Met, to give a presentation on an area that is very relevant to practice of Sports Therapists.





 
 From Pain to Performance
A large number of our members attended this highly successful conference which focused on problems of the shoulder. The 350 plus members of the audience were treated to some outstanding lectures from Dr Tom Loughran, Bob Izzo, Alison Middleditch, and Julia Church. Dr Tom Loughran is an Orthopaedic specialist at the Medical Centre at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He is also a Medical Director of the Sports Medicine Centre at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Bob Izzo is a Senior Physical Therapist at the Sports Medicine Centre at Virginia Commonwealth University.





 
 First Class Honours Graduate Ben Goodridge heads to the USA after all
Society of Sports Therapists member Ben Goodridge has been through a rollercoaster of emotions this summer. Elated after passing his degree in Sports Therapy with First Class Hons, the University of Chichester graduate applied for The Society’s three month internship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the United States but narrowly missed out on the opportunity.





 
 Double joy for University of Chichester
Graduate Sam Le Marquand
Sam le Marquand, a graduate from St Sampson in Guernsey and a Member of The Society of Sports Therapists has double reason to celebrate this summer. She has just been selected to represent The Society on a two month internship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the USA and she has also received news that she has gained a First Class Honours Degree in Sports Therapy from University of Chichester
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 Palace Honour For Society Member Tony Heffernan
 Press Release
 Tony Heffernan, a Member of The Society of Sports Therapists and Physical Education officer of Her Majesty’s Northern Ireland Prison Service has received the prestigious Butler Trust Award for his outstanding contribution to the effective care of young offenders at H.M. Young Offenders Centre, Hydebank Wood, Belfast. He received his award from Princess Ann, royal Patron of the Trust at Buckingham Palace.



 
 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries – Sports Players Return to Sport After Just Two Months Following Surgery – Fact or Fiction?
Press Release
 Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries, in football in particular, continue to make the headlines. John Kennedy, Celtic and Scotland’s talented young defender, among others, is predicted to be out of the game for at least a year. Now, Professor Graham Smith1, Chairman of The Society of Sports Therapists2 and one of the country’s leading sport injury specialists has discovered that athletes in the USA are returning to sport after just two months following ACL injuries.





 
 Female Football: A Rising Star or A Ticking Timebomb?
 Press Release
 Football, for so long regarded as a male bastion, is now the fastest growing and number one female sport in England, recently overtaking netball. F.A. figures1 now show that 1.4 million girls are taking part in some footballing activity on a regular basis and the figure is growing.


 
 
 


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