Recovery and Injury Management Strategies After Surgery in Elite Athletes
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The Nutrition X March Conference
Recovery and Injury Management Strategies After Surgery in Elite Athletes
20th March 2019 08:45 – 17:30
University of Central Lancashire
Join us for a day of expert-led insight on the science of injury and recovery in professional athletes, with talks from world-renowned medical experts, performance nutritionists and sports nutrition academics from the UK’s leading universities.
Tickets priced £100 per person, including lunch and light refreshments throughout the day.
We’re proud to welcome talks from the following speakers:
Dr Matt Portas | Lead Physical Performance at the FA: In-season physical preparation of the chronically load-impaired athlete
Prof Don MacLaren | Emeritus Professor of Sports Nutrition | LJMU: Repair shot: anatomy of a joint product
Mr Steve Bollen | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Are return to playing and joint preservation mutually compatible?
Prof Graeme Close | Professor of Human Physiology | LJMU: Nutrition for the injured athlete; are there any nutritional solutions?
Dr Mark Gillett | FAPL Medical Director and Head of Performance | Nottingham Forest FC: Medical perspectives in return to train/play
Dr Andy Dunn | Consultant Radiologist: Imaging features and intra-articular injection therapy for cartilage injury in athletes
Prof Craig Sale | Professor of Human Physiology | Nottingham Trent University: Nutrition and bone health