Day 4 highlights – Saturday 15 October

The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle

October 19-22, 2011

ACSMS 2011 will showcase the latest in sports science, sports medicine, physical activity promotion and sports injury prevention. The theme of the conference is “Optimising Health and Fitness – Participation, Prevention and Performance”.

More than 460 of the most influential researchers and practitioners in these fields will enjoy sessions on exercise physiology, training effects, nutrition and physiology, paediatric exercise science, neuromechanics, recovery, sports psychology, physical activity, obesity prevention, ageing, sports injury and clinical issues. 

The conference will showcase the latest developments through keynote and invited presentations, symposia, practical workshops, free papers, posters and a trade exhibition. More than 240 research papers will be presented.

Day 4 session highlights include:

• Stretching and injury prevention: An enigmatic relationship
• Medium-term return to sport outcomes after ACL reconstruction surgery: Uptake, maintenance or cessation of sport?
• Australians do not exercise at sufficient levels to promote good health
• An examination of the physical activity and physical function relationship in older adults: The 45 and Up Study
• Associations between vigorous exercise and moderate activity patterns with disease prevalence in Central Queensland
• Physical activity, sitting and weight gain in Australian women
• The effects of an individual versus a group delivered exercise and counselling intervention on fatigue in breast cancer survivors
• Intrinsic risk factors for patellofemoral pain syndrome: Implications for prevention and treatment
• Tips on leading a walk audit

For more information visit http://sma.org.au/conference/

Media interviews and conference passes: Amanda Boshier, National Media Manager, mobile 0412 224 729 or email amanda.boshier@sma.org.au