Congratulations to all our SMA Award winners at the 2024 SMA & ACSEP Conference, which was held from 16-19 October at the MCG.
- ASICS Medal for Best Paper Overall: Dr Myles Murphy
- “The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during rehabilitation following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a double-blind randomised controlled proof-of-concept trial”
- Wendy Ey Award for Best Paper – Women in Sport: Melissa Haberfield
- “Women’s rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction – what factors should be considered? A concept mapping approach”
Early Career Research Awards:
- Ken Maguire Award for Best Paper – Clinical Sports Medicine: Dr Joshua Heerey
- “Labral pathology predicts cartilage loss over 2 years in young adult football players: findings from the femoroacetabular impingement and hip osteoarthritis cohort study”
- John Sutton Award for Best Paper – Sports and Exercise Science: Dr Myles Murphy
- “The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) during rehabilitation following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction: a double-blind randomised controlled proof-of-concept trial”
- ASICS Best Paper – Sports Injury Prevention: Sam Pietsch
- “Imaging and clinical factors associated with return to play following quadriceps muscle strain injury”
- ASICS Best Paper – Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Dr Free Coulston
- “Participation experiences of young people with limb difference in sports and recreation in Australia: a qualitative study”
Senior Career Research Awards
- ASICS Best Paper – Clinical Sports Medicine: Dr Jay Ebert
- “A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of a brace-free and accelerated weight-bearing protocol after surgical repair of acute proximal hamstring tendon avulsions”
- ASICS Best Paper – Sports and Exercise Science: Prof Anthony Leicht
- “Effect of aerobic cycling on resistance-induced changes in arterial reflection/stiffness”
- ASICS Best Paper – Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Prof Belinda Beck
- “Real world effectiveness of targeted supervised high-intensity exercise for osteopenia and osteoporosis”
Poster Awards:
- ASICS Best Poster – Clinical Sports Medicine: Meike van Haeringen
- “Healing of acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture on 3-month MRI in 235 people managed with the cross bracing protocol”
- ASICS Best Poster – Sports and Exercise Science: Isabel Martinez
- “The effect of gut-training with fat or carbohydrate on fuel kinetics, gastrointestinal function and symptoms in response to endurance exercise”
- ASICS Best Poster – Sports Injury Prevention: Jessica McDonald
- “Does a targeted exercise program reduce ankle injuries at the elite junior AF level?”
- ASICS Best Poster – Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Dr Jonathan Connor
- “Concussion reporting and knowledge of Australian semi-professional female rugby league players”
- People’s Choice Award for Best Poster: Matthew Savage
- “Do altered biomechanics after knee surgery for a traumatic injury increase the risk of osteoarthritis? A systematic review of longitudinal studies”