This was a presentation I gave way back in 2005, when I had interviewed for a lecturer post at University of Luton. I was naive, I did not know just how BAD the place was https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfiolkowski/

1. Developing a
Multi-Professional
Approach to Research in
Sport & Exercise Science
Paul Fiolkowski, PhD, ATC
June 17, 2005
University of Luton

2. Defining the Field:
Research in Sport & Exercise
Science
 Why research?
 Understanding How Things Work
 Teaching
 Decrease Injuries
 Improve Performance
 Quality of life
 Benefits of physical activity
 Through the whole life span

3. Who Can Use It?
 Who wants the information from research?
 Athletes
 Faster, higher, further
 Clinicians
 Treating injuries, preventing re-injury
 Companies
 Footwear, safety equipment, nutritional, ad infinitum

4.  Physiology
 Basic & clinical
 Biomechanics
 Movement analysis, Impact & Trauma studies
 Sports psychology
 Perception, awareness of movement,
motivation
Who Conducts Research?

5. Multi-Professional Approach
 Interdisciplinary
 BASES
 BASEM
 BASES: “Performance is based upon a
set of functionally inter-linking variables”
 “Knowledge of how different variables
inter-link is imperative and under
researched”
 In practice it relies on experiential knowledge

6. Connections
 The human machine is an interconnected
network
 You can’t separate the physiology from the
mechanics from the psychology

7. Connections
Molecular
Exercise
Physiology
Clinical
Exercise
Physiology
Biomechanics
Coaching
& Training
Nutrition
Psychology

8. What is Needed for an
Interdisciplinary Approach?
 Bridge building
 Bring different specialists together
 Restructuring
 Transpose methods, theories,practices
between disciplines
 Integration
 Apply and combine different disciplines

9. Developing the Research Plan
 Interdisciplinary
 Clinical relevance
 Applications of the knowledge
 What questions need to be answered?
 The key to good research is asking the
right question

10. Luton
 Massage
 Clinical applications - Rehabilitation
 Performance application
 Evidence based medicine
 Marketing approach to research and the
students?

11. Facilities and Equipment
 The Interdisciplinary concept can stretch
across institutions
 Use resources at neighboring facilities,
share knowledge
 Build the network
 Work with colleagues

12. Athletic Therapy at Luton
 Massage
 Therapeutic
 Performance
 Physiology
 Etc.

13. Moving forward
 Raise the profile
 Present research results at meetings
 WFATT - Edinburgh: November, 2005
 Encourage students to attend
 Publish
 Consistent, directed work
 Establish a niche, recognized field of
expertise
 Luton ESS product launch

14. ESS @ Luton
 Long term goal = funding for research
 Need recognition of abilities before that
will happen
 Companies want an ROI
 Government funding
 Publications and expertise is essential

15. ESS @ Luton
 Governing Bodies
 Sports Therapy
 No national body
 Luton can push for this
 Emphasize the greater good that can come
from standardizing curricula and establishing
acceptable criteria for practitioners

16. ESS
 National governing bodies
 Advantage = improved work conditions/pay
when people entering the field meet minimum
criteria
 Limits the possibility of incompetent
practitioners doing further harm
 Luton can be a leader in promoting this
 Professionalism will raise the profile

17. Asking the Questions
 Open exchange of ideas
 Easy communication
 Brainstorming
 Education: sound knowledge base in the
fundamentals of science is critical to the
future

18. Why?

19. Why not?

20. Computer predictions
 Pilot project AC Milan and Computer
Associates
 Software to predict injuries
 The knowledge can be used to prevent
injuries
 Luton: Sports therapy base and expertise with
hands on
 Let’s make it proactive

21.  What makes Lance
Armstrong so much
better?
 Physiology?
 VO2max =
 RHR =
 Mechanics:
 Power to Weight Ratio
 Psychology:
 Intensity of training?
 Mental approach to the
race?
How does it all relate?

22. BASES awards

23. vestibular
vision
proprioceptive
mechanoreceptors
CNS
Spinal
Circuits
muscles
joint moments
Posture &
Movement