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Clockwise from below left: The gait analysis lab, the reduced gravity running machine, and the pool


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the fi rst four trials – shown an 80 per cent success rate in terms of patients maintaining the new running style developed during the course. This area of injury prehabilitation


plays a particularly important role at the centre, as physical fi tness is an essential factor to effective military operations. “This course can get servicemen suffering from common running injuries to a good level of fi tness, so they can be deployed into action alongside the colleagues they have trained with,” says Headley Court media manager Peter Haslam.


assessment The experts at the DMRC have


recognised the importance that assessment plays in recovery. Not only does it provide a way for practitioners to measure performance and record improvement, but it has also proven to be a source of motivation for patients. The principal method implemented


at Headley Court is the Physical Competence Assessment, designed by Kelvin Giles. This technique uses a selection of exercises that give an overview of a person’s ability to squat, lunge, push, pull, brace and rotate, based on the idea that these movements, or competencies, underpin all daily activity. A person’s ability is graded on a scale of one to fi ve in each area and results


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he Asics UKSEM conference will be held at London’s ExCel from 23–26 November 2011.


Organised by the British Association


of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM), UKSEM is the leading forum for the sport and exercise medicine community. The conference will once again bring together the top speakers from around the world for four days to cover a wide range of subjects within sport and exercise medicine. This


are charted in a radial graph so that both practitioners and patients can visualise improvement. Staff at Headley Court are


also investigating the role of body composition assessment in rehabilitation. Franklyn-Miller explains:


“The maintenance of weight is important to complex trauma patients. With a patient who has lost a leg, for example, the stump size is incredibly important: the socket for the new limb, which is made bespoke to the patient, is cast based on the stump size. Maintaining weight is vital to ensure a comfortable fi t, so it’s important that we teach our clients how to balance energy expenditure and nutrition.” All complex trauma patients admitted to Headley Court have their body weight continually tracked using the Bod Pod.


education In addition to the world-class


rehabilitation programmes and facilities offered at DMRC, Headley Court is also renowned for its contribution to the field of research. Since January 2010, 10 papers have been published, with a further 16 currently undergoing peer review. As Franklyn-Miller explains: “There’s a strong culture of sharing at Headley Court, and the rehabilitation research undertaken here is readily accessible in the public domain.”


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will include practical workshops from experts at Headley Court. In addition, the Military Rehabilitation


Conference will take place within UKSEM. Comprising two workshops – both of which will be open to non-military participants – this conference will look at developments in military rehabilitation and plans for the future. Booking is now open for the


conference. For more details, visit www.uksem.org


Headley Court also collaborates


with a number of university research projects, sharing its knowledge and expertise: for example it’s currently working with Salford University on gait analysis and with Bath University on energy expenditure. Furthermore, it has a close


relationship with the armed forces in the US and shares information with them regarding their rehabilitation facilities, to further enhance research.


“Between us, the US and the UK have the largest cohort of complex trauma injuries. We can both learn from the rehabilitation pathways we each use,” says Franklyn-Miller.


following suit The DMRC has certainly set the bar


for the future of rehabilitation, and it seems others are now following suit. The Football Association, for example, is currently developing a new elite training centre – the 330-acre National Football Centre just outside Burton- on-Trent in Staffordshire – which will incorporate state of the art rehabilitation facilities. Opening next year, this centre is set to be built to the same standard as the DMRC and will help ensure rehabilitation in the UK remains at the forefront of its field.


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