BASRaT Student Conference 2023

Our guest speakers will talk about their passion, their experiences and the abundant opportunities available for the future GSR.

BASRaT Student Conference 2023

Our speakers are: Jimmy McDaniel - Strength Coach & Rehabilitation Specialist, Hull Kingston Rovers. Exploring the role of Sport Rehabbers in elite sport - opportunities where knowledge, skill set and expertise can most effectively be applied.

Sam Mullan - Find out how Sam triumphed over adversity, when he trounced many challenges and gained valuable skills, to deliver virtual rehabilitation in patients’ own homes.

Asha Walker -Nobody puts GSR’s in a corner. With experience across varied industries, Asha will widen your horizons of job opportunities, deliver her tips for starting a business in private practice and how she expanded new business ventures from networking, saying YES and hard work and determination.

Will Boutwood - As an MSK Clinician in the NHS, Will’s role is a new opportunity for GSR’s. covering application and interview process and the specialty of exercise rehabilitation within MSK therapy.

Short video presentation from GSR Chiko Mvula, Team Physio, Slough Town and Clinic Owner, Eclipse Rehab. Chiko will speak at the 2024 conference and has put together a short video to share at this conference.

Taking place virtually on the 3rd April 2023.

"It was an amazing insight into my future and what it could look like. All the different paths and opportunities that I wasn’t aware of or didn’t previously consider. It’s definitely opened my eyes to new ideas and prospects" - Jaime, previous attendee

Keynote and presentations:

Bridging the Gap, Jimmy McDaniel

Jimmy’s talk looks to explore the role of sports rehabilitators within elite sport, in particular the opportunities whereby our knowledge, skill set and expertise can be most effectively utilised.

Jimmy McDaniel, Rehabilitation Specialist & Strength and Performance Coach, Hull KR

Jimmy completed his undergraduate and masters degree from the University of Hull and was fortunate enough to commence work in professional sport during the final year of his undergraduate degree.

Alongside his role at Hull KR he is also pursuing a PhD exploring the complexities of hamstring strain injury occurrence and contributory risk factors within professional rugby league. With additional certifications in strength and conditioning Jimmy’s role relates not only to the return to play process for injured athletes but also to maximising performance whilst minimising injury risk.

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The First Class Virtual Rehabber, Sam Mullan

Sam will be talking about how the pandemic and studying throughout Covid helped him become a Virtual Case Manager. Studying online forced Sam to overcome many challenges but also gave him many valuable skills that enable him to deliver first class rehabilitation to the comfort of patients’ own homes.

Sam Mullan, Sport Rehabilitator, Vita Health Group

Sam has worked as a Sport Rehabilitator at various levels of professional rugby and basketball, including NC1 rugby and overseas basketball matches. Sam graduated from Plymouth Marjon University in 2011 and recently gained an MSc in Sport Rehabilitation. He is now a Case Manager for Vita Health Group working remotely to provide virtual exercise rehabilitation.

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Nobody puts GSR’s in a corner. Asha Walker

Asha will provide an insight into other opportunities out there for GSR’s.

With experience working as a Sport Rehabilitator across a variety of industries she will widen your horizons of job opportunities post-graduation. Asha will also deliver her tips for starting a business in private practice and how she created and expanded new business ventures from networking, being a YES person and simple hard work and determination.

Asha Walker Sport Rehabilitator / Director: Humber Injury Clinic & MoveHumber

Asha has worked in roles across the field including rugby, private practice and community rehabilitation post brain injury. Asha opened her first clinic alongside studying for her MSc Sport rehabilitation degree in 19/20 which has since grown to two clinics in the Humberside region.

Alongside the clinics, Asha has developed a functional fitness programme aimed at over 55’s and brain injury patients as well as working within a small MDT comprising of a Neuropsychologist, OT, SLT and PT to deliver home based brain injury rehabilitation.

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Valuing GSRs skills within the NHS, William Boutwood

Will's talk will be discuss his new role within the NHS as a MSK Clinician. Once a role solely allocated to Physiotherapists, it has now become an opportunity for BASRaT members.

The presentation will discuss what the role encompasses and the opportunities available within the NHS. The talk will cover the application and interview process and the specialty of exercise rehabilitation within MSK therapy, particularly the wealth of knowledge and skills GSR members can offer to the NHS.

William Boutwood, MSK Clinician, NHS

Will has worked in numerous of MSK rehabilitation settings. He started as an Exercise Therapist at The Fire Fighters Charity and then move to become an ERI for the Ministry of Defence.

Will graduated from St Mary's University, Twickenham Whilst working for the military he completed his MSc in Physical Activity and Public Health. For the past 8 months he has worked as a MSK Clinician withing the NHS.

Feedback from previous attendees:

- Very useful and insightful. Great CPD

- "It was very informative"

- The talks give additional information that we wouldn’t usually get

- "It was amazing, and such in-depth information on each topic!"

- Brilliant Experience

- "Very useful and informative on new & relevant topics!

"Its so inspirational to hear from people who have lived and breathed Sports therapy and rehab. It inspires me to strive for more for myself and my own career" - Michael

"I learnt about the fact that there is a place for GSR's in the medical field and how we are moving into a time where multi-disciplinary teams all play a huge role in the rehabilitation of athletes and enhancements of performance."

"Really interesting conference where you get an insight into various different directions you can take your degree"