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Dr. Fiona Wilson

Associate Professor (Physiotherapy)
TRINITY CENTRE, S J H

 wilsonf@tcd.ie

 3531896 3534


Research Tags

  ARTHRITIS   ATHLETE   athlete brain health   Concussion   Exercise Medicine   junior soccer injury epidemiology   LOW BACK PAIN   lumbar spine injury and low back pain   ROWING   rowing injury epidemiology   rugby

Research Projects

 Brain Health and Wellness in Retired Athletes
 Care Pathway for Rowing Low Back Pain
 Blood biomarkers as an assessment of brain health in professional rugby
 Assessment of lifetime history of concussion
 Cardiovascular Health in professional rugby

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Representations

Details Date
Chief physiotherapist Irish Rowing Team 1996 -2006
FISA Sports Medicine Commission 2019-present
British Journal of Sports Medicine Editorial Panel 2015-present
Anna Liffey Boat Club (TCD alumni club)- President 2018-present
International Congress for Athlete Brain Health (injury prevention) 2019-present
IRFU Research Committee 2018-present
Student Sport Ireland Medical Advisory Group 2020
British Journal of Sports Medicine Deputy Editor 2020
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport: Deputy Editor 2020
Rugby Players' Association (England) Welfare Advisory Group 2021

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
FISA Sports Medicine Commission 2019
Member of the Irish Society Of Chartered Physiotherapists 1997
Student Sport Ireland Medical Advisory Group 2020
National Neurotrauma Society 2019 2020
Fiona Wilson, Synthesising evidence to create better management strategies for athlete low back pain. Lessons learned from 30 years of working with rowing back pain. , Sports Medicine and Health Summit, Hamburg, Germany, 20-24th April, 2021, German Sports Medicine Association, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED  URL
Wilkie K, Thornton JS, Vinther A, Trease L, McDonnell AJ, Wilson F, Clinical management of acute low back pain in elite and subelite rowers: A Delphi study of experienced and expert clinicians, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Nugent F, Vinther A, McGregor A, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Wilson F, The relationship between rowing-related low back pain and rowing biomechanics: A systematic review, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Wilson F, Thornton JS, Wilkie K, Hartvigsen J, Vinther A, Ackerman KE, Caneiro JP, Trease L, Nugent F, Gissane C, McDonnell SJ, McGregor A, Newlands C, Ardern CL, 2021 consensus statement for preventing and managing low back pain in elite and subelite adult rowers, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
O'Grady M, O'Dwyer T, Connolly J, Condell J, Esquivel KM, O'Shea F, Gardiner P, Wilson F , Measuring spinal mobility using an inertial measurement unit system: A reliability study in Axial Spondyloarthritis, Diagnostics, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
McHugh C, Hind K, O'Halloran A, Davey D, Farrel G, Wilson F, Body mass and body composition changes over 7 years in a male professional rugby union team, International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Wilson F, McDonnell SJ, Ni Chealllaigh C, Advice for physiotherapists, (massage therapists, and other clinicians in very close contact) treating rowing athletes during and post Covid-19 pandemic, Lausanne, World Rowing, March, 2021, Report, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
British Journal of Sports Medicine, UK, BMJ, [Deputy Editor], 2020, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
British Journal of Sports Medicine, UK, BMJ, [eds.], 2020, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
British Journal of Sports Medicine, UK, BMJ, [eds.], 2020, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
  

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Fiona Wilson, Harnessing exercise to manage symptoms and enhance well-being in inflammatory arthritis, Arthritis Ireland: Sleep diet and exercise- impact on inflammation symposium, online, 15th April 2021, 2021, Arthritis Ireland, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
O'Grady M, O'Dwyer T, Connolly J, Condell J, Esquivel KM, O'Shea F, Gardiner P, Wilson F , Measuring spinal mobility using an inertial measurement unit system: A reliability study in Axial Spondyloarthritis, Diagnostics, 2021, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Juergen Steinacker, Jo Hannafin, Mikio Hiura, Mike Wilkinson, Donia Koubaa, Piero Poli, Petra Zupet, Tomislav Smoljanovic, Kate Ackerman, Fiona Wilson, World Rowing Covid-19 pandemic. Return to training. Advice for post-peak and post-pandemic period. , www.wprldrowing.com, May, 2020, p1 - 9, Report, PUBLISHED
Wilson F, Practical strategies for managing rowing Low back apin, FISA/World Rowing Coaching Conference. Berlin 21/23 November, Berlin, Germany, 21/23 November, 2018, FISA/ World Rowing, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Wilson F, Low back pain in sport, Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine AGM, Dublin, Ireland, 20th July, 2018, CPSEM, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Wilson F, Back pain in sport, CPSEM AGM, Dublin, Ireland, 20th July, 2018, CPSEM, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Fiona Wilson & Alison McGregor, Lower back pain- the sporting back , International Sports Science and Sports Medicine Conference 2018, Newcastle UK, 4-6 September, 2018, International Society of Sports Science and Sports Medicine, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Fiona Wilson, 'Neil Delamere's Sunday Best - is there a concussion epidemic in sport', Today FM, Dublin, 2017, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
Fiona Wilson, 'Treating Low Back Pain in Sport - Dr Fiona Wilson. 15 pearls from vast rowing experience', BMJ Talk Medicine, UK, BMJ (British Journal of Sports Medicine), 2017, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
Wilson F, Physiotherapy and Concussion, 1st Croatian Conference on Sports Related Brain Injuries, Split, Croatia, 15-17 June, 2017, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  

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Awards and Honours

Award Date
Cochrane Fellowhsip November 2012
HRB Summer Studentship July 2013

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Brain health in athletes Sports injury epidemiology Low back pain Tendinopathy in sport Exercise in bone and joint disease