Prav Mathema's guest appearances

Prav Mathema

BJSM Podcast

Inform Performance

In conversation with Ocean Physio

Life Stories

Phil Glasgow

Andrew Murray

Graham Smith

Amelia Boone

Mark Hyman

Nina Teicholz

Alex Hutchinson

Kelly Starrett

Alan Scott

Stephen West

Tom Wainwright

Stephen Phinney

David Hunter

Stephen Miller

John Rogers

OwlTail

Prav Mathema is the National Medical Manager to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and an honorary lecturer on the Cardiff Metropolitan University MSc Sports &amp; Exercise Medicine Programme. Prav qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1998 and after a short spell within the NHS he collectively spent over a decade as the Head of Medical Services at Queens Park Rangers Football Club, and London Wasps. In addition to his duties as the National Medical Manager, he is also a Senior Physiotherapist for the WRU National Men's Squad. Prav has been selected as a Physiotherapist to the British and Irish Lions Rugby team, touring with them in 2009 to South Africa and again in 2013 on the tour of Australia. He is also a member of World Rugby's Sevens World Series Injury Prevention Working Group. Prav acts as the Chair to the WRU's Medical Advisory Committee and leads several steering groups within the WRU.

Prav Mathema is the National Medical Manager to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and an honorary lecturer on the Cardiff Metropolitan University MSc Sports &amp; Exercise Medicine Programme. Prav qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1998 and after a short spell within the NHS he collectively spent over a decade as the Head of Medical Services at Queens Park Rangers Football Club, and London Wasps. In addition to his duties as the National Medical Manager, he is also a Senior Physiotherapist for the WRU National Men's Squad. Prav has been selected as a Physiotherapist to the British and Irish Lions Rugby team, touring with them in 2009 to South Africa and again in 2013 on the tour of Australia. He is also a member of World Rugby's Sevens World Series Injury Prevention Working Group. Prav acts as the Chair to the WRU's Medical Advisory Committee and leads several steering groups within the WRU.

Life Stories... With Prav Mathema

Exceptional Medical Lead Prav Mathema shares insights and experiences from his four British &amp; Lions tours and 10 years with the Welsh Rugby Union, discussing strategies to create independent players, injury prevention, management and recovery strategies and his unofficial role as Tour barber! https://www.lionsrugby.com https://www.wru.wales

Exceptional Medical Lead Prav Mathema shares insights and experiences from his four British &amp; Lions tours and 10 years with the Welsh Rugby Union, discussing strategies to create independent players, injury prevention, management and recovery strategies and his unofficial role as Tour barber! <a href="https://www.lionsrugby.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lionsrugby.com</a> https://www.wru.wales

Head of Medicine at the British & Irish Lions Prav Mathema

Do you provide medical services for athletes or teams that travel nationally or internationally? Are you confident that your travel preparations cover every possible situation? Prav Mathema, the Head of Sports Medicine for the Welsh Rugby Union and physiotherapist to the British &amp; Irish Lions Rugby Team, discusses his top tips for travelling with elite sports teams accrued from his years of experience. Your host is BJSM Senior Associate Editor Dr Liam West (@Liam_West).Related Reading:Derman, W. E. (2008). Medication use by Tea, South Africa during the XXVIIth Olympiad: A model for quantity estimation for multi-coded team events. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 20(3), 78-84Hadjichristodoulou, C., et al. (2005). Mass gathering preparedness: the experience of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journal of Environmental Health, 67(9), 52-57Herring, S. et al (2001). Sideline preparedness for the team physician: a consensus statement. Medicine &amp; Science in Sports &amp; Exercise, 33(5), 846-849Herxheimer, A., &amp; Petrie, K. J. (2002). Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag. Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 2, CD001520Luks, A. M., et al. (2010). Wilderness, Medical Society consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude sickness. Wilderness Environmental Medicine, 21, 146-155Milne, C., &amp; Shaw, M. (2008). Travelling to China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 42, 321-326Milne, C., Shaw, M. &amp; Steinweg, J. (1999). Medical issues relating to the Sydney Olympic Games. Sports Medicine, 28, 287-298Pipe, A. L. (2011). International travel and the elite athlete.  Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 21, 62-66Reilly, T. et al. (2007). Coping with jet-lag: A position statement for the European College of Sports Science. European Journal of Sport Science, 7(1), 1-7Reilly, T., Waterhouse, J., &amp; Edwards, B. (2005). Jet lag and air travel: Implications for performance. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 24, 367-380Seto, C. K., Way, D., &amp; O’Connor, N. (2005). Environmental illness in athletes. Clinical Sports Medicine, 24, 695-718Shaw, M. T., &amp; Leggat, P. A. (2000). Traveling to Australia for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journal of Travel Medicine, 7, 200-204Shaw, M. T., Leggat, P. A., &amp; Borwein, S. (2007). Travelling to China for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic games. Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases, 5, 365-373Simon, L. M., &amp; Rubin, A. L. (2008). Travelling with the Team. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 7, 138-143Teichman, P. G., Donchin, Y., &amp; Kot, R. J. (2007). International aeromedical evacuation. New England Journal of Medicine, 356, 262-270Turbeville, S. D., Cowan, L. D., &amp; Greenfield, R. A. (2006). Infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports: a review of the literature. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, 1860-1865 Walters, A. (2000). Travel medicine advice to UK based international motor sport teams. Journal of Travel Medicine, 7, 267-274Waterhouse, J., Reilly, T., &amp; Atkinson, G. (1997). Jet-lag. Lancet, 350, 1611-1615 Waterhouse, J., Reilly, T., Atkinson, G., &amp; Edwards, B. (2007). Jet lag: trends and coping strategies. Lancet, 369, 1117-1129Young, M., Fricker, P., Maughan, R., (1998). The travelling athlete: issues relating to the Commonwealth Games, Malaysia, 1998. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 32, 77-81BJSM App iTunes - itunes.apple.com/us/app/bjsm/id943071687?mt=8 Google Play - play.google.com/store/apps/detail…m.goodbarber.bjsm

Do you provide medical services for athletes or teams that travel nationally or internationally? Are you confident that your travel preparations cover every possible situation? Prav Mathema, the Head of Sports Medicine for the Welsh Rugby Union and physiotherapist to the British &amp; Irish Lions Rugby Team, discusses his top tips for travelling with elite sports teams accrued from his years of experience. Your host is BJSM Senior Associate Editor Dr Liam West (@Liam_West). Related Reading: Derman, W. E. (2008). Medication use by Tea, South Africa during the XXVIIth Olympiad: A model for quantity estimation for multi-coded team events. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 20(3), 78-84 Hadjichristodoulou, C., et al. (2005). Mass gathering preparedness: the experience of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journal of Environmental Health, 67(9), 52-57 Herring, S. et al (2001). Sideline preparedness for the team physician: a consensus statement. Medicine &amp; Science in Sports &amp; Exercise, 33(5), 846-849 Herxheimer, A., &amp; Petrie, K. J. (2002). Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of jet lag. Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 2, CD001520 Luks, A. M., et al. (2010). Wilderness, Medical Society consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude sickness. Wilderness Environmental Medicine, 21, 146-155 Milne, C., &amp; Shaw, M. (2008). Travelling to China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 42, 321-326 Milne, C., Shaw, M. &amp; Steinweg, J. (1999). Medical issues relating to the Sydney Olympic Games. Sports Medicine, 28, 287-298 Pipe, A. L. (2011). International travel and the elite athlete. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 21, 62-66 Reilly, T. et al. (2007). Coping with jet-lag: A position statement for the European College of Sports Science. European Journal of Sport Science, 7(1), 1-7 Reilly, T., Waterhouse, J., &amp; Edwards, B. (2005). Jet lag and air travel: Implications for performance. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 24, 367-380 Seto, C. K., Way, D., &amp; O’Connor, N. (2005). Environmental illness in athletes. Clinical Sports Medicine, 24, 695-718 Shaw, M. T., &amp; Leggat, P. A. (2000). Traveling to Australia for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Journal of Travel Medicine, 7, 200-204 Shaw, M. T., Leggat, P. A., &amp; Borwein, S. (2007). Travelling to China for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic games. Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases, 5, 365-373 Simon, L. M., &amp; Rubin, A. L. (2008). Travelling with the Team. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 7, 138-143 Teichman, P. G., Donchin, Y., &amp; Kot, R. J. (2007). International aeromedical evacuation. New England Journal of Medicine, 356, 262-270 Turbeville, S. D., Cowan, L. D., &amp; Greenfield, R. A. (2006). Infectious disease outbreaks in competitive sports: a review of the literature. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 34, 1860-1865 Walters, A. (2000). Travel medicine advice to UK based international motor sport teams. Journal of Travel Medicine, 7, 267-274 Waterhouse, J., Reilly, T., &amp; Atkinson, G. (1997). Jet-lag. Lancet, 350, 1611-1615 Waterhouse, J., Reilly, T., Atkinson, G., &amp; Edwards, B. (2007). Jet lag: trends and coping strategies. Lancet, 369, 1117-1129 Young, M., Fricker, P., Maughan, R., (1998). The travelling athlete: issues relating to the Commonwealth Games, Malaysia, 1998. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 32, 77-81 BJSM App iTunes - <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bjsm/id943071687?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itunes.apple.com/us/app/bjsm/id943071687?mt=8</a> Google Play - <a href="http://play.google.com/store/apps/detail…m.goodbarber.bjsm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">play.google.com/store/apps/detail…m.goodbarber.bjsm</a>

Travelling with elite teams: Top tips from Prav Mathema (Rugby Union)