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Alicia Filley

Alicia Filley

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Acupuncture for sports therapy: is there any point?

Acupuncture for sports therapy: is there any point?

Endurance health & lifestyle
What athletes should know about using acupuncture to improve sport performance

Calf strain: what all athletes should know about diagnosis, treatment and recovery

Muscles and tendons
You don’t have to play tennis to be struck with tennis leg. Alicia Filley describes how this all too common injury can trouble any endurance athlete
Dental health in athletes: why cleanliness is next to godliness

Dental health in athletes: why cleanliness is next to godliness

Endurance health & lifestyle
Alicia Filley looks at worrying research on dental health in athletes, and provides guidance for those who want keep their teeth into old age…

Mind over movement: using meditation for performance

Psychological aides
Meditation is the new tool in the kitbag of sports psychology, but can a mantra really improve sports performance? Alicia Filley explores how inner bliss could help propel you across the finish line in record time!
Injury prevention: what can orthotic inserts do for you?

Injury prevention: what can orthotic inserts do for you?

Endurance health & lifestyle
Can orthotics help runners and other endurance athletes? Alicia Filley examines the indications for orthotics use, and what the science says about their effect on performance
Coming up short: hamstring tightness and running performance

Coming up short: hamstring tightness and running performance

Muscles and tendons
Athletes often moan about tight hamstrings, but are they really shorter than they should be? Alicia Filley explains how to measure your hamstrings and how their flexibility impacts your running
Cryotherapy - can you freeze your way to recovery?

Cryotherapy - can you freeze your way to recovery?

Other
Cryotherapy uses extreme cold in order to accelerate recovery. But is this relatively expensive and exotic recovery strategy any better than sitting in a bath of cold water? Alicia Filley looks and the science and provides athletes with answers and re…
Energy deficiency in athletes: the road to recovery (and better performance)

Energy deficiency in athletes: the road to recovery (and better performance)

Nutrition for endurance athletes
Alicia Filley explains why insufficient energy intake is so hazardous for endurance athletes and how to ensure that a lack of calories doesn’t dent your performance - or health.
Energy deficiency in sport: when the quest for leanness hurts health and performance

Energy deficiency in sport: when the quest for leanness hurts health and performance

Nutrition for endurance athletes
The quest for better performance by losing excess weight is hazardous. As Alicia Filley explains, a long term calorie insufficiency can lead to serious health problems and reduced performance - in both male and female athletes.
Compression clothing: feel the squeeze - yes or no?

Compression clothing: feel the squeeze - yes or no?

Tech
You see the funny socks at nearly every race start line, but do they cross the finish first? Alicia Filley investigates whether compression garments are useful accessories or simply extra baggage.

Back pain in cyclists: causes, treatment and prevention

Muscles and tendons
Alicia Filley looks at how to keep your back in top condition, paying special attention to the demands of cycling.
There’s an app for that!

There’s an app for that!

Tech
Are you a compulsive mobile tapper when training? Alicia Filley investigates the validity and reliability of mobile apps and asks whether they really add value to your training programme...

Biography

Alicia Filley, PT, MS is the former editor and a long-time contributor to Sports Injury Bulletin and its sister publication Sports Performance Bulletin, she has 30 years’ experience working in rehabilitation, sports injury, and sports performance. Alicia holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in physical therapy. She is a practicing physical therapist and avid hiker, runner, and cyclist. When not writing and researching, Alicia can be found putting our findings to the test outside on the trail and inside the gym. An avid hiker and founder of The Healthy Hiker training program, her most recent achievement is hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim.

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