Leanne Simoncelli – Optimising and Individualising ACLR Rehabilitation

Leanne Simoncelli is a physiotherapist working with elite athletes at the ISEH – Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health. Leanne is the expert guest speaker for this Injury Rehab Network event with BASRaT.

Leanne’s presentation will draw on her experience and research to investigate using objective measures to guide return to sport rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction or surgery.

The post event blog and recording are online here.

Leanne Simoncelli, Physiotherapist (Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health)

Leanne Simoncelli is currently working as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at the ISEH – Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health. Leanne qualified with an MSc in Sports Medicine and Exercise Health from UCL in 2015. Her research focused on ACLR Return to Sport Testing.

Leanne qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2004. She has further training in Shockwave Therapy, Acute Sports Trauma Management, Clinical Pilates, Acupuncture, Advanced Hydrotherapy (Aquatics Therapy), Spinal Manipulation, Sports Massage, Gait analysis, Cycle Ergonomics, Taping / Strapping and, most importantly, Advanced Rehabilitation and return to sports planning.

Leanne has worked with a variety of sports teams and International sporting events. Some highlights include the rowing and sprint canoe events at the London 2012 Olympics at Eton Dorney, the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the 2015 European Games in Baku, World University Games in Naples 2019 and Chinese Taipei 2017, Physio support to the match officials at Twickenham and Milton Keynes at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, England Academy Netball, Netball Tour to New Zealand, European Trophy Championships for Ladies Hockey, British University & College Sports, Multiple London Marathons, London Ride100, Rowing training camps in Portugal, Sark Island Adventures with NIKE athletes, Multiple UK School Games, Hampstead and Westminster Hockey and Barnes Rugby. Leanne also worked at Stratton Ski Resort in Vermont, USA, for 2 seasons.

Optimising and individualising ACLR Rehabilitation

Leanne’s presentation, “Optimising and individualising ACLR Rehabilitation”, will investigate how using objective measures as well as age, gender and sport-specific normative data can best guide the tailored-made progressive return to sport rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction or injury.

Post event blog and recording

• Date – Thursday 9th March 2023
• Time – 7pm – 8pm
• Location – Online (Zoom)
• Post event blog and recording – click here

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network

The next event of the Injury Rehab Network, in partnership with BASRaT, will take place online on Thursday, 9th March 2023, from 7pm – 8pm. Anyone professionally involved with or studying sports medicine, performance and rehabilitation from injury is welcome to attend. Read the post event blog and watch the recording – click here.

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