Dr Debbie Palmer
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Dr Debbie Palmer
@debbiepalmeroly.bsky.social
Academic @UniversityofEdinburgh I Co-Director @UKCCIIS IOC Research Centre on athlete health & sports injury prevention | retired 3 x @TeamGB Olympian
ICYMI 🚨 New paper & first evaluation of World Rugbys new lowered tackle height (LTH) law, in Scottish men's community rugby 🚨 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏉

🗣️ the LTH was effective in reducing the rate of upright tackling.

There was a 45% ⬇️ in head-to-head & 29% ⬇️ in head-to-shoulder contacts

OA article lnkd.in/eCvfS46H
April 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Wonderful few days this week at the International Olympic Committee – IOC Olympic house, in Lausanne 🇨🇭 Working on the IOC Consensus on Female, woman & girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR). Very grateful to have been involved alongside such a talented bunch 🙌

@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Fantastic day welcoming guest lectures Dr Mark Stuart & Dr Niall Elliott.

Thank you for sharing yr knowledge & experience on olympic pharmacy & the team physician 🏅 Great discussion & learning opportunity for our sport&exercise medicine students @morayhouse.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM