Brazilian sports physiotherapist contributes to Bath’s London 2012 legacy
15 January 2013
A PhD student from the University of Campinas in Brazil who was selected as the country’s lead sport physiotherapist at the Olympic Games spent 11 months in Bath working with the DisAbility Sport & Health (DASH) research group.
Marilia Passos Magno e Silva came to the University of Bath after securing funding from the CAPES Foundation of the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
During her time at Bath, Marilia worked closely with Dr James Bilzon, Head of Department for Health and Director of the DisAbility Sport & Health research group.
They jointly prepared and submitted five papers on the nature and epidemiology of sports injuries in various Paralympic sports, two of which have already been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sports Medicine and the Journal of Athletic Training.
