McGowan Physio Team Completes Kids Back 2 Sport Course
15/01/2026
Back in October, Niamh, Garett, Shane, and Danielle participated in the Kids Back 2 Sport course. The course was run by UK-based physiotherapist Angela Jackson, who is an expert in paediatric sports physiotherapy. It was hosted by the great team over at Compass Physio in Enfield.
In order to prepare for the course, we studied several modules covering topics ranging from bone stress injuries and young athlete development to low energy availability in athletes. The in-person course day focused on some of the more challenging aspects of these modules, as well as managing spinal injuries in young athletes, to complement McGowan Physio’s specialty in this area.
On the course day, we had a great time learning from Angela and testing out some of the strategies and equipment that can be helpful when working with young athletes in the clinic. We especially enjoyed testing out the laser and glasses to learn about visual dependence in balance and proprioception.
We are so grateful for the opportunity to participate in this enjoyable and informative course and have already started to implement much of what we learned into our clinical practice. Thank you again to Angela Jackson for coming over to teach us. Please check out her website, which has many excellent educational tools for coaches and healthcare providers working with young athletes: https://kidsback2sport.com/
