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Prof. Thomas Best (USA)

Former President, American College of Sports Medicine

• Dr Best is Professor and Pomerene Chair, and Director of the Division of Sports Medicine at the Ohio State University.


• He is also a Professor of Biomedical Engineering.


• His clinical interests include the care and prevention of all sports and physical activity related to injuries.


• His research focuses on soft tissue injury and muscle healing, evidence-based sports medicine, and the role of the quadriceps in osteoarthritis.


• He has lectured worldwide on the treatment and prevention of muscle injuries.


• Dr Best is the Past President of the American College of Sports Medicine and has recently published the second edition of his book, Evidence-Based Sports Medicine.