Friday, November 8, 2024

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Vicky

Hello everyone.

This is my first contact as a recent convert !!!

I have recently completed my M.Sc. in sport and exercise assessment

and my main research areas are disability and sport participation.

My M.Sc. dissertation assessed the energy cost of a Paralympian runner,

which encompassed a physiological and qualitative comparison

of different types of prosthetic feet. A holistic approach was adopted that placed

particular emphasis on self-report measures by the athlete. The study assessed

five different ESPF and the Otto-Bock dynamic foot was clearly the

best. Is there anybody out there who is particularly interested in seeing this research

and would perhaps consider sponsoring me to attend an International conference whereby

the research would be presented to a world-wide audience ?

My research has attracted a very positive response with regard to the

BOA and the IOC. As a consequence, I have been invited to attend the VIIIth International

Postgraduate Seminar on Olympic Studies to be held in Greece, next year.

Later this year I hope to present the research at The V IOC World Congress on Sport

Science – Sydney, Australia or alternatively at The Third International Scientific

Congress on Modern Olympic Sport in Warsaw, Poland.

I am also awaiting confirmation of a research grant to attend the Olympic

Studies Centre in Lausanne later this year to further develop this

research and include socio-economic factors of successful performance

in amputee athletes.

It is my intention to register for a Ph.D. at the end of this year, which will involve

a multi-disciplinary analysis of sport by Paralympians, incorporating experimental

research with the sociological development of disability in sport. To further assist

my proposal, I have applied to be a volunteer at the Paralympic Games in Sydney in

the year 2000 and hope to present my research at the 4th Paralympic Congress in

Sydney, after the Games.

This research will only go ahead if I can secure sponsorship and a

supervisor, so If there is anyone out there who is interested in this

proposal and could offer any assistance / advice I would be extremely

grateful. Alternatively, if there is a prosthethes manufacturer

reading this and has a specific project in mind, I would be delighted

to be consulted.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope it interested

you. I would be very grateful for any feed back. Please let me know what you think.

Best regards,

Victoria Miller

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