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yegphysio.bsky.social
christina le (she/her)
@yegphysio.bsky.social
440 followers 220 following 170 posts
• post-doc researcher for #ProjectACL at @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
• PhD in HRQoL after knee injuries
• physio who loves knees
• ACL deficient
• women’s sports fan
• from treaty 6 territory (aka edmonton)

📍leeds, uk 🏳️‍🌈🍉
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SCENES.

canada went from crowdfunding to booking their ticket to the rugby world cup final!

#letsgogirls #beleaf
landscape shot of the new zealand and canada flags and rugby world cup banner in the background with the players of both squads in the foreground. attendance of 24,392. karen paquin getting carried by her teammates, celebrating the win and paquin’s 50th cap.
September 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
yegphysio.bsky.social
when in london, find the banksy.

#freepalestine
banksy art of a judge raising their hand with a gavel to hit a protester. painted on the outside of the royal courts of justice.
September 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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made a new friend on my wee wander of headingley courtesy of the heritage open days!
A horse with a raincoat on slowly walks towards me from within a fenced area.
September 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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went to my first @nsl.ca @vancouverrisefc.bsky.social and match and it did not disappoint!

vibes were immaculate — food trucks, kids games, big crowd. loved it!
selfie of me and my mum from the stands with the pitch (and lovely fir trees) in the background. view of the pitch at the kickoff.
August 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
yegphysio.bsky.social
the W in vancouver.

EVERYONE WATCHES WOMEN’S SPORTS.
players from the atlanta dream and seattle storm lining up for tip off at the first WNBA game outside of the states (in vancouver, canada).
August 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
yegphysio.bsky.social
scenes.

love this for all my english mates.

shoutout to jess carter who left it all out there in this final. she doesn’t need to prove shit but she did it anyway.
big screen set up on an outdoor patio at brudenell social club in leeds with the england lionesses football team lifting the trophy on the tv.
July 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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and that’s a wrap on #WiSEAN2025! massive shoutout to the organizing committee volunteers!

👯‍♀️ hung out with my aussie family
🤓 finally heard talks by noe, joanne, and steph
🛹 learned HEAPS
🙌🏼 made new mates

a very successful conference, indeed!

@wisean.bsky.social
@carnegiesport.bsky.social
dr. annette stride, the head of the organizing committee, addresses the audience at the opening of the conference. group shot of the organizing committee and volunteer crew on the stairs inside the carnegie school of sport centre. me with my aussie family, aka the wonderful and brilliant folks at la trobe sports and exercise medicine, including andrea bruder, sallie cowan, kay crossley, mel haberfield, fernanda serighelli, and brooke patterson.
June 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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finally got to hear joanne parsons and steph coen talk about gendered environments in sports and their very cool arts-based research output, more than medals! 🏅

click below to find out more:
www.morethanmedals.co.uk

#WiSEAN2025
@wisean.bsky.social
@carnegiesport.bsky.social
a slide showing the journey of going from a theoretical approach of gendered environments to research outputs and tools for practical change (aka more than medals). common challenges, mechanisms, and possible outcomes derived from interviews with retired women athletes and how they experienced gender discrimination in sport. the challenges include: stereotypes trivialize injury, physiology is all or nothing, the “ideal” female athlete, in/visible inequities, and uneven power dynamics. a group of conference attendees placed laminated cards that depict the challenges and mechanisms on the floor, trying to figure out how to remodel the research findings in a non-linear way. stephanie coen and joanne parsons stand beside a slide with discussion questions on it.
June 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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dr. stacey emmonds (aka my boss lol) gives us a glimpse into Project ACL and some of our aims.

plus some insight into youth athletic development and why we need to better prepare girls in football! ⚽️

#WiSEAN2025
@wisean.bsky.social @carnegiesport.bsky.social
stacey emmonds stands in front of a slide of Project ACL featuring leah williamson and text that’s says “project launched to reduce ACL injuries in women’s football”. slide of project ACL aims which includes 1) minimum standards framework, 2) empowering and educating players, and 3) evidence-informed practice. slide that shows the evolving demands of women’s football contrasted against the big cost of not preparing players well. slide titled “nature vs nurture?” it shows a graph of cumulative training minutes for boys and girls. the girls are drastically underloaded compared to the boys until age 18 when they are exposed to high levels of load to play catch up.
June 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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late posts from #WiSEAN2025!

here’s the @latrobesem.bsky.social crew presenting on prep to play. 8 years of developing a theory-driven, evidence-based, collaborator-informed injury prevention program for girls and women in australian footy! 💪🏼

@wisean.bsky.social @carnegiesport.bsky.social
brooke patterson, andrea bruder, sallie cowan, mel haberfield, and kay crossley stand in front of their presentation. slide titled “understand the sport ecosystem”, including a figure on applying the socioegological model to austalian football. slide titled “co-create as much as you practically can”, which shows the concept mapping and focus group approach taken.
June 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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how lucky are we to have dr. nonhlanhla (or noe) mkumbuzi open #WiSEAN2025 with an amazing keynote on EDI and intersectionality in sport?!

understanding how people can be privileged in some aspects and marginalized in others is crucial to advancing inclusive research in sport!

@wisean.bsky.social
noe, a Black woman in a yellow top and colourful skirt, standing beside a slide titled “cis-normativity in SEM” slide titled “what is the problem with this status quo?” 70% of women’s sport and nearly all disability sport and african sport is informed by research on able-bodied men from high income countries in the global north. slide titled “marginalization and advantage”. the image on the slide has a yellow/orange circle in the middle on a white background, symbolizing intersectionality. in the circle are words that represent positions of privilege (e.g., white, abled, cis-gender, housed) and outside the circle are words that represent positions of marginalization (e.g., person of colour, disabled, transgender/non-binary, unhoused/traveler). slide titled “intersectionality”. there is some text that defines intersectionality and an image that resembles a flower with different intersections in each of the pedals and a blending of these pedals when they converge in the middle.
June 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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the day is finally here, hello #WiSEAN2025!

special shoutout to the whole organizing committee but especially @drannettestride.bsky.social for running the show from behind the scenes.
dr. annette stride addresses the audience in front of a “welcome to the WiSEAN conference 2025” slide.
June 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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when i started this account, i wanted to keep it work-related. then realized quickly that work is only a small part of my identity and trying to be a good human and active citizen is so much more.

from my IG:
screenshot of my instagram story which contains the following white text on a black background: as a kid, sitting in social class, learning about wwii and horrors of the holocaust and atomic bombs, i never thought this stuff would happen in my lifetime. yet, here we are in 2025. a possible world war on the brink and 18 months of a genocide livestream. maybe it was innocent/ignorance, but damn. we live in the shittiest timeline. did you ever wonder what you would've done if you lived in the 1930s and 1940s? would you have fought back? resisted in some way? well, you're in a similar situation now, so what are you gonna do? as always, i'm open to conversations. they don't need to be "productive", but i do think they need to happen. and for better or worse, i've really gotten into voice notes sooooo...
June 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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still revelling in last weekend’s champions league final.

being surrounded by so many women’s football fans was incredible. such a passionate and welcoming community. loved every minute!
giant champions league football on display with a historical archway and adjacent yellow buildings in the background. opening ceremonies of the champions league final. people are holding a large banner of the barcelona and arsenal logos and others are waving white flags around. photo taken from the angle of the corner flag of the pitch. zoomed in photo of the stadium scoreboard with the arsenal logo and “WINNERS” underneath it. photo of pink street in lisbon. it features colourful umbrellas hanging from above and lots of folks wearing arsenal gear.
June 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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okay, canada, we’re up!

and the most canadian (aka really nice) thing you can do is vote with empathy!

use your vote to support Indigenous peoples, 2SLGBTQ+ folks (especially our trans friends), people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities 🙏🏼
red/pink text on a light/mint green background reads “think of the most vulnerable person you know and vote in their best interests”
April 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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my cousin knows me very well 😂🥰
holding a severance-themed birthday card that says “another year older? i think that calls for some defiant jazz” with an accompanying photo of mr. milchick in front of a trolley with melon bowls.
April 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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happy 1 year anniversary to me and leeds 🥳
photo from a plane window with a pink sign in the background that says “welcome to leeds bradford airport”.
April 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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reports confirm that mary fowler has torn her ACL. unfortunately, you can see the pivot shift mechanism in replays (which indicates an ACL injury).

brutal considering she was having a breakout season and leading the WSL in assists.

wishing her a strong recovery 🩵
April 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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then hosted my mate and injury prevention badass @drbrooke-patterson.bsky.social at the carnegie school of sports @leedsbeckett.bsky.social. knee nerds unite!
brooke patterson (white woman) and me (asian woman) standing in front of the carnegie school of sport sign. brooke patterson (white woman) and me (asian woman) standing at the bottom of clifford’s tower in york. brooke patterson (white woman) presenting on her research program. one of brooke’s slides that outlines the development of the prep to play injury prevention program.
April 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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what a fkn fantastic week it’s been! kicked it off with the edinburgh orthopaedics & sports medicine conference. lovely city and great company!
sheree bekker (white woman) and me (asian woman) taking a selfie with the edinburgh castle in the background. victoria street, edinburgh from a higher vantage point. a road that curves to the right is flanked by colourful storefronts on the left side. a rainbow is in the background sky. sheree bekker (white woman), kate jackson (white woman), will jackson (white man), and me (asian woman) taking a selfie at a restaurant table. me (asian woman) presenting on the rapid professionalisation of women’s football as part of project ACL.
April 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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cannot sleep. still buzzing from seeing justice ✝️

so worth the trek from leeds 🥹
the two guys from justice in glittery gold jackets stand on stage facing each other as they dj under a panel of lights shining down on them. lots of laser lights shining from the stage into the crowd over a dark purple background. selfie of me and gaspard from justice. he looks like this 😎✌🏼 and is much cooler than me, especially since i cropped part of my face out of the shot lol
February 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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followed up with 36 hours in london with our favourite dutchie!

thanks for the fun trip, @lktphysio.bsky.social 🫰🏼
a selfie of núria, linda, and me outside of the tower of london. selfie of núria, linda, and me in a bakery called okja (very good). selfie of núria, linda, and me in front of a chinese gate and lunar new years celebrations. we found a book written by our friends, sheree bekker and stephen mumford in housmans bookshop in london. here’s a pic of me holding the book, called “open play”, in excitement!
February 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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work wife adventures in oslo! good thing she’s one of the smartest people i know and was invited to all these cool norwegian meetings 🤓
selfie of me and linda in front of the oslo city hall. clare ardern, linda truong, me, and hege grindem standing in front of the norwegian school of sports science. me and linda holding beers, one of us has a really big one (hint: not me). me standing in front of my title slide with project ACL at the nimi clinic in oslo.
February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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and clare finishes off our excellent day on mental readiness to return to sport, psychological readiness, and tips for monitoring psychological status.
dr. clare ardern stands beside her title slide which reads “mental readiness to return to sport after injury” slide titled “what is psychological readiness?” it includes four components: 1) physical function, 2) cognitions, 3) emotions, and 4) confidence. slide titled “tips for clinical practice” these include: 1) regular monitoring of psychological status (even using simple questions with a Likert scale), 2) applying your working knowledge of the athlete, and 3) knowing when to refer to additional support like sports psychologists. slide titled “summary” four points, including 1) using valid and reliable measures, 2) doing routine screening and monitoring, 3) combining information from your measures and what your patient is telling you, and 4) placing the athlete in the centre of decision making.
January 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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remember how important social support can be during rehab, esp long rehabs like post-ACL injury or surgery!

@lktphysio.bsky.social walks us through tips and tricks on social support.
dr. linda truong stands beside her title slide which states “thinking big picture: social factors + therapeutic relationships for RTS and long-term athlete health” slide titled “what is social support?” it is an exchange of resources between two individuals to be intended to enhance the well-being of the recipient. consider two subcategories of social support: 1) received support and 2) perceived support. slide recapping one of linda’s publications. it reviews how there are personal relationships, professional relationships, and an evolution of relationships that patients and clinicians experience during rehab. all of these are part of the therapeutic relationship! slide titled “take home messages” it lists four messages including 1) treating patients beyond their physical impairments, 2) addressing social components of recovery to boost odds of RTS, 3) considering long-term knee health, and 4) adapting how your role changes during rehab from expert to supporter.
January 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM