Dr Mario Bizzini, PT, PhD is a research associate at the Schulthess Clinic, a private orthopaedic and sports medicine centre in Zürich, Switzerland. He works there at the Human Performance Lab (www.schulthess-klinik.ch). His research interests focus on hip and knee rehabilitation in sports, football injuries and sports injury prevention. He has currently published 130 peer-reviewed papers, 7 books, 20 book chapters, and lectured at more than 200 national and international congresses. He is a reviewer for various scientific journals, Deputy Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (http://bjsm.bmj.com/) and Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (www.ijspt.org). He is also a specialist in sports physiotherapy and committee member of the Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (www.sportfisio.ch), and was a Executive Board member (2009-2017) of the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (www.ifspt.org), a rehabilitation consultant for professional ice hockey and football teams, and has also worked at three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014), two FIFA Women’s World Cups (2007, 2015) and three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016).
