David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 02/06/2026In 2013 I was match doctor for British Lions v Barbarians rugby match in Hong Kong. The relative heat index was close to the limits in which the match could go ahead Over the next few weeks the Lions S&C team noticed a surprising improvement in some metrics of performance. A 🧵 1/5 110
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 29/05/202650% of AI searches for health information give responses which are problematic. 1 in 5 responses are potentially dangerous. Result of a large recent review published in the BMJ A🧵 1/6 www.otandp.com/blog/is-ai-a...otandp.comIs AI a Reliable Source of Medical and Health Advice?Can you trust AI for health advice? Learn why AI shows variable accuracy, misinformation, and cannot replace personalised care from healthcare professionals. 100
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Six rugby players from Georgia and the team doctor banned from rugby for a total of 33 years in a 'doping scandal' before the 2023 world cup. Described by World Rugby as 'the most extensive anti-doping investigation ever undertaken in Rugby'..........Now for the nuance. A drugs in sport 🧵1/10 120
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Imagine a drug that has been proven to significantly reduce heart disease, cancer, diabetes, dementia, depression and increase life expectancy by several years. That intervention does exist …. Exercise. The evidence for benefit in 10 easy questions👇 1/3 www.otandp.com/blog/the-hea...otandp.comThe Health Benefits of Exercise in 10 Easy QuestionsExplore the role of exercise in preventative medicine and how it lowers the risks of chronic disease, extends life expectancy & transforms health in 10 FAQs. 120
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In the last 20 years the world record for the marathon has fallen by almost 6 minutes while time for the 5K has fallen by less than 2 seconds. Why such a discrepancy? In this article I explain the factors that make sub two-hour marathons the new elite normal. www.otandp.com/blog/sub-2-h...otandp.comSub-2 Hour Marathon: Science, Shoes and Fuelling strategyThe sub-2-hour marathon holds evidence-based lessons for us about training intensity, strength, recovery and why exercise is the most underused medicine. 000
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 04/12/202430 years ago today TimTrodd and I opened the doors of the clinic that would become OT&P. Lots of water under that bridge. Thank you to Tim, to all my colleagues past and present and especially to everyone who has allowed me the privilege of being their doctor. 0110
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 18/11/20243 reasons why this policy makes no sense 1) Banning surfing will increase fatalities on HK beaches 2) HK is trying to establish itself as a hub for sports/ sports medicine 3) HK is a stunning location for outdour sports 🧵 1/4 4124
Reposted by David OwensFord Prefect @bartyslaartfarst.bsky.social · 16/11/2024HK's reaction to any perceived or actual safety risk is never to address those risks intelligently, respecting the needs of all, but to outright ban one group altogether, or make it almost impossible for them to continue. Look at TransitJam's battles on behalf of cyclists, for example. 131
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Big Wave Bay. A beautiful Hong Kong beach with great surf at this time of year Who are the people who sit in committees and propose these regulations. What possible motivations drive them to make these insane laws which inhibit physical activity and damage population health. 3202
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 24/04/2024My first article on the impact of wearable technology👇 I am already seeing patients who have had their diagnosis made or confirmed by smart watch Increasing accuracy and impact will be driven by advances in technology in addition to AI driven algorithms www.otandp.com/blog/impact-...otandp.comThe Impact of Wearable Technology on Healthcare by Dr David OwensExplore how wearable technology is transforming healthcare through personalised data, improving diagnostics, and enhancing personal health management. 020
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 24/04/2024My second article on AI in healthcare 👇 AI will disrupt and accelerate change but ultimately how it is used as a tool will determine maximal impact IMO it will be in administrative and system based processes that AI will have the greatest early impact www.otandp.com/blog/ai-and-...otandp.comAI and Machine Learning: The Evolving Reality of Predictive Healthcare by Dr David OwensExploring AI's impact on healthcare, focusing on challenges and solutions in data integration, ethics, and regulation for better patient care. 040
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 13/11/2023The contrast between the cityscape and the natural beauty of the surrounding mountains is one of the many things I love about Hong Kong West dogs tooth to Lantau Peak is probably my very favourite Hong Kong hike 092
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 21/10/2023For anyone interested in head injury assessment (HIA) in elite rugby here is a summary: Concussion is a brain injury. It is the single greatest time loss injury in elite rugby The HIA process has significantly reduced the incidence of concussed players remaining on the field post injury.... 1n 100
Reposted by David OwensProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 12/10/2023Perhaps the most important lesson of the pandemic: For epidemic disease, small reductions in transmission have an *exponentially magnified* effect on infections. For endemic disease, small reductions in transmission are *reduced* to an even smaller effect on infections. 1/ 256
David Owens @drdowens.bsky.social · 09/10/2023There are 2 cities that I truly love Terence Davies may be less celebrated than John, Paul, George or Ringo but Of Time and the City was a cinematic masterpiece to the city in which I was born What movie would best celebrate the love that so many of us feel for Hong Kong?theguardian.comA poet of pain, ecstasy and epiphany, Terence Davies is a colossal loss to British cinemaThank goodness Davies experienced his late-career appreciation – he was a director of high seriousness and singularity and a man of vulnerability and true good humour 110