Dr. Nicholas Mahony
Asst Prof & MSc Sports Medicine Co-ordin, Anatomy
Biography
I was educated at Batley Grammar School in Yorkshire and Portora Royal School Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh and then studied medicine in TCD in the 1980's. Following pre-registration house officer posts at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro and Royal Naval Hospital Plymouth, I served as a medical officer and completed my higher training in general practice in the Royal Navy. On leaving the Navy I mainly worked in Emergency Medicine until moving back to Ireland to undertake an MSc in Sports Medicine under the tutelage of Professor Moira O'Brien in TCD in 1995. I held posts as demonstrator and temporary lecturer in Anatomy from 1996-1997, and in 1998 I was appointed Lecturer in Anatomy and also took over as course coordinator of the MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine programme and as Medical Officer to the Anatomy department's Human Performance Laboratory. My interest in sports and exercise stems from a former life as an Irish and British championship winning club rower in both sculls and sweep rowing and as a former Irish lightweight international. I coached TCD's college rowing team from 1996-1999 and again from 2003-2008 and was Irish International Rowing Team Doctor from 1998-2003, and Doctor to Ireland's International Kayaking team from 2003-2008. I remain an active and keen skier, windsurfer, flat-water marathon kayaker,swimmer, cyclist and runner. Clinically in academic sports medicine since 1998, I have provided a pre-participation medical screening and exercise testing and training prescription service for athletes from junior to elite international levels from a variety of endurance sports in the Human Performance Laboratory. I was an instructor and course director on AHA/IHF Advanced Cardiac Life Support courses for over 6 years and acted as a Medical Service Provider to the Irish Sports Council Elite Athletes Carding Scheme since 2001. In service to the Discipline of Anatomy I was Secretary and Chair of the Anatomical Committee of the Irish Medical Schools (ACIMS) from 2014-2016 and presently I am the secretary of the Dublin Anatomical Committee. I have played a key role in the development of Sports and Exercise Medicine in Ireland, in 2003 I was a founding fellow of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCSI&RCPI), I have been a board member since 2011 and Chair of its Annual Scientific Conference Committee since 2012. In 2016 I was appointed Vice Dean of the FSEM and recently in conjunction with faculty colleagues I developed a Post CCST Higher Specialist Training programme in Sports and Exercise Medicine which was recently approved by the Medical Council and Minister for Health and is due to be rolled out in late 2017. Since 1998 I have supported research in TCD as a supervisor and as medical service provider to over 35 research projects in the MSc Sports and Exercise Medicine programme and when required provided medical cover and pre-participation screening for numerous other exercise related BSc, MSc and PhD projects in Physiology run in collaboration with the Human Performance Laboratory. I completed my own PhD in Bioengineering under the supervision of Prof David Taylor in 2013 and then as Head of Anatomy I have refocused the Discipline's primary research strategy towards tissue and animal models of spinal axonal regeneration in our new neuroscience research laboratory; and, in addition with colleagues in Physiology, TCIN and Bioengineering I am now embarking on a major collaborative project with UCLA involving neuro-electrical stimulation and robotic walking in the rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients. Initially a single patient pilot study this major 'follow on' project currently undergoing HPRA approval, will have expanded patient numbers and external matched funding from Industry, Mark Pollock Trust and Irish Funding bodies and is due to commence in the CRF St James's hospital in late 2017.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
McGovern, Aoife, Mahony, Nicholas, Mockler, David, Fleming, Neil, Efficacy of resistance training during adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer care: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022
EANNA McGRATH, NICK MAHONY, NEIL FLEMING, ALESSIO BENAVOLI, and BERNARD DONNE, Prediction of Functional Threshold Power from Graded Exercise Test Data in Highly-Trained Individuals, International Journal of Exercise Science, 15, (4), 2022, p747 - 759
Boland, M., Crotty, N., Mahony, N., Donne, B., Fleming, N. , A Comparison of Physiological Response to Incremental Testing on Stationary and Dynamic Rowing Ergometers., International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17, (4), 2022, p515 - 522
Nora May Nuala Crotty; Marie Boland; Nick Mahony; Bernard Donne; Neil Fleming, Reliability and Validity of the Lactate Pro 2 Analyser, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 25, (3), 2021, p202 - 211
Nick Mahony and Neil Heron , Oxford Handbook of Sports and Exercise Medicine 7th Edition, 7th , Oxford UK, Oxford, 2021
EANNA McGRATH, NICK MAHONY, NEIL FLEMING CONOR RALEIGH and BERNARD DONNE, Do Critical Power and Functional Threshold Power equate in Highly Trained Athletes? , International Journal of Exercise Science, 14, (4), 2021, p45 - 59
BEATA KIS, NICK MAHONY, NEIL FLEMING and BERNARD DONNE, Relationship between Functional Threshold Power and Lactate Derived Performance Markers in Female Amateur Triathletes., International Journal of Exercise Science, 2020
Lisa Ho (MB ChB); Nick Mahony (MD PhD); Neil Fleming (PhD); Bernard Donne (MSc), Modified Concussion Balance Test (COBALT) identifies persistent balance deficits in concussed athletes following return-to-play protocols., Journal of Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy, 2020
Longhurst G, Stone D and Mahony N, Bilateral reversed palmaris longus muscle: A case report and systematic literature review, Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy , 2019
Costelloe, J, A cadaveric dissection study of the anatomical variations of the ureter and implications for surgical intervention, University of Dublin, 2019
Mc Grath, Eanna M.; Mahony, Nicholas; Fleming, Neil; and Donne, Bernard, Is the FTP Test a Reliable, Reproducible and Functional Assessment Tool in Highly-Trained Athletes?, International Journal of Exercise Science, 12, (4), 2019, p1334 - 1345
Rowe A, Mahony N, Fleming N and Donne B, The effect of diurnal variation in exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, Journal of Asthma, (July ), 2019
MC GRATH, E., DONNE, B., FLEMING, N., MAHONY, N. , VALIDITY AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF THE FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER TEST, EDSS, 23rd annual ECSS Congress , Dublin/Ireland, 3-7 July 2018, European Database of Sports Science, 2018
Kearney, R., Mahony, N., Donne, B. & Fleming, N. 1, The profile of heart rate training zones in non-‐elite rowers across a winter training phase, Proceedings of 22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science ., 22nd Annual Congress European College of Sports Science, Metropolis Ruhr Germany , 5th-8th July, edited by Seidensticker EG, Jaitner T & Platen P. , ECSS, 2017
S. Davy, G. W. O'Keeffe, N. Mahony, N. Phelan, D. S. Barry, A practical description and student perspective of the integration of radiology into lower limb musculoskeletal anatomy, Irish Journal of Medical Science, July 2016, 2016
Fleming N., Donne B. & Mahony N, Cardiorespiratory effects of combining transcutaneous spinal stimulation and robot assisted walking: a case study. , 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Vienna, Austria, 6-9 July, edited by Baca, A., Diketmüller, R., Tschan, H., Hofman, M., Kornfeind, P., Tsolakidis, E. , 2016
Claffey M, Mahony N, Kearney R and Donne B, Change in submaximal physiological markers in senior male rowers through winter preparation phase training, Annual Scientific Conference of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 15th-17th September, edited by Clarke S, French H and O'Connor S , 2016
Joan Costello, Nicholas Mahony, Paul Tierney, William Ryan and Denis Barry, A review of the anatomical variations of the ureter and their implications for surgical intervention, British Journal of Urology, Annual Meeting of the Irish-Society-of-Urology, Limerick, Ireland, September 2015, 116, (S2), 2015
Neil Fleming, Bernard Donne, Nicholas Mahony, A Comparison of electromyography and stroke kinematics during ergometer and on-water rowing, Journal of Sports Sciences, 32, (12), 2014, p1127 - 1138
Loose Horse Productions / RTE, 'A parting gift', Dublin, Ireland, RTE Television, 2014, -
Dr Nick Mahony, Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry derived bone quantity in an ovine model of osteoporosis., TCD, 2013
Holland J, Kennedy O, Brennan O, Mahony N, Rackard S, O'Brien F, Taylor D & Lee C, Examination of osteoarthritis and subchondral bone alterations within the stifle joint of an ovariectomised ovine model., Journal of Anatomy, in press, 2013
D. Farnan, N. Mahony, F. Wilson and C. Gissane, A 3-month prospective study of injuries in amateur rugby and soccer, Physiotherapy Practice and Research, 34, 2013, p103 - 112
Mahony N, Bailey D, An audit of routine preliminary medical evaluation in athletes attending for laboratory based maximal exercise testing , 17th annual ECSS Congress, , Bruges, BELGIUM, July 4-7 , edited by Meeusen R., Duchatteau J., Roelands B., De Geus B., Baudry S., Tsolakidis E. , ECSS, 2012
Colin J. Coyle, Bernard Donne, and Nick J. Mahony, "Effects of Carbohydrate-Protein Ingestion Post-Resistance Training in Male Rugby Players, International Journal of Exercise Science, 5, (1), 2012, p39 - 49
Neil Fleming, Bernard Donne, David Fletcher and Nick Mahony, A biomechanical assessment of ergometer task specificity in elite flatwater kayakers, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2012) 11, 2012
Osteoporosis in, editor(s)Fiona Wilson, John Gormley and Juliette Hussey , Exercise Therapy in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Wiley Blackwell, 2011, pp242 - 255, [Nicholas J Mahony]
Flannery OM, Britton JR, O'Reilly P, Mahony N, Prendergast PJ, Kenny PJ, The threshold force required for femoral impaction grafting in revision hip surgery., Acta orthopaedica, 81, (3), 2010, p303-7
JC Holland, OD Kennedy, O Brennan, NJ Mahony, S Rackard, FJ O'Brien, TC Lee, Subchondral structural changes in the proximal tibia in an Ovariectomised Ovine Model, BONE, European Calcified Tissue Society , Vienna, Austria, May 2009, 44, (Supplement 2), 2009, ppS282 - S283
Kennedy OD, Brennan O, Mahony NJ, Rackard SM, O'Brien J, Taylor D, Lee C., Effects of High Bone Turnover on the Biomechanical Properties of the L3 Veretebra in an Ovine Model of Early Stage Osteoporosis, SPINE, 33, (23), 2008, p2518 - 2523
Keeley BJ, Heidari B, Mahony NJ, Rackard SM, O'Brien FJ, Lee TC, Brennan O, Kennedy OD, Fitzpatrick D , Biomechanical comparison of the pullout properties of external skeletal fixation pins in the tibiae of intact and ovariectomised ewes, Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol , 21, (5), 2008, p418 - 426
Beades, M., Donne, B., Warmington, S., Mahony, N. , The effects of carbohydrate and caffeine beverages on hydration status following voluntary fluid restriction , 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science , Jyväskylä, Finland, 11-14 July , edited by Kallio, J., Komi, P., Komulainen, J., Avela, J , 2007
Brennan O, Kennedy O, Mahony N, Lee C, Rackard S & O'Brien F , Bone quality, in addition to bone mineral density measurements, is necessary to accurately predict bone strength in osteoporosis. , Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2nd International Conference of Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues, Kaui, Hawaii., 9 -13 December, edited by Taylor D , 2007
Fleming, N., Donne, B., Mahony, N. , Electromyographic and kinesiological analysis of the kayak stroke: comparison of on-water and on-ergometer data across exercise intensity. , Proceedings of 12th Annual Congress of the ECSS , Jyväskylä, Finland, 11-14 July, edited by Kallio, J., Komi, P., Komulainen, J., Avela, J. , European Database of Sports Science, 2007
Una Kennedy Nick Mahony, A cadaveric study of the complications associated with the subxipoid and transthoracic approaches to emergency pericardiocentesis, European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 13, 2006, p254 - 259
Physiology of Exercise in, editor(s)Domhnall MacAuley , Oxford Handbook of Sports Medicine, OUP, 2006, pp123 - 170, [Nick Mahony and Bernard Donne]
Brennan O, Kennedy O, Mahony N, Lee C, Rackard S & O'Brien F. , Mechanical and histomorphometric variations in osteoporotic trabecular bone., J Biomech. 2006;39 Suppl 1:S3-654, 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany. , 29 July - 4 August, 2006
Ansas K & Mahony N, The effect of a laboratory versus field based 10-minute exercise challenge on FEV1 in asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects , 9th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science , Clermont-Ferrand, France, 3-6th July , edited by Van Praagh, E., Coudert, J., Fellmann, N., Duché, P. , 2004
Tyrrell L., Mahony N., & Donne B., The effects of varying cadence on sub-maximal heart rate, blood lactate and oxygen uptake in elite male flat-water kayakers , 9th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science , Clermont-Ferrand, France, 3-6th July , edited by Van Praagh, E., Coudert, J., Fellmann, N., Duché, P. , 2004
Bone Quantity Measurement, in, editor(s)Prendergast and McHugh , Cpt 3 Osteoporosis, Bone Remodelling and Computer Simulation in "Topics in Bioengineering", TCBE & NCBES, 2004, pp71 - 74, [Nick Mahony]
Hislop M, Tierney P, Murray P, O'Brien M, Mahony N. , Chronic exertional compartment syndrome: the controversial "fifth" compartment of the leg. , American Journal of Sports Medicine., 31 , (5), 2003, p770 - 776
W.Ryan, N.Mahony, M.Delaney, M.O'Brien., Relationship of the common peroneal nerve and its branches to the head and neck of the fibula., British Journal Of Clinical Anatomy , 16, 2003, p501 - 505
Smith, Mahony, Donne and O'Brien, Prevalence of obstructive airflow limitation in Irish collegiate athletes, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 171, (4), 2002, p202 - 205
M.O'Brien and N Mahony, The role of a Masters course in higher professional training in Sports and exercise medicine., British Journal Sports Medicine, 4, (August), 2000, p235 - 245
N.Mahony, B.Donne, J.McKeon, P.Kelly, M.O'Brien, Immunological responses to a training micro-cycle in endurance trained collegiate rowers, British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine Annual Congress, Tewkesbury, UK, 2000
N.Mahony, B.Donne, M.O'Brien, Comparison of physiological responses to rowing on friction loaded and air braked ergometers., Journal Sports Sciences, (17), 1999, p143 - 149
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Aaron Concannon, Student activity levels and readiness to participate in sport in Trinity College Dublin, TCD, 2021
Oleg Irlin, A retrospective observational study of patients presenting with shoulder pain to a private physiotherapy practice, TCD, 2021
Nuala Crotty, Reproducibility of blood lactate measurement: laboratory versus hand-held device, TCD, 2020
Marie Boland, A comparison of physiological responses to rowing on stationary and dynamic ergometers in male sub-elite rowers, TCD, 2020
Sarah O'Farrell, An audit of routine preparticpation evaluation in athletes attending for laboratory based exercise testing, TCD, 2020
Mike Murphy, A review of the effects of detraining in athletes , TCD, 2020
Lisa Ho, Comparison of balance variables pre and post-vestibular challenge, between previously concussed and non-concussed age matched athletes, TCD, 2019
N.M. Nuala Crotty, Marie Boland, Nick Mahony, Reproducibility of blood lactate measurement: laboratory bench vs. hand-held device., FSEM Annual Scientific Meeting, Dublin, 14th September, edited by O'Donovan J , 2019
Sean Farrell, Diurnal variation of hip range of movement in male rugby players, TCD, 2019
Lisa Ho Cuiying, Nick Mahony, Bernard Donne, , Comparison of balance variables, pre and post-vestibular challenge, between previously concussed and non-concussed age matched athletes, FSEM PG Spring Meeting, Athlone Institute of Technology, 12th April, 2019
Orla Deegan, Measurement reliability of weight bearing hip rotation in Gaelic football players, TCD, 2018
Paul van der Westhuizen, Intra-rater reliability of the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Injury in a cohort of people with spinal cord injury from Ireland, TCD, 2018
Olive McCafferty, Body composition and physiological changes following a 12 week aerobic training intervention in a cohort of non-elite female triathletes, TCD, 2017
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Post-graduate Spring Study Day, 24th April, 2017, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Delahuint E, McCarthy-Person U
Naomi Mullins, Heart rate zone variability following a 12 week aerobic training intervention in a cohort of non-elite female triathletes, TCD, 2017
Elaine Hopkins, A study to compare the Lactate plus, Lactate pro and YSI 1500 Sport lactate analysers during graded incremental exercise testing , TCD, 2017
Deeny M, Mahony N, McCafferty O, Mullins N, Donne B, Functional Threshold Power in non-elite female triathletes, 14th Annual Scientific Meeting FSEM , RCSI, Dublin, 15-16th September, edited by Whyte E , 2017
Fionn Daly, Reproducibility of King Devick and SCAT 3 concussion assessment tools in male adolescent rugby players, TCD, 2017
Maureen Deeny, Functional Threshold Power in non-elite female triathletes, TCD, 2017
Kearney R, Mahony N, Claffey M, Fleming N and Donne B, Profiles of aerobic training heart rate zones in senior male rowers, Annual Scientific Conference of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI Dublin, 15th-17th September, edited by Clarke S, French H and O'Connor S , 2016
Soden L, Donne B and Mahony N, Impact of cycling cadence on physiological responses and cycling capacity in male amateur road racing cyclists, Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 15th-16th September, edited by Mahony N, Clarke S, French H and O'Connor S , 2016
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 13th Annual Scientific Conference Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 15th-17th September, In:The female athlete, 2016, RCSI Dublin, Mahony N, Clarke S, French H and O'Connor S
Claffey M., Physiological profiles of senior club and collegiate rowers over a typical winter training phase, TCD, 2016
Fallon A, Mahony N, Skaesspeare I, Change in performance markers in senior male rowers through winter preparation phase training, 13th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 15th-17th September , edited by Whyte E, O'Connor S, Mahony N , 2016
Kearney R., Profile of heart rate training zones in non-elite rowers across a winter training phase, 2016
Horgan A, The effects of supervised weight training on strength and power in senior male rowers, TCD, 2016
Coakley S, Donne B, & Mahony N, Pilates; a potential prehabilitation tool in games players, Annual Sientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 15th-17th September, edited by Mahony N, Clarke S, French H, O'Connor S , 2016
Shakespeare I., A prospective observational study on injury and illness in collegiate and club male rowers during a Winter training phase, TCD, 2016
Horgan A, Mahony N, Hamilton R, Fleming N and Donne B, The effects of supervised weight training on strength and power in senior male rowers, Annual Scientific Meting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI Dublin, 15th-17th September , edited by Mahony N, Clarke S, French H and O'Connor S , 2016
Fallon A., The effect of winter phase training on rowing performance measures, TCD, 2016
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Post graduate Spring Study Day, 20th April, 2016, School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Whyte E, McCaffrey N & Mahony N
Moore J, Carmody K, McDonald C, McIntyre A, Donne B and Mahony N, Effects of acute sleep deprivation and caffeine on anaerobic performance., 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 17th-19th September, edited by O'Connor S, French H, Mahony N and Whyte E , 2015
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCSI & RCPI), 17th -19th September, In:Sports injury, exercise and physical activity in children and adolescents, 2015, RCSI, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Mahony N, Whyte E, French H, O'Connor S
Marshall I, Comparison of the reliability and reproducibility of BodyMetrix ultrasonic unit and Harpenden skinfold caliper for the measurment of body composition in Irish male collegiate athletes, TCD, 2015
Parker McCabe C, Physiological and performance responses to a modified Loughborough intermittent shuttle test compared to match day perofmance in Gaelic footbal players, TCD, 2015
Crowley M, Evaluation of field based tests to assess aerobic fitness in elite female soccer players, TCD, 2015
McDonald C, Moore J, Carmody K, , McIntyre A, Donne B and Mahony N, Effects of acute sleep deprivation and caffeine on aerobic performance., 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 17th-19th September, edited by O'Connor S, French H, Mahony N and Whyte E , 2015
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Post Graduate Spring Study DAY, 9th April, 2015, Health Sciences Centre University College Cork, Falvey E and Molloy M
Mahony N., Fleming N., Donne B. & Reilly R , A new approach to SCI rehabilitation, Frontiers in Neuroscience: Diseases and Treatments, School of Nursing and Human Sciences, DCU, Dublin, 1st & 2nd September, 2015
Daly M, The effect of non-dominat lower limb training on bilateral lower limb motor performance in senior male Gaelic football players, 2015
McNabb A, Hip rotation range of motion measurement and interpretation in clinical practice, TCD, 2015
McIntyre A, Moore J, Carmody K, McDonald C,Donne B and Mahony N, Effects of acute sleep deprivation on aerobic and skills performance following caffeine supplementation., 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 17th-19th September, edited by O'Connor S, French H, Mahony N and Whyte E , 2015
Simpson C, Evaluation of laboratory based fitness tests in Irish female soccer players , TCD, 2015
Simpson C, Crowley M, Mahony N and Donne B, Comparison of feild versus laboratory based fitness testing in elite female soccer players, 12th Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 17th-19th September, edited by O'Connor S, French H, Mahony N and Whyte E , 2015
Doyle R, Donne B & Mahony N , Post-activation potentiation phenomenon in male rugby players , Hip and Groin a complete picture. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and World Federation of AThletic Trainers Annual Congress, The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Parker McCabe C, Daly M, Mahony N and Donne B, Physiological and performance responses to a modified Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test compared to match day performance in Gaelic footballers. , Hip and Groin a complete picture. Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and World Federation of AThletic Trainers Annual Congress., The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Daly F, Mahony N and Donne B, Reproducibility and reliability of SCAT3 and King Devick concussion assessment tools in junior rugby players - preliminary results, In:Hip Groin and Hamstrings In Sports - A complete picture, Annual Scientific Conference of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine & World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy World Congress , The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCSI & RCPI), 11th Annual Scientific Conference of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine & World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy World Congress , 4th-6th September, In:Hip Groin and Hamstrings In Sports - A complete picture, 2014, The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F & McCaffrey N
Lyons J, Donne B and Mahony N, Effect of changing muscle length on electromyographic activity and maximal force production of the knee flexor musculature , Hip Groin and Hamstrings In Sports - A complete picture, , Annual Scientific Conference of Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine & World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy World Congress , The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
McKenna S, Donne B & Mahony N , The relationship between workload at functional threshold power and maximal lactate steady state in male amateur triathletes, Hip and groin a complete picture. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and World Federation of Athletic Trainers Annual Congress., The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Daly M, Parker-McCabe C, Mahony N & Donne , The effect of non-dominant lower limb training for bilateral lower limb motor performance, Hip and Groin a complete picture -Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and World Fedderation of Athletic Trainers World Congress, The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Massey E, The effect of a placebo intervention on laboratory based graded incremental exercise testing to exhaustion in rowers, 2014
Whelan D, Donne B & Mahony N, Comparison between different dynamic warm-up protocols on anaerobic exercise performance in male athletes., Hip and groin a complete picture. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and Wolrd Federation of Athletic Trainers Annula Congress., The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Mahon B, Comparison of PARQ+ and routine pre-participation medical screening of athletes attending for routine exercise testing, TCD, 2014
O'Donovan J, Fleming N, Donne B & Mahony N , Comparison of lower limb EMG activity during exercise on cycle ergometer, elliptical trainer and treadmill , Hip and groin - a complete picture, Hip and Groin a complete picture, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine and World Federation of Athletic Trainers, The Helix, Dublin City University, Dublin, 4th-6th September, edited by Mahony N, Whyte E, McVeigh F and McCaffrey N , 2014
Garvey C, Comparison of physiological data during maximal incremental tests on treadmill, cycle erogmeter and cross trainer., TCD, 2013
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCPI & RCSI), 10th Annual Scientific Conference Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 20th-21st September , In:Head and Neck injury and illness in Sports, 2013, RCSI, Dublin, Mahony N
Mahony N. and Donne B., Demographic, training, and medical profiles of Irish female triathletes presenting for routine laboratory based exercise testing., 10th Annual Scientific Conference Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 21st-22nd September, edited by Archer M, O'Brien M and Mahony N , 2013
Melvin E, Comparison of the reliability and reproducibility of BodyMetrix ultrasonic unit and Harpenden skinfold caliper for the measurment of body composition in Irish female collegiate athletes, TCD, 2013
McEllin M, Reliability and reproducibility of a modified Hoff test for fitness of Gaelic Football players., TCD, 2013
Mahony N. and Donne B., Anthropometric and physiological data of Irish female triathletes from laboratory based exercise testing and relationship to competition performance., 10th Annual Scientific Conference Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 21st-22nd September, edited by Archer M, O'Brien M and Mahony N , 2013
Byrne I, The effect of placebo on exercise performance in Gaelic football players, TCD, 2013
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCSI & RCPI), 9th Annual Scientific Conference Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, 21st-22nd September, In:Fatigue Failure in Bone & Athletic Fatigue and Burnout in Sports, 2012, RCSI, Dublin, Mahony N, Archer M, O'Brien M
Nick Mahony, An audit of routine preliminary medical evaluation in athletes attending for laboratory based maximal exercise testing., 8th Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine In Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 10-11 September 2011, 2011
Dr Nick Mahony, Update on Sports Nutrition for Medical Service Providers, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, 10th September , 2011, Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Stewart L, Reliability and repeatability of the adjusted shuttle run test and a comparison of predicted VO2 max data from common field tests in ladies Gaelic football, 2011
Darling L, Comparison of a modified 20 metre shuttle-run with indoor and outdoor graded exercis testsin field sports players , TCD, 2010
Spillane E, Effect of a general practitioner led exercise intervention in overweight male collegiate students, TCD, 2010
Banim M, Comparison of graded incremental exercise test results on static and dynamic ergometers and effect on training prescription in male collegiate rowers, TCD, 2009
Egan N, Effect of variation in drag resistance on physiological responses during sub-maximal rowing on the Concept II ergometer, TCD, 2009
Flynn C , A field based investigation of time spent in aerobic training zones during hockey training and competition, TCD, 2008
Scott G, A field based investigation of time spent in heart rate zones during soccer training and competition, TCD, 2008
Spellman M, The effect of phase of menstrual cycle on performance data and physiological variables during rowing ergometry, TCD, 2008
Dr Nick Mahony, Anatomy of the ankle joint, Annual Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine, RCSI, Dublin, 21st-22nd September, 2007
Coneely P, On and off water heart rate and blood lactate profiling of male flatwater kayakers, TCD, 2007
Donne, B., Mahony, N. , Reliability and reproducibility of haematological variables, inter- and intra-analyser comparison of Coulter Counter and Haemocue. , 12th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science , Jyväskylä, Finland, 11-14 July, edited by Kallio, J., Komi, P., Komulainen, J., Avela, J , 2007
Cantwell G, An observational study of lung function variables in asthmatic and non-asthmatic males following treadmill running at three different workloads, TCD, 2007
Clarke S, An observational study of cardiovascular risk factors in Irish collegiate students, TCD, 2006
Beades, M., Donne, B., Warmington, S.A., and Mahony, N., Pharmokinetics of caffeine following ingestion in capsular or liquid format in healthy males, 11th Annual Congress, European College of Sports Science, Lausanne, Switzerland, July, 2006
Beades, M., Donne, B., Warmington, S.A., and Mahony, N., Carbohydrate, but not caffeine or other stimulants improves intermittent exercise performance in elite male cyclists, 10th Annual Congress, European College of Sports Science, Belgrade, Serbia, July, 2005
Coyle C, Donne B, Hennessy L, Mahony N, Short-term effects of carbohydrate versus carbohydrate-protein ingestion on subsequent resistance training performance in male rugby players. , 10th European Congress of Sports Science, Belgrade, Serbia, July 2005, European Database of Sports Science, 2005
Williams D, The effect of changing resistance on physiological variables during maximal incremental kayak ergometer tests in elite flat-water kayakers, TCD, 2005
Kennedy J, A survey of nutritional knowledge attitudes and intake of collegiate athletes in Trinity College Dublin, TCD, 2005
Beades Mary, Donne Bernard, Warmington Stuart, Mahony Nick. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Carbohydrate, but not caffeine or other stimulants improves intermittent exercise performance in elite male cyclists., 10th Annual Congress, European College Sports Science, Belgrade, Serbia, 13th-16th July, 2005
Donne B and Mahony N., Relationship between load at D max and interpolated lactate profile data in assessing training responses and performance in elite male rowers , Proceedings of 10th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science ., 10th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science ., Belgrade, Serbia, 13-16 July, European Database of Sports Science, 2005
Byrne P, A comparison of field based exercise and eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation as provocation tests for exercise induced asthma in collegiate athletes , TCD, 2005
Ansas K, Effect of laboratory versus filed based 10-minute exercise challenge on FEV1 in asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects, TCD, 2004
Tyrell L, The effects of varying cadence on sub-maximal heart rate, blood lactate and oxygen uptake in elite male flat-water kayakers , TCD, 2004
Boyce E, The reliability of the maximal incremental exercise test protocol on a cycle ergometer, TCD, 2003
Smyth J, An evaluation of lateral epicondylitis in tennis players, TCD, 2003
Kidney S, Effect of incremental and 10 minute sub-maximal protocols as exercise provocation in asthmatic athletes, TCD, 2003
Dr Nick Mahony, Recognition and prevention of over-training in athletes . , "From pain to performance" Multidisciplinary conference in Sports medicine , High Wycombe, England, 2002
Kennedy U, Anatomy and injuries associated with subxiphoid pericardiocentesis, TCD, 2002
Collins S, A comparison of the effects of static stretching and spinal manual therapy on lower limb flexibility, TCD, 2001
Leng T, Effects of respiratory muscle training on exercise performance in healthy collegiate males, TCD, 2001
Moira O'Brien, Bernard Donne & Nick Mahony, International Sports Medicine Conference, 6-8th September , 2001, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr Nick Mahony, The Prevention of Overtraining in Athletes., 6th National Coaching Forum 'Pathways To Success In Sport' , National Coaching and Training Centre, University of Limerick, 8-10th June , 2001, NCTC
Keane G, 2. Kinematics of body segments during the rowing stroke: a comparison of Concept II and Rowperfect ergometers, TCD, 2001
Nick Mahony, The management of patellofemoral problems of the knee , 'The Knee In Sports', Belfast City Hospital, 22 November , 2000, British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine Northern Ireland Autumn Meeting
Mulcahy E, Biomechanical evaluation of collegiate athletes from different sports, TCD, 2000
Galligan C, 3. The anatomy and injuries associated with infraclavicular approach for placement of central venous catheters. , TCD, 2000
O'Loughlin S, Effect of rowing training, hormone level and nutritional status on the bone mineral density of female rowers, TCD, 2000
Smith E, Prevalence of obstructive airlflow limitation in collegiate age athletes , TCD, 2000
Nick Mahony, The management of meniscal injuries., 'The Knee In Sports', Belfast City Hospital, 22 November , 2000, British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine Northern Ireland Autumn Meeting
Garrick M, Effect of glycerol hyperhydration on endurance exercise performance in male collegiate rowers, TCD, 2000
Maguire B, Physiological effects of gum-shields in boxers, TCD, 1999
Al Khalifa H, Effect of foot stretcher height on sub-maximal energy costs in rowing, TCD, 1999
Fisher H, A study to assess maximal power output of male rowers on the Gjessing ergometer, TCD, 1999
G. Robinson, N. Mahony., Comparison of the effects of supervised training by a physiotherapist, "Ab Worker", and Neuromuscular stimulation on static strength and dynamic endurance of the abdominal muscles., British Journal Sports Medicine., British Association of Sports Medicine Annual Congress, Newcastle, (34), BMJ Journals, 1999, pp151 - 152
Robinson G, The effect of supervision on programs to increase static and dynamic strength of the abdominal muscles in males, TCD, 1999
Dr Nick Mahony., Review of 3rd Edition Anatomy & Human Movement: Structure & Function ., by Palastanga , British Journal Sports Medicine, (December), 1998
Morrison S, A physiological comparison of aquajogging and a land based running programme, TCD, 1998
Mahony N., Donne B., Kelly P., O'Brien M. , Immunological response to a training microcycle following short term de-training in male collegiate rowers , Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Manchester, UK, 15-18 July , edited by Sargeant, A., Siddons, H , European Database of Sports Science, 1998
J. McKeon, N. Mahony., The trans-thoracic approach in emergency pericardiocentesis., European Conference of Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons In Ireland., 1998
Moran F, A longitudinal investigation of the effects of training in male collegiate rowers, 1998
Nick Mahony, Comparison of physiological responses on friction loaded and air braked ergometers, TCD, 1996
Research Expertise
Description
The key direction of my research throughout my career has been human research in sports and exercise science and medicine. In exercise science I have examined performance, physiological, immune and biomechanical movement responses to exercise and training in endurance sport athletes, namely; rowers, runners, kayakers, cyclists and lately triathletes. In sports medicine I have had a career long interest in two conditions; exercise induced asthma and athlete bone health. In asthma related research I have conducted studies on the effects of exercise and laboratory asthma tests, environmental factors and diurnal effects on athlete respiratory function; and, my interest in bone fragility and stress fractures lead to my PhD studies. My PhD studies lead me into the world of bioengineering and specifically examined the effect of bone mineral density on bone strength in an animal model of the bone disorder osteoporosis. More recently I have journal publications, journal submissions, and am conducting ongoing MSc and PhD project supervision in the following exercise science and sports medicine related areas: rowing machine exercise responses, measurement reliability of blood markers of exercise intensity, further studies on exercise induced asthma, clinical audit of athlete medical screening forms, concussion and sub-concussive head injury in rugby players, and with my PhD student a number of studies examining predictive modelling of performance in triathletes integrating machine based measurements of power output with physiological measurements and blood markers. In light of the COVID19 crisis and limitations on human research my key direction in MSc level projects has necessarily shifted to survey based studies and large critical reviews; namely, a survey of workload, injury and illness in cycle couriers; and two large critical reviews one on strength training in Cancer patients and one on neuroelectric stimulation of the spinal cord in spinal cord injury patients. In regard to future directions, on resumption of human research, in spinal cord injury we are currently awaiting funding for a large study which will examine the effects of transcutaneous electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury. This new direction of my research is particularly exciting as neuro-electrical stimulation of the spinal cord with implanted or in our case transcutaneous stimulators represents a paradigm shift in the science; and, ultimately the care of spinally injured patients. This new research direction was inspired by a small single patient case study examining the effects of robotic walking and transcutaneous neuro-electrical stimulation that myself and a small team conducted 5 years ago. Supported by the Mark Pollock Trust this was the first study of its kind in Ireland and it has spurned many such other studies in other 3rd level institutes throughout Ireland. In summary the key directions of my research throughout my career has been human research in the broad, emerging and niche discipline of sports and exercise medicine and science.Recognition
Representations
Vice Dean Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (RCSI & RCPI)
Secretary Dublin Anatomical Committee
Chair Anatomical Committee Irish Medical Schools
Secretary Anatomical Committee of Irish Medical Schools
Chairman, Organising Committee, Annual Scientific Meeting, Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine in Ireland, 2012 to date
Board member Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine in Ireland
Medical officer Human Performance Laboratory TCD
Board Member FSEM 2012-2017 Vice Dean FSEM 2017-2018
Memberships
Anatomical Society UK and IRL
European College of Sports Science
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Member of the Irish College of General Practitioners