Posts Tagged ‘football’
The unstoppable Ethan Walker – from ICU to the Euros
Meet the unstoppable Ethan Walker.The young football hopeful was enjoying a player’s scholarship in the US when he was hit by a car and left with life-threatening injuries. Ethan battled his way back to health then once back home he met Prof Mackay to have complex knee surgery.Now the football-mad surgeon and patient are taking…
Read MoreKnee Deep: Insights from Top Sports Physio Adam Stokes on Knee Injury Prevention and Treatment
In our latest episode all about knee injuries, we are delighted to be joined again by top sports physio Adam Stokes who has over a decade of experience at the forefront of care and treatment in elite, professional football clubs. Prof Mackay and Adam have worked together in the past when injured players have needed…
Read MoreFootball superstar Rachel Corsie: Beating ACL rupture & staying at the top of her game
Welcome to our latest episode in which we have the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Rachel Corsie, a true superstar in the world of Women’s Football. She has been capped for Scotland over 140 times, beating the setback of an ACL rupture in 2012 to go on to triumph in teams all over…
Read MoreFootballer Mark Hateley on his incredible career & beating a horror ankle injury
In his stellar football career, Mark Hateley played for some of the world’s biggest clubs including A.C.Milan, Monaco, and Rangers as well as being capped 32 times for England. He also beat several injuries the worst of which was a catastrophic ankle dislocation which required several surgeries. Although at the time, with support from Arsene…
Read MoreRangers’ Scott Wright – my ACL rupture and recovery – along with Physio Adam Stokes
Watching Rangers winger Scott Wright today play his usual fast, attacking game you would never guess that in his Aberdeen FC days, he suffered every footballer’s nightmare – a ruptured ACL. Joining us in this episode alongside Scott is Adam Stokes who was club Physio at the time and played a huge role in Scott’s…
Read MoreTop US Football Foot & Ankle Doc – Eric Giza MD
In the second of our short episodes talking to visiting sports surgeons from the US we chat to Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chief of Foot & Ankle at UC Davis, California, Dr Eric Giza who also just happens to be a massive Aston Villa fan! When they first met to collaborate, Prof Mackay realised…
Read MoreFootballer Ifeoma Dieke – from Cumbernauld to International stardom & beating serious knee injury
Our guest this episode is pro-football superstar Ifeoma Dieke who has been capped 123 times for Scotland. Iffy’s is a remarkable journey – from playing as a schoolgirl on the pitches of Cumbernauld to taking a scholarship place in Miami and becoming the first black woman to captain Scotland. Then in 2012 she was named…
Read MoreTackling sudden cardiac arrest in sport with Dr Jonny Gordon
Newly appointed National Team Doctor for Scotland’s football squad, Dr Jonny Gordon has a special interest in sudden cardiac arrest in sport, he answers all our questions about how and why it can happen in seemingly fit and healthy athletes. When Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s Euro 2021 opener with Finland, the footballing world watched…
Read MoreCeltic’s John Kennedy – take nothing for granted – the horror tackle and knee injury that changed his life
Today John Kennedy is the highly respected Assistant Manager at Celtic but back when he was just 16 he was the club’s rising star and at the age of 20 was called up to play in his first International for Scotland. It was 15 minutes into this game against Romania when a dangerous tackle left…
Read MoreACL injuries and how to survive them
Rupturing your ACL can be devastating but it is no longer the career-ending injury it used to be. In this episode, we cover everything you always wanted to know about the ACL – from its function in the knee, how to recognise you have injured yours (which is often trickier than you think) through to…
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