Posts Tagged ‘Prof Gordon Mackay’
Ringside seat with boxer Jim Watt
Brilliant episode with former WBC lightweight world champion Jim Watt MBE. One of Scotland’s most successful boxers, he also became known as the voice of the sport, spending 40 years commentating with ITV & Sky Sports. It was nearly a very different story though as Jim had his sights set on being a footballer before…
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 MoreFrom achilles rupture to Olympic glory in 7 months – John Jackson Team GB Bobsleigh
Here is a great plot for a sports adventure film – an athlete is training hard for winter Olympic glory – the games are a mere 7 months away. But then disaster strikes – he suffers a bad Achilles rupture. His only chance of recovering and competing in the timeframe is choosing pioneering surgery, (although…
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 MoreAnna Vincenti, former freestyle skier – how becoming the ‘Rehab Queen’ made her stronger
Imagine flying through the air carrying out huge aerial jumps and flips – much like a pro skateboarder but this time the park is covered in icy snow, not concrete. Welcome to the high-octane sport of freestyle skiing and multi-talented athlete Anna Vincenti – who, we should add, is also a top-class football player and…
Read MoreRugby legend Chris Paterson – played on with a ruptured kidney in his 100th cap game
Former Scotland Captain and rugby legend Chris Paterson and former Scotland and Lions physio Stuart Barton, join us for this episode. Over a long career, Chris was lucky to avoid a lot of injuries but he picked up a couple of serious ones which he talks about here. Stuart was part of the fantastic rehab…
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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