Posts Tagged ‘sports injuries’
The ‘Heeling’ Process: Olympic Runner Andrew Butchart’s Road to Recovery
In the latest episode of our podcast, we had the privilege of sitting down with Scottish athletics royalty and two-time Olympian Andrew Butchart. Andy’s journey is nothing short of inspiring, filled with highs, lows, and a relentless pursuit of excellence that every athlete, aspiring or seasoned, can learn from. Andrew’s story begins not with a…
Read MoreThe 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 MoreSmashing it: Badmonton’s Susan Egelstaff on beating knee injury and Olympic dreams
Commonwealth medal-winning badminton player Susan Egelstaff had her sights firmly set on the London 2012 Olympics when disaster struck. Sitting in the GB No. 1 spot everything was on course to qualify when she suffered a terrible knee injury. In this brilliant episode, she talks candidly about what it was like after 14 years of…
Read MoreTriumph over trails – with Charlie Aldridge, Cross Country Mountain Bike Champion
In our latest episode, we have the privilege of chatting with a young cross-country mountain bike champion who has the world at his wheels! Just 22, Charlie Aldridge first rode to victory in 2019 becoming Junior World Champion, and three years later claimed the prestigious title of British National Champion. But his recent achievement is…
Read MoreAnkle injury in sport – recognise, treat and prevent it
We’ve all done it – rolled an ankle, it’s agony, quickly goes an impressive black and blue so you strap it up and sit on the sofa watching boxsets for a couple of days before resuming life and sport as if nothing had happened. But, in this episode we ask, should we all be taking…
Read MoreRichard Gough -all hail the king – talking to footballing giant and Ranger’s talisman
Well, one thing’s for sure Scotland could have done with a little of the magic of former Captain Richard Gough in their friendly against England recently. We however were lucky enough to welcome him to the podcast. Dominating football in the 90s, Richard was capped 61 times for Scotland and played for famous clubs like…
Read MoreACL Injury Research – Meet Global Expert Professor Kate Webster
Women’s football is full of talk about an ACL injury ‘epidemic’ – but is this the case? To help us find answers we are delighted to welcome to the podcast, world-leading ACL injury research expert Professor Kate Webster who is Director of the Sport, Exercise, and Research Focus Area at La Trobe University in Melbourne,…
Read MoreSkyrunner – the peaks & pains of champion Angela Mudge
A brilliant chat with Angela Mudge who is surely one of our most incredible athletes. Her list of achievements as a Hill, Mountain and Skyrunner is extraordinary – she has won the Scottish Hill Running Championships several times, as well as the Women’s World Mountain Running Trophy, the World Masters Mountain Running Championships and the…
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…
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