Feet First- Dr Troy Watson – top US sports foot & ankle specialist

Fantastic to chat with top US foot and ankle doc Troy Watson. Sports injuries specialist, Troy is the foot and ankle consultant for among others, UNLV Athletics, UFC, the Las Vegas Raiders, the Golden Knights, and the Silver Knights.Ever the innovator Troy has collaborated with Prof Mackay many times on the development of the InternalBrace…

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Judoka James Austin and the giant knee injury

Brilliant to welcome Olympian and World Cup gold winner, Judoka James Austin to the podcast. Incredibly James has also won the British title in three different weight categories (we ask him how that is even possible!) James and Prof Mackay met when James suffered a serious knee injury which ultimately kept him out of the…

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Knee Deep: Innovations and breakthroughs in treatment of sports knee injuries

In this episode we explore the latest breakthroughs and cutting-edge techniques for treating and preventing sports knee injuries.Having just attended a Sports Knee Congress where top surgeons, medics, and rehab experts come together to update on all the latest thinking Prof Mackay and Jennifer chat through some of the most interesting findings and results.From amateur…

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Triathlon triumph – Lucy Crookston on beating patellar tendon injury

A tale of a remarkable recovery – talking to triathlete Lucy Crookston who beat the odds to compete in a World Triathlon Finals just 12 weeks after surgery on her torn patellar tendon. Originally a track specialist at 400m hurdles Lucy stumbled on triathlon by chance but was instantly hooked, and it became her new…

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Top 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…

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Judoka Sarah Adlington on winning gold and beating shoulder injuries

Sarah Adlington’s list of achievements is impressive – among them taking back-to-back golds in the Commonwealth Games in 2012 and 2022 (there was no judo in the 2018 games). She has also won the heavyweight British title no fewer than 6 times! As an impatient 5-year-old, she watched her Dad and brother doing judo and…

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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…

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