Posts Tagged ‘Surgical Goals Podcast’
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 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 MoreFrom surgery to summit – Kirsty Mack’s incredible Everest adventure
Prof Mackay nearly crashed his car when he tuned into Heart Radio and heard Jennifer chatting to a former patient, Kirsty Mack, about becoming only the 6th ever Scottish woman to climb Everest! The reason for his astonishment was that he and the mountaineer and ski instructor met after she crashed, skiing off-piste in Scotland,…
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 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…
Read MoreFeet 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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