Aug 02
Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, 2014 My role was providing immediate care to athletes and para athletes on the field of play (track side) at Athletics. That involved First Response to injury. In preparation, we practised daily medical drills for safe responses to injured athletes, working with a team of highly qualified...
read more → Jun 28
Adam Scott, golf world number one. There are some many photos I could have chosen for this blog, but this one was irresistible! He was at our closing ceremony this week. A real honour. We didn't get the result we wanted but it was a fabulous group of young British...
read more → Jun 10
Stick with it (I mean months), it can take you a while to get used to. Theres a lot of brain work involved in translating it to your day to day life. Choose a specialist pilates instructor, at least in the first few months, and definitely if you have pain...
read more → Jun 01
The best of British Universities golfers will be at this event in Crans Montana, Switzerland from 23-28 June, 2014 and I will be travelling as team physiotherapist. We had a great performance 2 years ago with the team above.
Mar 11
Rehabilitation is not a trendy word, but it stands the test of time. If you want good function from your body, you have to train it. That means commitment, sticking with the rehab for long enough, even when your feeling fine, especially if you have a recurring pain or injury...
read more → Jan 07
Physio workshop Due to the popularity for this workshop last year, Action Harpenden Physiotherapy Clinic will be hosting this workshop again. We are offering a brief assessment and advice for a pain or movement problems related to the musculoskeletal system of your body on Saturday 8th February 2014, at Breathing...
read more → Dec 17
Children with flat feet and in-toeing gait, may need assessment by a physiotherapist who can make recommendations regarding management. Heat moulding medical orthotics are an alternative for custom made orthotics, and can be fitted by a physiotherapist. Children always need to be assessed for suitability. For some children, the combination...
read more → Nov 21
Commonwealth games 2014 I was thrilled to accept the offer of a role on the medical team for athletics at Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. I will be based on the field of play at the Hampden athletics stadium (thats track side). yippee.
Jun 26
Its a constant tug-of-war, trying to fit more into our already busy lives. Current UK adult physical activity guideline is 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week, according to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines. This level of sports participation could improve health and well being and...
read more → May 07
Preparations are underway to have a medical team for the Commonwealth Games. Having been invited for an interview, I had to travel to the Commonwealth House in Glasgow. I think the interview went alright. I am hoping to capture some of the feeling that I had at the 2012 London...
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