Whilst I was working for UK Athletics, or British Athletics as it become towards the end of my time consulting for them, I was very fortunate to work with some fantastic coaches. All from very different backgrounds, with very different perspectives on life, as well as work &...

The big news of the week in the sports medicine world has to be the settlement between the NFL & the thousands of retired American football players to end their litigation in relation to the consolidated concussion-related claims. The settlement will see the NFL & NFL...

In the middle of next month, I will be flying back to London to speak at a conference hosted by the Fortis Medical Group in conjunction with DJO Global. I will be speaking on foot & ankle rehabilitation in relation to functional ankle instability, in addition to tendinopathy...

Following some long discussions with colleagues both in Asia & back home in the UK, I have decided that it is a feasible option to organise a sports trauma management course in this part of the World. It will take a lot of planning, hard work, financial support & backing from...

Since living in Thailand, as usually happens whenever I find myself in a new environment, I have had to be more aware of my diet. As a coeliac, knowing what local chefs are likely to put in their traditional dishes is a good start & then the first few food shopping trips take...

Throughout my career as a physiotherapist immersed in elite sport, I have worked in several contact sports where head trauma is commonplace, including rugby, American football, lacrosse & football. Others of the sports in which I have been involved, demonstrate a less common...

Whenever I travel to new places or visit different clubs to talk to their clinicians & sports scientists, I am always on the look out for new techniques or treatment approaches that will compliment my style of sports physiotherapy. As a result my style is a broad mix of...

As part of the advisory role I have found myself in during my stay in Thailand, one of the tasks I identified in the first week was the need to put in place guidelines for the management of concussion. Along with the two physiotherapy interns that have joined me from the UK...

Ever since watching a documentary on the discovery & subsequent archaeological conservation, restoration & preservation in my late teenage years, I have been planning to travel to the Siem Reap Province in Cambodia & visit Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is the largest...

Sitting in the lounge at Istanbul airport seems to be coming somewhat of a regular occurrence at the moment but whilst the airport itself isn't much to write home about the newly refurbished lounge is one of the best I have been to. These moments also give me a chance to...