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...
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...
The game in Uzbekistan certainly turned out to be a great experience. Despite being expected to finish bottom of the AFC Champions League group we found ourselves in, we came through to play Bunyodkor in the first of the knock-out stages & given that they had appeared in the...
After leaving Doha once the athletics finished, I managed a night in Edinburgh before hopping on a plane back to Bangkok with the aim of reaching Buriram in time for our evening game on Tuesday. I can't say spending 2 out of 3 nights on intercontinental flights is fun...
After a quick pit stop back home, I returned to Asia on Tuesday to cover the Diamond League athletics meet, taking place in Doha tonight. After leaving my consultancy role with UK Athletics at the end of March, I had asked to stay involved with the organisation on an event...
I am a dynamic, innovative & experienced Chartered Physiotherapist, having worked in elite sport since 1998. I have additional qualifications in exercise physiology, strength & conditioning & sports massage.