Manchester City's Rodri suffered a major setback and must now look forward, optimising each step of his recovery. The Spain international midfielder and recent Ballon D'Or winner is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world. He suffered ligament...
Successful Return to Sport after Knee Surgery
This is an evening talk that I gave at Nuffield Hospital to specialist knee physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors in and around the Bristol area. It is important that we work as a team, with the same goals and outcomes for all our patients. We know you want...
How to Prepare Well for your Knee Replacement
It is likely that you have had the gradually progressive pain and loss of function of knee arthritis for a number of years. During this time the condition of your leg and your overall physical and mental health may have significantly suffered. It is important that we...
How to Protect your Knee from Injuries
Here I lay out 5 simple tips to try and prevent knee injuries during exercise, activities and sport. 1. Planning ahead for activities and sport Each activity or sport is different and by their nature are often in unpredictable environments. It is therefore important...
How to Minimise the Risk of Infection in a Knee Replacement
Infection after a knee replacement is a devastating complication. We recently published an article using data over a 15-year period following patients with these infections. Many patients required further major operations before the infection was treated....
Outstanding Specialist Clinical and Research Fellowship
From 2017-2019 I was on a clinical and research fellowship at Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute. A very special time in my training and I am grateful to the surgeons, physiotherapists and researchers there. I was able to learn from the best in the region and build...
How to Manage Painful Knee Osteoarthritis
It is important to get an early accurate diagnosis of knee degeneration (which is termed osteoarthritis) as there are some interventions that are either more effective or only suitable in these beginning stages, before there is more advanced joint destruction. This...