During the last ten years Dr Stone and his colleagues, at The Stone Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis Research, have been using a pioneering technique for Articular Cartilage Transplantation. This procedure is appropriate for patients who have focal areas of damage to the articular cartilage of the knee joints. Often, this damage represents the … Read more
Dr Donald Shelbourne pioneered the contralateral ACL reconstruction for torn anterior cruciate ligaments (using the Patella tendon of the ‘good’ knee as the ACL graft) and developed the accelerated ACL reconstruction rehabilitation protocol. Here he outlines the most recent data regarding ACL injuries to either knee (the ‘good’ and operated knees) after ACL reconstruction … Read more
Nicola Maffulli is Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Keele University School of Medicine and Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary and City General Hospital, Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire, UK. He is one of the most pre-eminent sports medicine and orthopaedic consultants in the UK. Professor Maffulli has had … Read more
Lee Herrington qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1990 from Manchester University, in the UK, having previously completed a degree in Human Biology from Loughborough University. In 1996, he was awarded an MSc in Sports Injury and Therapy from Manchester Metropolitan University. He has also been certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (of … Read more
Kam Bhabra qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1993, obtaining an honours degree from St.Mary’s Hospital and the University of Westminster. In 1996 he completed a post graduate diploma in Sports Injury and Rehabilitation at Queen Mary and Westfield College in London. Kam’s professional development has had an emphasis on rehabilitation and conditioning and he … Read more
Jerry Gilmore is a renowned London surgeon and a world expert on groin pain and its surgical repair. The Gilmore Groin and Hernia Clinic at 108 Harley Street is an impressive groin and hernia treatment centre with on site x-ray and ultrasound scanning facilities, which enables rapid assessment and diagnosis. Jerry Gilmore qualified as a … Read more
David Wales MSc BSc (Hons) MCSP HCPC David Wales is a clinical specialist physiotherapist, based in London, who specialises in sports injury treatment and rehabilitation. David played football for England Under 18’s and was a professional player with Sunderland AFC before sustaining a career ending fractured Femur and becoming a physiotherapist. He completed his graduate … Read more
Colin Natali is a Consultant Spinal, Trauma and General Orthopaedic Surgeon, appointed to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel in December 1996. Colin also consults privately at the London Independent Hospital, The London Clinic, Harley Street, The Cromwell Hospital, and back2normal back and neck clinic, in London. His special interests include minimally invasive surgical procedures and … Read more
Football or ‘Soccer’ is the world’s most popular sport. There are over 240 million registered players worldwide and many more recreational football players. Most football injuries affect the lower extremities, which are defined as the groin and pelvis, hip and thigh, knee, calf, foot and ankle. Research shows that most football injuries are caused by … Read more