In this episode we speak with leading clinician & researcher

Dr Lee Herrington

Lee is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Rehabilitation, University of Salford; programme leader for the MSc Sports Injury Rehabilitation course. Lee has a technical lead clinical role with the English Institute of Sport and acts as a consultant physiotherapist to a number of premiership & championship football and rugby union clubs. Lee also worked as part of the Team GB medical team at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Team GB medical team for the Baku 2015 European Games. He has previously worked with British Swimming team, Great Britain Women’s Basketball team, Wigan Warriors and Great Britain Rugby League teams. Lee's research interests are the treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries, specifically: anterior knee pain; hamstring muscle injuries and rehabilitation following knee surgery (principally ACL reconstruction), along with work into the swimming and rugby shoulder, has published over 100 research papers.

In this episode we discuss:

• Lee’s early inspirations and how he found his way into physiotherapy
• Some of the key people and circumstances that helped his career progression
• Key messages for young and aspiring therapists thinking of a career in physiotherapy and sport
• Key principles underlying injury rehab that apply for the elderly patient to the elite sports performer
• What drove his passion for the lower limb and Knee in particular
• Education opportunities relating to Anterior Knee Pain and ACL Injury Management

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