ankle injury

In his stellar football career, Mark Hateley played for some of the world's biggest clubs including A.C.Milan, Monaco, and Rangers as well as being capped 32 times for England. He also beat several injuries the worst of which was a catastrophic ankle dislocation which required several surgeries. 

We chat to him about it all - what it was like to be a top player in those incredible days, the clubs, the friendships - life in Monaco with neighbours like Ayrton Senna, that famous haircut and the strong fitness ethic, instilled in him at a young age by his Dad who was himself a successful player.

Although at the time, with support from Arsene Wenger providing rehab,  Mark recovered really well from his ankle injury, there were repercussions as he got older.  In fact, Mark has gone under the knife with Prof Mackay several times now, including having fusion surgery on that ankle now to rid him of arthritic pain. 

As a Centre Forward renowned for his ball-heading skills, Mark is now involved with organisations that are looking into the science and ways to eliminate head injury, in particular concussion, in sports especially in youngsters. 

In summary - this is a brilliant race through the amazing football career of one of our greatest players with injury tips thrown in along the way - don't miss it.

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Today on Footy Talk the journalists are back as Danny Weidler, Michael Chammas & Adam Peacock jump in the studio. We talk Weidler's press conference beef with David Klemmer, breakdown the Roosters Souths hatred & the boys get fired up at the RLPA getting a journalist kicked out of a press conference. 

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Claire Maxwell, still better known in netball circles by her maiden name Brownie, is one of the finest netball players Scotland has ever produced. Gaining over 90 caps she has been a vital part of making the national squad competitive on a world stage. In this brilliant episode, she chats about what it really takes to become an elite athlete while holding down a  day job, overcoming a serious injury, and the reality of returning to top-level after becoming a Mum.

Claire grew up in an ultra-sporty family playing netball alongside her own Mum and sister but she still recalls the exact moment the seeds of her future sporting career were sown and how she set out to achieve them. Of course it didn't happen overnight and listening you get a real sense of the drive and energy required to make it at this level.

Her sights were set on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014 when an old ankle injury reared its head. Ignoring it for as long as she could Claire eventually realised she needed to fix it and saw Prof Mackay back in 2013 when his new InternalBracing technique was in its infancy. Claire chose the surgery as it offered her the only realistic chance of rehabbing in time to make the Games. Prof Mackay for his part, recalls the op only too well as it was more complicated than initial presentations and he knew the timeline was tight.

As a keen netball player, Jennifer & Claire chat about the sport's increasing popularity and its evolution as it aims to become an Olympic discipline.

It is also fascinating to listen to Claire talk honestly about the expections versus reality of returning to elite-level sport following pregnancy and motherhood.

All in all a brilliant episode with an amazing athlete.

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Golfer Paul Lawrie talks about the dedication it took to win the Open in 1999 but also how his tough training regime led to a serious ankle problem that eventually threatened to end his career. An opportune meeting with Physiotherapist Stuart Barton in a queue for coffee led to surgery with Professor Mackay and a remarkable recovery which saw him take the win at the Scottish Senior Open in 2019. Stuart also joins us to chat about his role in recognising Paul’s ankle problem and his subsequent involvement in his rehab and recovery.  A meeting neither will ever forget! 

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This week I tell you why I am not an adult and fell down a flight of stairs, injuring both my ankles and needed to go to A&E with an ambulance. I talk about ideas to keep busy while recovering from surgery and some foods to help you loose weight. I also look at sleep over etiquette and can you guess this weeks conundrum?