Welcome to Season 3, in which I'll be travelling around Europe to interview a variety of guests in person throughout 2023!
Today i spoke with Dr Ian Gatt all about hand and wrist injuries in boxing.
Ian Gatt is an Upper Limb Injury Specialist with the prestigious English Institute of Sport (EIS) providing an advisory role to Olympic and Paralympic sports. Ian has been a sports physiotherapist for over 20 years, with considerable time spent managing the sports science & medical services for the Great Britain Boxing programme. He has attended major events supporting elite athletes on their path to success through Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, and current Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycles. Ian is also a published author on research papers and is currently a PhD candidate in Upper Limb Biomechanics at Sheffield Hallam University.
We speak about Ian's approach in the event of an acute injury, the value of having urgency but not being rushed, the importance of understanding anatomy as it relates to function and much more.
Ian's contact details:
Instagram: @iangattgattman
Twitter: @iangattphysio
And make sure you check out Ian's courses! He's featured in quite a few on Physiopedia Plus and many more.
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