Sports Injuries

Dr Michael Hutson has enjoyed a combined independent and NHS practice in sports injuries and musculoskeletal medicine for over 30 years. Kick-started by his role as Medical Officer to Nottingham Forest FC managed by Brian Clough during the European Cup winning years, his medical practice has subsequently incorporated roles as teacher, examiner, author, company director, association (BIMM and FIMM) president, executive chairman and above all as physician to thoseinjured during or as a consequence of sport or exercise. His textbook on sports injuries was awarded the Glaxo prize for medical writing in 1991.Dr Cathy Speed is the Chief Medical Officer for GB Badminton, Physician for Middlesex County Cricket Club, The Lords Ground, London, and was CMO of Team GB Training & Preparation Camp in China for the Beijing Games. She has an academic interest in soft tissue injuries and issues in the female athlete, and her book Soft Tissue Rheumatology, joint edited with Brian Hazleman, Graham Riley and also published by Oxford University Press, was winner of The Society of Authors and The Royal Societyof Medicine Book of the Year Award 2004. She is currently Consultant to UK Sport for Medical Innovation for the 2012 Games.