Karen is a graduate sports scientist and HPC Chartered Physiotherapist with over 20 years experience working in sport, exercise and rehabilitation.
Karen has extensive experience working within sport, including co-ordinating sports medicine for Olympic and Paralympic world class sports and managing the sports medicine program for British Cycling. During her time working in elite sport Karen has attended several European and World Championships and was a member of Team GB at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000. In addition, Karen has been a member of several ministerial work groups and was responsible for project managing the successful application for speciality recognition of Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2005.
Karen has an active interest in articular cartilage repair and she has published and presented on this topic to UK and international audiences including a recent current concepts paper for the American Journal of Sports Medicine (more publications). Karen's primary research focus is on articular cartilage repair rehabilitation and, in addition to working towards a PhD in this area, she is also co-chairing the first ICRS Rehabilitation Consensus meeting in June 2007.
For the past 4 years Karen has been actively involved in the emerging sport of indoor rowing including competing at national and international competitions and is a member of the Old Wrecks Indoor Rowing Club and a qualified instructor for Concept 2 Rowing.
Since 2004 Karen has been lecturing in Sports Therapy within the Department of Health and Human Sciences at London Metropolitan University.
If you are interested in inviting Karen to present at events including conferences, courses, workshops and in-service training please email.
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