Karen graduated from RGU in 1998 she then worked in the NHS for 5 years and started SPEAR Physiotherapy in 2001. In 2003, she started work at RGU as a lecturer, working part-time whilst also staying in private practice. In 2008, she went with her private practice and has seen the company grow significantly over the last 21 years.
In 2002 she started working with the National Golf Squads and from 2005-2014 was the Lead Physiotherapist for Scottish Golf. Golf is her main specialism and the mainstay of her workload. Karen works with both injured and non-injured golfers to keep bodies in shape and on the golf course across all levels from weekend warriors to European Tour Players. Outwith Golf she was the Physio co-ordinator for the Grampian Institute of Sport from 2008-2013 supporting elite local athletes and in 2011 was one of the 10 strong medical team that travelled to Delhi as part of Team Scotland for the Commonwealth games.
In this episode Karen talks about:
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