Hana Walker-Brown and Dr Bill Ribbans - Where Sport and Medicine Collide
Hana Walker-Brown and Dr Bill Ribbans host this topical event about the long-term effects of sport and the toll it takes on our bodies.
About Hana Walker-Brown and Dr Bill Ribbans - Where Sport and Medicine Collide
In 2019, Hana Walker-Brown created The Beautiful Brain, an award-winning podcast about West Bromwich Albion hero Jeff Astle and CTE. A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice continues that story, exploring a hidden disease that the powerful don't want you to know about. It uncovers miscarriages of justice, violence against women, racial discrimination, institutional corruption, privilege, greed, hope and redemption. In, she tells the story of the degenerative brain disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). It is a story of power, of science and sport, and of the bodies that society deems worth sacrificing.
Knife in the Fast Lane charts the history of care for sportspeople from the expert view of a doctor and orthopaedic surgeon with over 40 years' experience. Bill Ribbans gives you the inside track on the life of a surgeon operating on some of sport's biggest names. From looking after world champions from eight different sports and Olympians with 27 medals between them, to having his actions scrutinised by millions at Twickenham, Bill's experiences are interwoven with fascinating, surprising and controversial subjects from the annals of sports medicine. The book explores the legal minefields and ethical dilemmas faced by medics in sport. It deals with current issues like concussion, depression, drug-taking and the dangers of sporting academies. It also asks whether the enormous resources poured into elite medical care have really reduced harm to athletes or made them so fit, fast and strong that it threatens their long-term health.
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