S02E50: Sports Medicine & Physiotherapy ft. Hiba Ansari (The SportsMed Physio) | Life of a Premier League sports physio for West Ham United & Nottingham Forest

All About Sports - The Podcast

Here is the life of a Premier League sports physio who has worked with Nottingham Forest's academy and is now working with the Irons from Stratford, London.

For some time now, Hiba Ansari has known that she wanted to work at the intersection of sports and medicine. And now as a physio for West Ham United, she's truly achieved that goal.

Join us this week, as we speak with Hiba about her journey in sports medicine!

1. How to pursue a career in sports medicine, including a comparison of opportunities in India versus the UK?

2. She also covers what fields fall under the broad umbrella of sports medicine.

3. She speaks about her experiences in England - contrasting medical resources available across the different rungs of English football, detailing the challenges faced as a football physio with pressures from players as well as management, and

4. giving us a first-hand look into the stress associated with having to rush onto a field to deal with an injury and diagnose the issue in a matter of two minutes!

Also, make sure to stay tuned till the end for the rapid-fire!

You can also follow Hiba's journey on Instagram @thesportsmedphysio

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