Olly Murs uses the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences equipment and facilities for injury rehabilitation

Olly Murs uses the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences equipment and facilities for injury rehabilitation

The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences Sports Ready Clinic had a VIP visit from pop superstar Olly Murs! Olly is recovering from Anterior Cruciate Ligament surgery and came in to use our Alter-G treadmill. He posted a video of his visit on his Instagram account. Harry, the Clinic Supervisor, and two of the School’s Therapy students did a great job of taking him through the programme.

The Alter-G is an anti-gravity treadmill that was originally developed by NASA. It can reduce the patient’s body weight by up to 80%, allowing them to walk/run and do other exercises without putting weight on their joints.

Harry Rogers, Clinic Supervisor gave us some more information about ACL injuries and rehab “An injury of the ACL is a very common site of injury in a sporting population. The role of the ACL is to control the knee during pivoting movements. We are using the Alter-G with Olly during the late stage of his rehabilitation.

During the first session he started jogging intervals at 75% of his bodyweight. This means with a reduced bodyweight we can progress running back up to 100% bodyweight without aggravating the knee.”

If you have any sporting injuries, the Sports Ready Clinic is open to all University Of Kent members of staff and students at a reduced rate.

For further info please call on 01634 888137, email sportinjury@kent.ac.uk or take a look at this link https://www.kent.ac.uk/sport-sciences/facilities/sports-ready-clinic