Biography:Alison McGregor
Alison McGregor | |
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| Alma mater | University of Surrey King's College London |
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| Institutions | Imperial College London |
| Thesis | The assessment of spinal motion and its relevance to low back pain (1997) |
Alison Hazel McGregor is a British physiotherapist and biomedical engineer who is a professor at Imperial College London. Her research is focused on the musculoskeletal system and the mechanisms/impacts of injury. She has previously served as the President and Secretary of the Society for Back Pain Research.
Early life and education
McGregor studied physiotherapy at King's College London.[1] She graduated with a diploma in physiotherapy in 1989, then moved to the University of Surrey for her graduate studies. Her doctorate in bioengineering concentrated on human biomechanics.[2]
Research and career
In 1997, McGregor started working at Imperial College London, where she started to study back pain.[3] She is a leading member of the MSk Lab, where she develops better diagnostic tools, surgical interventions and understanding of human movement on the musculoskeletal system.[4] She has previously served as the President and Secretary of the Society for Back Pain Research.[1]
McGregor joined an interdisciplinary research team providing physiotherapy to the rowers of Imperial's Boat Club.[5] In particular, McGregor was interested in identifying the ideal technique that could minimise the risk of injury.[5][6] Through the Imperial College Boat Club, McGregor became involved with British International Rowing.[7] She has shown that the hip position is critical for rowing, and that a slumped position can limit transfer of power.[8][9]
In 2012, McGregor and two students were chosen as Imperial College London Olympic flame torchbearers in the build-up to the London Olympic Games.[10] She was selected because of her contributions to the Imperial Boat Club.[10] In 2017, the Imperial College Boat Club recognised her twenty-year dedication to the club with an honorary party, where they named a boat after her.[7]
Personal life
McGregor is interested in sports and photography.[2]
Selected publications
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alison McGregor, PhD MSc MCSP". https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.mcgregor.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Professor Alison McGregor" (in en-GB). https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/departments/department-surgery-cancer/old-our-people-and-culture/leading-lights/our-role-models/professor-alison-mcgregor/.
- ↑ Rowing, British (15 June 2015). "Improving Performance Naturally" (in en-GB). https://www.britishrowing.org/2015/06/improving-performance-naturally/.
- ↑ "Major donation will advance research into musculoskeletal disorders | Imperial News | Imperial College London" (in en). 25 October 2018. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/188750/major-donation-will-advance-research-into/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "How rowing can be a pain in the back" (in en-GB). 22 July 2001. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1448420.stm.
- ↑ "BMC Series blog The science of rowing: improving performance naturally" (in en-GB). 14 August 2015. https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2015/08/14/science-rowing-improving-performance-naturally/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Imperial Boat Club honours academic's 20 years of dedication to the sport | Imperial News | Imperial College London" (in en). 12 July 2017. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/180530/imperial-boat-club-honours-academics-20/.
- ↑ Williams, Robin (11 March 2024). "Using your hips for good technique – British Rowing Plus" (in en-GB). https://plus.britishrowing.org/2024/03/11/using-your-hips-for-good-technique/,%20https://plus.britishrowing.org/2024/03/11/using-your-hips-for-good-technique/.
- ↑ Gough, Martin (1 December 2016). "The science behind a safe, strong rowing technique – British Rowing Plus" (in en-GB). https://plus.britishrowing.org/2016/12/01/the-science-behind-a-safe-strong-rowing-technique/,%20https://plus.britishrowing.org/2016/12/01/the-science-behind-a-safe-strong-rowing-technique/.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lab, MSk (30 July 2012). "Professor Alison McGregor on carrying the Olympic Torch "I hope I don't drop it!"" (in en-US). https://blogs.imperial.ac.uk/msklab/2012/07/30/professor-alison-mcgregor-on-carrying-the-olympic-torch-i-hope-i-dont-drop-it/.
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