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Ann Redgrave qualified as a medical doctor in 1984 from Charing Cross Hospital
Medical School, London and initially pursued a career in Orthopaedic surgery,
having a particular interest in Sports Medicine. Due to a time conflict
between medicine and her own international rowing career she took a sabbatical
in 1988 to prepare for the Seoul Olympic Games. Whilst on sabbatical, disillusioned
with the repeated dismissals of her orthopaedic colleagues to often disabling
low back pain she explored the possible directions in which to develop her
expertise further. Impressed by the response of her husband, Sir Steven
Redgrave, to osteopathic medicine for an acute lumbar disc prolapse she
decided to cross train as an osteopath. She completed her training at the
British School or Osteopathy early in 1990 and founded the Redgrave Clinic
later that year.
Alongside the Redgrave Clinic, which specialises in musculoskeletal medicine,
Dr Redgrave continued to pursue her interest in Sports Medicine. She has
worked with a number of different sports, having a specialist interest in
Rowing. She was Chief Medical Officer to GB Rowing from 1992 - 2001 attending
the everyday needs athletes and travelling abroad with the team to competition
including the Olympic Games. Although now retired from this position Dr
Redgrave continues to be used as a consultant to advise GB Rowing on medical
issues.
Dr Redgrave's services to Sports Medicine have been acknowledged by the
academic world with the award of two honorary degrees, one from Loughborough
University in 2001 and one from the University of Staffordshire in 2004.
GB Rowing awarded her a medal of honour when she retired in 2001.
It is her belief that the service delivery to elite sport and the general
public should be of a similar standard and this is the philosophy of her
Clinic. She feels strongly that treatment should be sought early and where
possible encourages prevention as well as reactive treatments.
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