Alison Hazel McGregor is a British physiotherapist and biomedical engineer who is a professor at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

. 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 King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. She graduated with a diploma in physiotherapy in 1989, then moved to the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

for her graduate studies. Her doctorate in bioengineering concentrated on human biomechanics.

Research and career

In 1997, McGregor started working at

, where she started to study back pain. 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. She has previously served as the President and Secretary of the Society for Back Pain Research. McGregor joined an interdisciplinary research team providing physiotherapy to the rowers of Imperial's Boat Club. In particular, McGregor was interested in identifying the ideal technique that could minimise the risk of injury. Through the Imperial College Boat Club, McGregor became involved with British International Rowing. She has shown that the hip position is critical for rowing, and that a slumped position can limit transfer of power. In 2012, McGregor and two students were chosen as Imperial College London Olympic flame torchbearers in the build-up to the London Olympic Games. She was selected because of her contributions to the Imperial Boat Club. 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.

Personal life

McGregor is interested in sports and photography.

Selected publications

* * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGregor, Alison Living people Physiologists Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of the University of Surrey Alumni of King's College London Biomedical engineers Academics of Imperial College London British physiotherapists