Linda Linton

Linda Linton is an Advanced Practice Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist and Medical Educator at Queen Margaret University, with a career spanning over 25 years. She serves as clinical lead at FASIC Sport & Exercise Medicine Clinic for back, neck, and pelvic/hip conditions and supervises PhD students in aquatic therapy research. Her work bridges clinical practice, education, and research in injury prevention and rehabilitation.

• BSc(HONS) Physiotherapy (University of Ulster, 1994)
• PG Cert Sports Physiotherapy (Manchester Metropolitan University, 1997)
• MMACP (Glasgow Caledonian University, 2000)
• MSc Manual Therapy (Glasgow Caledonian University, 2005)
• PG Cert Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography (University East London, 2018)
• Injection Therapy (Queen Margaret University, 2022)

Linton’s research focuses on running-related injury prevention, aquatic therapy for low back pain, and physical activity promotion. Her work includes scoping reviews on injury risk reduction practices, meta-analyses of exercise-based prevention programs, and qualitative studies on community aquatic therapy. She pioneered Prehabilitation for Runners Workshops and investigates neuromuscular training, gait re-education, and aquatic muscle activity patterns.

Her publications span journals like Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, and Physical Therapy in Sport, with recent 2024-2025 studies addressing aquatic therapy mechanics, running injury prevention frameworks, and swimmer injury risk factors. She collaborates with Edinburgh Sports Medicine Research Network and Bath Research Centre in the IOC Research Centre.

Linton supervises PhD students in aquatic therapy projects and integrates load management, strength training, and running biomechanics into her clinical education. Her work emphasizes practitioner-patient collaboration and evidence-based strategies to reduce injury risks across athletic populations.