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Discover > Speaker Name: Baroness Susan Masham

Guttmann’s rehabilitation approach

Susan describes Sir Ludwig Guttmann’s approach of rehabilitation through sport.

Horse racing accident

Susan describes the horse-racing accident that caused her spinal injury, and the medical treatment that saved her life.

Rome 1960 Paralympic Games

Susan remembers attending the Paralympic Games in Rome, where the athletes’ accommodation was far from accessible!