British judo star Stephanie Inglis has taken up coaching the sport a little over five months after she was involved in a motorcycle accident that almost killed her in Vietnam ©GoFundMe

British judo star Stephanie Inglis has taken up coaching the sport a little over five months after she was involved in a motorcycle accident that almost killed her in Vietnam.

The Commonwealth Games silver medallist suffered head injuries when her skirt got caught in the wheel of the vehicle and pulled her off the bike on May 10.

The freak accident happened as she made her way to a school in Ha Long where she had been teaching English to disadvantaged children for the previous four months.

The 27-year-old Scot, who finished runner-up to England’s Nekoda Smythe Davis in the women’s under 57 kilograms category at Glasgow 2014, woke from a medically-induced coma in early June despite doctors in Vietnam initially giving her a one per cent chance of survival.

She soon returned home to Scotland having been flown by a UK air ambulance from the hospital in Bangkok where she was being treated.

The judoka was then transferred to Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital, where she underwent further treatment in a specialist unit.

Although still in the recovery process, Inglis says the positive energy she is feeling from getting back involved in judo coaching is providing her the determination to strive for a return to action.

"[Coaching] is what's keeping me going right now," she told STV.

"Just thinking of those long term goals that I've got in my mind.

"I definitely want to get back into the sport but I've got one more operation to go then recovery after that.

"Hopefully once that's all done I'll get back into training myself and hopefully be back into competition.

"I'll just have to take it as it comes, take it nice and slow, there's no rush for me just now which is a great thing, and then just see how I do.

"Watching and being around the coaching makes me want to be back on the mat myself training."

Stephanie Inglis (left) finished as the runner-up in the women's under 57kg category at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images
Stephanie Inglis (left) finished as the runner-up in the women's under 57kg category at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images

Family friend and fellow British judoka Khalid Gehlan set up a GoFundMe page on May 12 in a bid to raise funds for Inglis' medical bills.

Inglis' travel insurance had expired and her hospital stay was costing £2,000 ($2,500/€2,200) per day.

A total of £327,892 ($402,710/€366,890) was raised by 7,537 people.

Inglis’ recovery continues with her weekly schedule including two visits to a physiotherapist, up to two visits from an occupational therapist and an appointment with a speech and language therapist.

In order to protect her brain from any further damage, she also faces another operation to put a titanium plate in place by her skull.

"The doctor said it's probably going to be January time but they're in talks and meetings right now to try and bring that forward," said Inglis, who remembers nothing of the accident. 

"So hopefully it's going to be this side of New Year.

"The sooner the better for me because then I can just get a move on with the recovery.

"They had to remove part of my skull to release pressure so now they're putting a titanium plate in place to protect my brain and fix the shape of my head I think it is.

"People are asking me if I'm excited about it and I'm like 'not really, it's quite a big operation'.

"I am looking forward to getting it done and moving on."