Dr Chris Speers
Qualifications
MBChB, BSc(Hons), MRCP(UK) , DipSEM, FFSEM, PGCert
GMC number: 7039172
Practising since: 2010
Specialties
Sport and Exercise Medicine
Consultation times
- Wednesday morning
- Overview
About
Chris is passionate about helping people stay fit, active and injury free. He is skilled in treating a wide range of sports and musculoskeletal injuries/pain that can affect both adults and children, from recreational exercisers through to amateur or professional athletes. Chris has expertise and experience in the management and rehabilitation of sport-related injuries, having worked for many years in professional football and rugby.
Chris can consult with children (ages 8 and above) and adolescents suffering from sports-related problems. He has worked with young gymnasts, netballers, rowers, rugby players, footballers and swimmers who are already competing at a high level. He has an NHS service dedicated to young people with musculoskeletal injury.
Chris is qualified in diagnostic ultrasound and interventions, such as injections and shockwave therapy, and is delighted to offer this to his patients. He believes in holistic patient care and through his wealth of contacts within the region is perfectly placed to provide this.
Chris graduated from University of Aberdeen in 2010 and completed his postgraduate training in Northern Ireland in 2014, and higher specialist training in Sport and Exercise Medicine in the West Midlands in 2018. He was awarded the Macleod medal for excellence in his specialty exams. He is proud to have trained in Centres of Excellence such as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, and won a bursary to complete a fellowship at the world-renowned Sports Surgery Clinic Dublin.
He is a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, working at Nuffield Health Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, with the Oxsport and complex Musculoskeletal teams.
Chris currently works as a Doctor for Aston Villa Football Club. He was the Chief Medical Officer of British Universities and Colleges Sport and has a wealth of elite sport experience at major European and World competitions including the Cricket World Cup England 2019, European Championships Glasgow 2018, the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy (Cricket) in England, travelling with Team GBR at the World University Games in Chinese Taipei in 2017 and the European Aquatics Championships in London 2016.
Chris has an interest in exercise medicine and champions the broad range of health benefits associated with physical activity. He is a member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine Council and holds the position of Chair of the Diploma in Exercise Medicine exam. He is also the lead Consultant for the Active Hospitals pilot, developed the Active Hospitals toolkit and is a contributor to the Moving Medicine and Motivate 2 Move websites; award-winning national initiatives.
Special interests
- Sport and exercise medicine: Musculoskeletal injury diagnosis, management and rehabilitation, sports injuries (football, rugby, cricket and running) and stress fractures
- Back problems: Slipped disc, Lower back pain, back pain and sciatica
- Tendon problems: Tendinitis, tendinopathy, tennis elbow and golfer's elbow
- Upper limb disorders: Neck pain, shoulder pain, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff disorders, elbow pain and wrist pain
- Lower limb disorders: Foot pain, ankle pain, shin splints/pain, knee pain, hip pain, groin disorders, trochanteric pain/bursitis, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy/tendinitis
- Procedures: Ultrasound, joint and soft tissue injections, steroid injections, viscosupplementation, ostenil injections, extracorporeal shockwave therapy and dry needling.
Personal interests
In his spare time, Chris enjoys playing squash, football and swimming, also spending time with his young family.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Chris Speers at Nuffield Health
- Interventional radiology
- Sports profiles
- Local anaesthetic
- Osteoporosis screen
- Image guided joint injections
Locations Dr Chris Speers works with
Related experience
Memberships
- Fellowship of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
Other posts held
- Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust
- Clinical Lead for Rheuamtology and MSK services
Insurers Dr Chris Speers works with
Dr Chris Speers works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- AXA Health
- Bupa
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- Medical Care Direct
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
Declaration
Dr Chris Speers does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Chris Speers does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Chris Speers does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.