Sports training and injury
Whether you are looking to run your first mile or your first marathon, we’re here to help you set and reach the goals for your sporting aims. When injury sets you back, we’ll be here to support you through your recovery, getting you back to fitness while reducing risk of reinjuring yourself.
Our well-equipped gyms (staffed with professional personal trainers) can help you whether you are looking to get fit for the first time or reach your physical peak. A range of classes from spin to Zumba can help you get fit and have fun. If you succumb to injury, a physiotherapist can get you back on your feet sooner and help you avoid reinjury.
We have a plethora of articles from our Nuffield Health experts, both on dealing with injury and on keeping fit.
Managing pain with exercise
Our natural response to musculoskeletal pain is to do as little as possible. But what if that pain is persistent? Regional Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Adam Bellis, explains how exercise can help manage pain and get you on the path to recovery.
5 ways a Personal Trainer can help you get fitter faster
Contrary to popular belief, personal training isn’t about barking orders like a Drill Sergeant - it’s about breaking the barriers to help you achieve your personal goals. Here's five ways Personal Trainers can help you to win your fitness battles.
How to succeed at your fitness goals
Finding the motivation to exercise and change your lifestyle can be challenging. Discover how to reach your long-term fitness goals.
5 exercises you can do with a ViPR
Trying out new gym equipment can be daunting, but these instructional films will show you how to use a VIPR correctly and introduce some variation into your workout.
Thirty day fitness challenge - Intermediate
If you're looking to build on your foundations of fitness, these daily challenges could help push your limits.
The Borg Scale of Perceived Exertion: Another way to measure your level
The Borg Scale ranges from 6 to 20, allowing you to determine just how hard you are working.
Symptoms
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
- Ankle pain
- Foot pain
- Heel injury
- Knee pain
- Shoulder pain
- Arm pain (Brachialgia)
- Elbow pain
- Hand and wrist pain
- Heel pain
- Hip pain
- Knee inflammation
- Neck pain
- Spinal pain
Conditions
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Foot and ankle injury
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Plantar fasciitis
- Knee ligament injury
- Acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) injuries
- Achilles rupture
- Degenerative conditions of the shoulder
- Heel Bone (OS Calcis) Fracture
- Spinal injury
- Tennis elbow
- Tenosynovitis
Tests and scans
We offer a range of tests and scans to help understand your needs. Some key tests and scans include:
- X-ray
- MRI scan
- CT scan (or CAT scan)
- Return to work assessments
- Nerve conduction study
- MSK Ultrasound
Treatments
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Ankle ligament repair
- Orthotics
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Achilles repair or reconstruction
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Meniscectomy (meniscus tear surgery)
- Shoulder manipulation
- Shoulder stabilisation surgery
- Shoulder decompression - keyhole surgery
- Shoulder surgery (rotator cuff repair)
- Tennis elbow release
- Ankle arthroscopy
- Cartilage reconstruction
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Elbow surgery
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Hamstring Repair
- Hand surgery
- Hip arthroscopy
- Ilizarov frame surgery
- Knee arthroscopy (keyhole knee surgery)
- Ilizarov frame surgery
- Toe surgery
- Facial surgery
- Maxillofacial and oral surgery
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