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.
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Managing musculoskeletal pain without painkillers
Everyone has different pain tolerance levels, but if you're experiencing mild musculoskeletal pain, try practicing these natural techniques to improve how your body copes, without using painkillers.
A quick guide to post-marathon recovery
From first-timers to seasoned pros, reaching the marathon finish line should fill you with a sense of pride and achievement. But you’re not quite done.
5 exercises you can do with dumbbells
Personal Trainers Abby Carpenter and Tan Quddus give expert guidance on five simple exercises you can do with dumbbells.
Whatever your symptoms you should see your GP for a proper diagnosis. Some common symptoms:
- Ankle pain
- Foot pain
- Heel injuries
- Knee pain
- Shoulder pain
- Arm pain (Brachialgia)
- Cervical spine pain
- Elbow pain
- Hand and wrist pain
- Heel pain
- Hip pain
- Hip inflammation
- Knee inflammation
- Neck pain
- Spinal pain
Some common conditions and diseases that could match your symptoms:
- Foot and ankle injury
- Achilles tendonopathy
- 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
- Facial trauma
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)
- Arthroscopy
- Fitness assessment
- Return to work assessments
- Nerve conduction study
- Shoulder and MSK ultrasound
Getting treated as soon as possible can be easy. Some key treatments and procedures include:
- Ankle ligament repair
- Orthotics
- Knee surgery (ACL repair)
- Achilles repair or reconstruction
- PCL reconstruction
- Extensive muscle repair
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Knee surgery (ACL repair)
- PCL reconstruction
- Extensive muscle repair
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
- Meniscectomy for meniscus tear
- Shoulder Manipulation
- Shoulder Stabilisation
- Shoulder decompression - key hole 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
- Hydrotherapy
- Ilizarov frame surgery
- Subtalar arthroscopy
- Toe surgery
- Trauma reconstruction
- Trauma Surgery
- Upper Limb Fractures and Injuries
- Facial surgery
- Maxillofacial / oral surgery