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Solihull Sports Massage therapist at Atlas Sports Injury Clinic Hall Green Birmingham

Atlas Sports Injury Clinic recruits another talented sports massage practitioner for their Sports Injury Clinic in Hall Green Birmingham.

Caroline Lacks will be providing massage treatments at the Atlas Sports Injury Clinic which is located at the Robin Hood Island on the Stratford Rd, Hall Green Birmingham.

Caroline is currently looking to add a degree in Osteopathy from Oxford Brookes University as part of her ongoing training.

Caroline will be working alongside Solihull Osteopaths John Williams and Andy Young and Solihull Physiotherapist and Podiatrist Peter Taylor.  Visit the Atlas website for sports massage www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk  or book an appointment 0121 745 8792

Start of Lichfield 10k 2009 race

 

Tamworth sports physiotherapists from Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth town centre Staffordshire provided support for local runners in Lichfield on September 6^th 2009

The Atlas Sports Massage team turned out to provide the Lichfield 10k runners with advice on running gait and overpronation and sports massage before and after the run.

On site massage has been an integral part of the Lichfield 10k event in Staffordshire and many runners avail themselves of this free service provided by the Tamworth Atlas team.

Atlas have set up a website to support runners www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk and are the only sports injury clinic in the midlands to be recognised by the 2009 Flora London Marathon.

Providing sports massage, injury prevention advice, diagnosis and treatment of running injuries, biomechanical assessments, video gait analysis, laser foot scanning and prescription orthotic foot insoles, the Atlas Sports Injury Clinic are specialists in running injuries.

Providing a local service to Lichfield, Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield runners the Atlas massage team donate their time free of charge for this well organised event that attracts up to a 1000 runners.

Preparation will have begun for the 2010 London Marathon and anyone seeking advice or injury treatments can contact the Atlas Sports Injury team on 01827 59943.

Atlas have clinics in Tamworth and Hall Green Birmingham which is on the Solihull/Shirley border

New Birmingham Runners Injury Clinic shows clean pair of heels to the recession and credit crunch by treating injured marathon runners.

Local business Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Hall Green, Birmingham have increased their turnover during the last 8 months in spite of the credit crunch and recession. Last Monday saw the launch of a new runners injury clinic from the Robin Hood Island premises where they provide specialist advice and treatments for marathon runners.

The Birmingham clinic have recently employed another running chartered sports physiotherapist in Richard Mason who finished 28th in the 2001 Flora London Marathon in a time of 2 hrs 22 mins.

The award-winning Atlas team has a compliment of practitioners’ expertise in all areas of sports and pain relief. In particular, the clinic specialises in treating runners, offering biomechanical evaluations, video gait analysis, laser foot scanning and prescription orthotics. As a result, Atlas Running Injury Clinic will be the only clinic of its kind in the West Midlands to be included in the recommended injury clinics by the Flora London Marathon 2009. The new website, www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk will also support runners as part of the teams ongoing investment into this area.

Lengthy waiting lists on the NHS for treatments like physiotherapy, means that the clinic is providing a welcome alternative to local people suffering needlessly.

Clinic Director John Williams said: “The Atlas Sports Injury Clinic opened eight months ago and demand has grown steadily, mainly from personal recommendations, which has enabled us to provide more practitioners. The Clinic now has an Osteopath, 3 Physiotherapists a Sports Podiatrist and a registered Dietician.
We wanted to include a specialist marathon running clinic which we launched last Monday which has been very well supported by local runners”

Local legends of sport; Ian Taylor Aston Villa FC, David Busst Coventry City FC, and world endurance champion Paddy Doyle, attended the official opening of the Atlas Runners Injury Clinic on Monday 30th March 2009 in support of the ground-breaking team who has successfully treated them in the past and kept them on the road to triumph.

For an appointment contact 0121 745 8792

Tamworth Physiotherapists at Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth town centre walked away with 2 awards at the 2008 Business Awards held at Aston Villa Football Ground on Friday 7 November.

Winners of the Community Support Award they proved that their work in the local community is appreciated and recognised. Serving Tamworth, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfied, the Staffordshire back pain clinic help so many people with musculo-skeletal pain and discomfort.

In the Customer Services Award the Tamworth physiotherapists received a Highly Commended Award which was a great achievement as the nominated companies in this section had 11 businesses represented.

Atlas Pain Relief Centre have 3 physiotherapists who work at the Tamworth back pain and sports injury clinic and all 3 have a vast experience in sports injury treatments. All 3 are runners and boast a 2.22min London marathon time and 1hr 10 mins half marathon win between them.

The physiotherapists are all registered with the Health Professions Council and have experience in both structural physiotherapy and musculo skeletal pain.

The sports injury clinic supplies and fits custom prescription orthotics and offers advice and treatments to runners. Currently Atlas Sports Injury Clinic are the only clinic in the Midlands registered as one of the official Flora London Marathon approved running injury clinics.

Atlas Pain Relief Centre has been recognised for its services to local people and the ability to make a difference to the lives of many local people.

The website www.atlaspainrelief.com is worth a look and reading the testimonials highlights why this company deserves all the recognition it gets.

Appointments and enquiries can be made by telephoning 01827 59943

Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Tamworth Staffordshire has joined forces with the Flora London Marathon and is now on their approved list of sports injury clinics who specialize in treating distance running injuries. Anyone training for a long distance running event should consider a visit to the Tamworth Clinic for a Sports Massage, training advice or treatments if they pick up an injury.

Staffed by experienced sports physiotherapists and a sports podiatrist, the Staffordshire clinic has practitioners who are runners themselves. Chartered Physiotherapist Richard Mason has clocked an impressive 2 hours 22 minutes for the London Marathon and Sports Podiatrist Peter Taylor has won a half marathon in 1 hour 10 mins.

The Sports Injury Clinic is attracting runners who wish to use the video gait analysis and have prescriptive custom made orthotics to correct biomechanical dysfunctions which can bring on running injuries. The clinic has use of a laser foot scanner and offers full biomechanical evaluations and injury treatment.

The Tamworth clinic sponsors local athlete Meghan Beesley who collected a bronze medal in Poland recently. Meghan ran the 400m hurdles in the world championships and finished 3rd.

Both Meghan and fellow Tamworth athlete Nathan Woodward, another 400 hurdle superstar, are supported by the Atlas team who are providing support up to the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Lichfield running club also receive support from the Tamworth clinic who supply free sports massage on their Lichfield 10k race every year.

If you are looking for help or advice on running or injury prevention then visit the Atlas website www.atlaspainrelief.com or telephone 01827 59943

Atlas Sports Injury Clinic based on the Robin Hood Island in Hall Green, Birmingham have linked up with the 2009 Flora London Marathon. Playing a vital support role in treating runners sports injuries, the Solihull sports physiotherapists, sports therapists, sports massage therapists and sports podiatrist will help many runners achieve their goal of completing the 26 mile course.

Atlas Sports Injury Clinic have a state of the art running injury clinic offering Biomechanical Evaluations, Laser Foot Scanning, Video Gait Analysis and Bespoke Custom Prescription Orthotics for runners who want quality products at the keenest prices.

Staffed by experienced practitioners who are themselves distance runners and boast a London Marathon time of 2hours 22 minutes and Half Marathon winning time of 1hour 10 minutes between them. They are available for treatments and advice on training and injury prevention.

Clinic Director John Williams is a UK Athletics Physiotherapist and previous sports injury lecturer.

The Solihull Running Injury Clinic caters for the needs of all levels of marathon runners and can provide sports massage to ease you through your high mileage training sessions. www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk

Lichfield running club have once again secured the services of Staffordshire Sports Massage team from Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth. The annual Lichfield 10k run will be on 7 September 2008 and attracts hundreds of runners.

Physiotherapist John Williams and sports podiatrist Peter Taylor will attend the event and bring a team of massage therapists to give free sports massage and sports injury treatments and advice on the day.

Pre-run massage will be available and post- run massage for those who want to loosen up tired legs after the event. Advice on overpronation and biomechanical evaluations can be discussed with experienced running practitioners from Atlas.

Lichfield in Staffordshire is a great location to host this event and the course is well signposted and organized.

Anyone wishing for sports injury advice or help with preparation for marathon running should check out the Atlas website www.atlaspainrelief.com

Overpronated feet are very common and many people now wear prescription orthotics in their trainers and running shoes. Prices may vary and range from off the shelf orthotics to prescriptive orthotics to a high specification.

Orthotics can range from soft, semi rigid and rigid and can come in threequarter or full length varieties. Slim fit orthotics can be found for more difficult shoes and you can even have them fitted in ladies court shoes.

The secret to correcting faulty biomechanics is in the prescription. Many people fit orthotics but care must be taken when choosing a practitioner. At Solihull Sports Injury Clinic in Hall Green Birmingham they have Sports Podiatrist Peter Taylor who has competed as a runner for many years and won the Burton Half Marathon in 1 hour 10 mins.

Peter runs the running injury clinic at solihull sports injury clinic on the Robin Hood Island Hall Green and has access to laser foot scanning and video gait analysis equipment which ensures accurate prescription measurements when designing your orthotics.
www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk

If you are currently wearing orthotics in your running shoes but not in your daily footwear then you are risking the incidence of picking up an injury.

As soon as you wear an orthotic it changes your relationship with the ground. Generally your feet are pushed towards the outer side of your shoes reducing the rolling in experienced by overpronator’s. This now puts the lower limbs into a different position and results in the muscles having to pull at a slightly different angle. This is supposed to happen and in order to get used to wearing the orthotics some users may have been told to wear them for a few hours per day and gradually increase the time wearing them until they get used to them.

If we need time to get used to them then surely the orthotics need to eventually be worn all the time and in all footwear. If you only wear them for running, then the majority of the time you will be wearing shoes with no correction. How on earth are you ever going to get used to them. Each time you put your running shoes on will be like the first time you have worn them. This continual swapping from non corrected to corrected footwear and exercising will increase the risk of injury.

Basically if you need orthotics you wear them in all footwear!

Solihull Runners now have Running Sports Injury Clinic at Hall Green Birmingham

Solihull Sports Injury Clinic at the Robin Hood Island, Hall Green in Birmingham have now opened their running sports injury clinic. Custom prescriptive orthotics can be fitted for over-pronator’s and the feet can be scanned accurately using a laser foot scanner which maps the contours of the feet.

Video gait analysis performed on a treadmill ensures that runners get an accurate assessment of gait and biomechanics. Biomechanical evaluations are available from a sports podiatrist who is an impressive runner himself clocking 1 hour 10 mins when winning the Burton half marathon.

Sports injuries are diagnosed by experienced sports physiotherapists who have many years competing and treating sports injuries. Sports massage and sports therapy is also available for relieving tight or damaged muscles and stretching out soft tissues after exercise.

UK athletics Birmingham Physiotherapist John Williams and Peter Taylor the flying Sports Podiatrist and Physiotherapist are available to sort out any sports injury problem you may have.

Solihull Sports Injury Clinic treat dance injuries, skiing injuries, gymnastic injuries, athletic injuries, racquet sports injuries, soccer and rugby injuries as well as motor sport and golf injuries. Golf has a habit of irritating the low back and many golfers would benefit from advice and treatment from the Solihull Physiotherapists and Osteopath at the Hall Green centre.

Private parking outside the front door and minimal waiting time for an appointment is the answer if you need physiotherapy treatment.

Check out the website www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk or call reception for an appointment on 021 745 8792

Lichfield Staffordshire Sports Injury sufferers use Atlas Sports Injury Clinic Tamworth

The sports injury team at Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Tamworth have secured the services of yet another sports injury specialist. Richard Mason, a Chartered Physiotherapist who boasts a London Marathon time of just over 2 hours 20 minutes has joined the Atlas Team and will be providing sports Physiotherapy and training advice to Atlas customers.

Atlas Sports Injury Clinic also have available a Sports Podiatrist Peter Taylor who himself is a 1 hour 10 min half marathon winner. Peter heads up the running injury clinic in Tamworth and provides runners with prescription orthotics, laser foot scanning, biomechanical evaluations and video gait analysis.

Lichfield Staffordshire is often spelt incorrectly and appears as Litchfield. Lichfield is a mere 15 minutes drive from Tamworth and Lichfield sports injury customers can access top quality treatment on their sports injury. Atlas have a steady stream of patients from Staffordshire which include surrounding areas of Burton on Trent, Brownhills, Norton Canes, Cannock and Swadlincote. If you want effective sports injury treatment then a few extra miles travel is worthwhile.

Atlas have a long history of treating sporting injuries and provide treatments for both elite athletes and the casual jogger. Atlas have expertise with soccer injuries, skiing injuries, racquet sports injuries, golfing injuries, athletics and dance injuries.

The Tamworth Sports Injury Clinic is open long hours Monday to Friday and also offer a Saturday morning slot for customers. Parking is easy and you will find the hands on approach from the Atlas practitioners a refreshing change from the exercise prescription approach from many physiotherapists.

Testimonials can be viewed by visiting the atlas Website

www.atlaspainrelief.com and clicking on the sports injuries link.

Common injuries for runners include Peroneal Tendonitis

Peroneal tendonitis presents as a pain down the outside of your calf and is aggravated by running. It can appear sore to touch and can give tenderness around the outside ankle bone when running your fingers over it. Causes can vary from over-pronated feet which increase the stress on the outside of the calf to something simple like running long distances on the same camber of the road. Think about changing sides of the road when you run. It’s like running on the side of a hill which is unnatural for most of us and continual distance running of this nature will lead to this overuse syndrome and eventually prevent you from running.