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Atlas Sports Therapy Training Programme

 One to one training opportunity in Sports Injuries and musculo-skeletal therapy.

 12 months full time shadowing and training with Sports physiotherapist and Osteopath where you will receive instruction in diagnosing sports injuries and musculo-skeletal back pain conditions.

 This is an opportunity to undergo an “on the job” skills training programme where you will be given instruction on how to be a competent musculo-skeletal practitioner.

•  You will need a qualification that enables you to obtain insurance to work on people.
• Be prepared to undertake long hours of training.
• Demonstrate the desire to become a full time musculo-skeletal practitioner who can operate as part of a team.

 This is a unique training opportunity where you will shadow and learn how to perform all the skills necessary to work in a Pain Relief Centre and Sports Injury Clinic.

 Atlas will offer graduates that demonstrate the appropriate attitude and skills, a full time employment offer on completion of their training.

 Non refundable training fee of £3000 for 12 months training must be paid in advance.

Contact details are available on our website www.atlaspainrelief.co.uk

 Please note  -  This is for serious students who want to find work.

Osteopath John Williams from Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Lower Gungate Tamworth town centre provided a talk on back pain, low back pain and osteo arthritis at Tamworth Baptist Church this week.

Following a request from one of his patients John offered to provide help and information on a variety of age related musculo-skeletal disorders to the elderly audience.

Winners of last years community involvement award and collecting the customer service award for the second year running, the Tamworth Osteopath at Atlas Pain Relief Centre impressed the crowd with a lecture followed by a question and answer session.

Topics covered were acupuncture and if it can it be used if the patient is taking warfarin, sacro iliac joint pain, sciatica, osteo arthritis, hip and knee replacements, osteopathy, physiotherapy and chiropractor comparisons, trapped nerves and back pain.

The evening was a great success and John offered the group individual free consultations at the Tamworth Osteopathic Clinic in an attempt to provide hope and pain relief for the elderly audience. 

A demonstration on acupuncture was carried out and the benefits of exercise and strength training for the elderly was discussed.

Atlas Pain Relief Centre is a multi disciplinary practice with Osteopaths (an alternative to chiropractors) Physiotherapists,Acupuncture and Podiatry treatments available.

Testimonials from customers can be viewed by visiting www.atlaspainrelief.co.uk  or you can book an appointment by telephoning 01827 59943

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

aKnee injuries are commonly seen by Tamworth Osteopath and Physiotherapist John Williams at the Staffordshire Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Tamworth town centre. Another Atlas Sports Injury Clinic can be found in Hall Green Birmingham. Directions can be accessed by visiting www.solihullsportsinjuryclinic.co.uk

As the winter ski season is now upon us the increase in serious knee injuries will once again have to be dealt with. An understanding of the most common of these knee injuries is important for injury prevention to begin to take place.

The anterior cruciate ligament is a common knee injury sustained in sports such as skiing and football. The anterior cruciate ligament plays an important part in knee stability and therefore is important to active sports people who take part in high intensity exercise.

Increased sporting activity has led to a rise in knee injuries and if suffering from a ruptured cruciate ligament the search for surgical intervention is now in demand. Orthopaedic surgeons have risen to the challenge of treating torn cruciate ligaments and a whole series of operations have been devised.

Over the last decade the understanding of this ligament has grown enormously and with the advent of arthroscopy (examination of the knee interior with a camera) surgeons can now see the condition of the internal structures of the knee joint. This is particularly useful for diagnosing menisci cartilage tears and torn cruciate ligaments.

Anatomy of the knee joint Although the knee joint looks like a hinge it is in fact a complex gliding mechanism. The rounded ends of the thigh bone run on the flat upper surface of the shin bone. In between these two surfaces are 2 “C” shaped washers called “menisci”. These act as shock absorbers and carry most of the weight across the knee. The knee is held together by ligaments, an inner and outer collateral ligament and the 2 internal cruciate ligaments.

Most anterior cruciate ligament injuries arise from sporting activity. When the knee is loaded with full weight bearing and then twisted the chances are the anterior cruciate ligament may be torn. This can occur when a footballer suddenly changes direction and his stud’s plant firmly in the turf, resulting in a twisting of the knee joint. For skiers the long levers of the ski’s can add severe stress to the knee if you fall and the bindings fail to release. Injured casualties often describe a popping or snapping sensation with swelling occurring within an hour.

Often the cruciate tear is not alone and it is very common for the medial collateral ligament and the medial menisci to be damaged at the same time. Diagnosis is key and this can be done via an MRI scan or arthroscopy and should be done as soon as possible.
Signs of a torn anterior cruciate ligament could be a tendency for the knee to give way without warning and instability if walking down stairs.

Once the cruciate tear has been identified then it is vital that you find yourself a good knee surgeon, preferably one who specializes in sports injuries. This is important because the attention to detail will be likely be afforded to patients who need to resume sporting activity again. Some surgeons show more attention than others and may have higher standards of fine detail which means the difference between just taking part or winning.

While you are waiting for surgery it is wise to wear a knee brace for stability which will help prevent falls and further injury. Strengthening the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles will be a great help to stabilize the knee before surgery as they will demonstrate wasting post surgery because of the enforced rest.

Different surgeons have different techniques for cruciate repair and the 2 most common are harvesting one of your hamstring muscles or taking a slice of your patella tendon.
As both options are your own living tissue you will not get rejection and excellent results have been recorded from both versions.

Following surgery it is important that you undergo a knee rehab programme designed to restore full range of motion and increase strength of muscles around the knee joint.

More information can be obtained by visiting the Atlas website www.atlaspainrelief.com