Sport-Med

read moreSport-Med is Stockport's premier Sports Injury Clinic specialising in sports injuries and back pain. Our highly trained staff have worked with professional sports teams, and Olympic and Commonwealth athletes.

read moreIn fact, healing (inflammation and fibrosis) takes place whether you like it or not, but the final outcome of an injury can be strongly influenced by what you do during this process. The final quality, strength and tolerance to loading and actual quantity can vary by doing the correct type of rehab, or not! There is a fine balancing act to be done, and lies between a beneficial degree of loading, but without causing any further damage. Gradual increments in loading, especially eccentric loading, helps the adaptive process and strengthening of the damaged tissues, whilst over-loading can cause a further tear or re-rupture of the healing tissue causing more fibrous tissue to be manufactured.

read moreConsultations are scheduled at 30 to 45 minutes, but infrequently can take over an hour, so if you are attending for the first time make sure you put in enough money to cover that period in the parking pay and display meter. If you are nervous or think you will feel ill at ease, then please bring a family member or close friend for moral support. We try to make you feel as relaxed as possible. We know that some people feel rather self-conscious and vulnerable during the physical examination particularly relating to certain conditions, so please ask to be assessed or treated by someone of your own gender if that would make you feel more comfortable.