Sports Medicine - Our Treatments

Sports medicine includes the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries that relate to sports and/or exercise.

The Consultant Specialists at Vale Healthcare have wide experience of treating the spectrum of Sports Medicine conditions. This expertise combined with the latest technology in a friendly environment offers patients of any age, ability or activity level the best possible chance of a successful recovery.

We specialise in:

• Acute sports injury assessment & management (knee, hip, ankle, shoulder injuries, and fractures)
• Tendonitis (tennis/golfer’s elbow, achilles, rotator cuff, patella tendonitis)
• Sprains (ligament injuries) e.g. shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist, hip and ankle sprains
• Strains (muscular injuries) e.g. hamstring, quadriceps and calf
• Joint problems e.g. joint swelling, joint stiffness, joint pains and arthritis
• Joint and soft tissue injections (e.g. steroid, viscosupplementation, autologous blood)
• Injury rehabilitation and prevention
• Stress fractures
• Shin pain
• Groin pain
• Pre-participation physical examination
• Exercise prescription for patients who want to increase their fitness
• Assessment of concussion and other head injuries
• Education and counselling on illness & injury prevention
• Sports Cardiac screening

New tendonitis treatment available at Vale Healthcare - Arthrex ACP Double Syringe System