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Boardman Sport & Injury Therapy

Bethanie Ridout - Sports Therapist BSc (Hons) BASRaT & MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine

Boardman Sport & Injury Therapyhttps://www.boardman-sports-therapy.com

Beth is a graduate from the University of Bedfordshire in Sports Therapy BSc (Hons(, completing her undergraduate degree in 2019 with a 1st classification.

With 6 years of practical experience, Beth has nurtured her skill set in a private clinical environments, elite sports teams such as Saints RFC. Along with clinical experience, Beth also has experience teaching universit Sport Therapy studens at two universities.

Beth has a strong passion for medical research and evidence based practice and is currently undergoing an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Working with sporting, clinical and special populations, Beth is accustomed to providing diverse treatments specialised to your needs.

Bethanies approach to treatment is hands on and will offer massage, mobility and stretching techniques, but also is driver by exercise rehabilitation. Her approach is to educate with exercise prescription to help aid recovery.

Treatment Bethanie offers:

• Injury & Diagnosis Management
• Injury pain management
• Sports Massage
• Swedish Massage
• Corrective Exercise & Rehabilitation
• Strength & Conditioning
• Dry Cupping
• Instrument Assisted Massage (IASTM)
• Ultrasound Therapy
• K-taping & Strapping
• Vertebral & Peripheral Mobilisations

Our Booking Policy*We require 48 HOURS NOTICE TO CANCEL OR CHANGE any apts made. If you fail to provide 48 hour notice you may be charged*

Services

Injury & Pain Management/ Sports Therapy

1 hr··£53

Our Injury and pain management/ sports therapy treatment is a type of physical therapy that specifically focuses on aiding and preventing injury and on rehabilitation of the patient back to the best possible levels of function. Book this treatment if you are in pain / injury. The hour appointment includes assessment, treatment and rehabilitation exercises

What to expect during your Treatment:
• Initially consultation: Includes; medical history, injury history, occupation, posture assessment, physical assessment.
• Treatment: Could include (depending on injury) massage techniques, ultrasound therapy, mobilisation techniques, Theragun, taping techniques and Acupuncture.
• Rehabilitation: Your therapist will tailor a personal rehabilitation program for you. (You may not receive this in your initial appointment depending on the injury)
• Aftercare advice and discussion on healing time

Sports Massage / Deep Tissue

1 hr··£53

For general aches, stiffness, tension, reduced movement. Pre and post event massage. Sports massage is a type of massage therapy which aims to reduce pain, increase flexibility, aid healing and can prepare athletes for sport. Sports massage is not just for the sporting people, but for anyone! It can help relieve and relax tightened or injured muscles for all different types of people. Techniques such as MET (muscular energy techniques), STR (soft tissue release), myofascial release, frictions and trigger point therapy along with various strokes are used to manipulate the tissues, thus aiding quicker recovery and reduced pain. This treatment is a deep tissue treatment, so expect the massage to be painful, with after effects of sore muscles, tenderness and bruising.

FEMALE Therapist- Sports Therapy/ Massage

1 hr·£53

90 Mins Full Body Sports / Deep Tissue Massage

1 hr 30 mins··£73

Dry Cupping

1 hr··£53

Cupping is a technique used in conjunction with massage therapy, acupuncture and dry needling. Cupping pulls blood to a region to stimulate healing. It is effective at stretching tight fascia and muscles. Cupping helps the tissue develop new blood flow and stimulates the healing process.

Tissue can get knotted, tighten, and scarred, which can limit movement. The use of dry cupping, in likeness with manual massage therapy, can aid these effects by increasing blood supply to the muscle, fascia and skin and increasing pliability of soft tissue.
Dry Cupping pulls blood to an area and the tissue becomes saturated with fresh blood while the vacuum pulls stagnant blood out of the area.

A biproduct of this is round bruising appearance that is typically left behind. The mark may produce a black and blue appearance but it’s rarely painful.
As new blood is forced into the tissues around the cups the body will begin to develop new blood vessels called neovascularisation (new blood vessel formation). As the new vessels form, they will have the capability to feed the tissues with nutrient and oxygen.

Cupping can be beneficial to many muscular-skeletal condition such as; plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, sciatica, shin splints, general muscular tightness, back, neck and shoulder pain and many more.. .

Benefits of cupping:

• Increase in circulation to the muscle, fascia and skin, which increases oxygenation and nutrient levels within the soft tissue.

• Increases the removal of chemical irritants within muscle and fascia and the removal of stagnant blood.

• Increases the removal of oedema after injury.

• Produces a stretch reflex in fascia and connective tissue, which increases mobility at the joint.

• Cupping techniques that include active movement stimulate the nervous system and aid in re-educating muscle memory and proprioception.

• Aids in the management of pain, as cupping therapy reduces muscular tension, nerve compression and irritation through the build-up of chemical irritants, whilst increasing range of movement.

• Works well in conjunction with other therapy such as sports and remedial massage, joint mobilisations and Dry Needling, medical acupuncture, and heat therapy.

Swedish Massage (Relaxing Massage) 1 Hour

1 hr··£53

Swedish massage aims to relax your mind and body by the use of strokes such as effleurage, petrissage and tapotement to relax and elongate the tissue. This treatment generally lasts an hour and is great for anyone looking to relax and suffers with muscular tension. Many people have regular treatments to unwind and relax and to release any unwanted tension.

Benefits:
-Increased muscular flexibility
-Increased joint range of movement
-Increased circulation
-Reduces tension
-Releases endorphins
-Reduce stress