Sports Therapist
Sports Therapist
OSTEOPATH at Mercers
Steve Goddard, our in-house osteopath has over 10 years hands on experience dedicated to supporting patients dealing with the whole range of musculoskeletal issues. These include problem areas such as back pain, sciatic symptoms, headaches alongside those strains and pains brought on through the stress of everyday life. Steve also has a keen interest and specialist knowledge in the area of sports injury and rehabilitation, dealing closely with shoulder, knee and muscle injuries. Tailoring treatments to your individual requirements by establishing the core issue and being dedicated to restoring optimum health and musculoskeletal function. Working alongside each patient to ensure you are back on track to full health and able to restore an active lifestyle – be it in the office or on the sports field.
Steve Goddard
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Steve graduated from the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London in 2004. He works with the knowledge that injury impacts on both the mind and body and therefore has spent the last 10 years developing skills in diagnosis with the aim of tailoring treatment to get you better, faster. Steve has spent much of his youth and present life actively involved in the field of sports and fitness, with time spent providing physiotherapy for local rugby club Shelford alongside his own personal involvements in the martial arts. This has led him to have an invested interest and understanding for health and sports injury rehabilitation and a dedicated and motivated attitude to his practice.
- Postural and movement assessment.
- Muscle and soft tissue massage.
- Stretching (Muscle energy / Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation).
- Joint articulation and mobilization.
- Manipulation for specific joint restriction.
- Targeted rehabilitation exercises.
- Strain-counter-strain techniques for acute muscle issues.
- Kinesiology taping for joint and muscle support.