Nuffield Health: Sports injury surgery in the UK

If you are in need of sports injury surgery, the surgeons and specialists at Nuffield Health will decide what treatment is appropriate for you based on the severity of your symptoms. As there are several types of techniques, your specialist will decide which is best for you depending on your age, level of activity and expectations.   

Do I need sports injury surgery?

Over time, the surfaces on the joints can start to wear. This can be caused by osteoarthritis or a previous injury to. Simple, everyday things, getting dressed become difficult. There’s no cure for osteoarthritis and it can get worse with time. However, joints can be replaced successfully, improving mobility and reducing pain. 

Why choose Nuffield Health?

Nuffield Health has 30 hospitals nationwide and is committed to providing healthcare excellence that is accessible and affordable to as many people as possible. They have a network of not-for-profit independent hospitals and 80% of the British population is within a one hour drive of a Nuffield Health hospital.

• Nuffield Health puts patient care and clinical excellence at the heart of everything they do. Click here to read more about Nuffield Health's Quality and Safety Programme.

• Nuffield Health is committed to providing healthcare excellence that is accessible and affordable to as many people as possible.

• You will always be treated by a Consultant, who is a specialist, so you can rest assured that you will always receive top quality treatment.

• The hospitals offer private, en-suite rooms, reducing the risk of hospital transferred infections and giving you the privacy to relax and recover in a comfortable environment.

• Their visiting times are flexible, and they will always try and accommodate your visitors, as they realise how important it is to have friends and family around during your road to recovery.

Sports injury

Exercise is good for the body. Heart and lungs both benefit from increased use, joints become more flexible and your muscles are kept supple, resulting in greater fitness. However, participating in sport does mean that extra stress is placed upon the body.

By using the body's own healing mechanisms, specialists can not only effectively treat an injury, but also help prevent the occurrence of future injuries by strengthening particularly vulnerable parts of the body.

Avoiding sports injuries

Develop a proper routine of pre-season exercise. Start slowly at around 4-6 weeks before the start of the season and build up to playing fitness.

Warm up sufficiently to help prevent rupturing or tearing muscles.

After exercising don't just stop, keep muscles moving at a lesser rate for five minutes then stretch gently.

Use the right equipment and clothing. For all contact and speed sports protective clothing is a must.

The right footwear is particularly important; avoid training shoes with the "killer tab". This sticks up at the top of the heel, and is the commonest cause of injury to the archilles tendon. The top of the heel should be cut away, unless full ankle support is given (as in a baseball boot).

All sports shoes enhance the foot's natural shock absorbency, so make sure they have good cushioning.

Avoid jogging on pavements - keep on the grass.

Pick the right shoe for the sport - don't play squash in trainers and don't jog in a tennis shoe. 

Remember the word R.I.C.E:

Rest the injured part.

Ice to take the heat out of the injury (many people use a pack of frozen peas wrapped in a cloth).

Compress the injury to stop bleeding and/or reduce swelling (i.e.,

andage).

Elevate the injured part to reduce the flow of blood which also reduces

welling. 

Contact details

You are welcome to familiarise yourself with the hospital environment before your admission or treatment date.  If you would like to visit the hospital, please call 0845 602 9262 and Nuffield Health will be pleased to arrange a suitable time to show you around.

Nuffield Health Headquarters
40 - 44 Coombe Road
New Malden
Surrey
KT3 4QF

For your nearest Nuffield Health hospital, call 0845 602 9262

Head Office tel. 0208 329 6200

Email: Make an online enquiry
Website: Nuffield Health

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