Active Health Care Clinic

Active Health Care Clinic offers appointments at Active Healthcare Clinic in Sheffield and Chesterfield Osteopaths. Bookable care includes sports or deep tissue massage, relaxation massage, pregnancy massage, fire cupping, new patient consultation and treatment, and follow-up treatment for existing patients.

The sports massage service is used for general aches and pains linked with exercise, workplace activity, heavy lifting, repetitive hobbies, stress and tension, and altered body mechanics. It is also offered for muscle injuries or strains after the acute stage of healing, including sport and exercise injuries and strains linked with work activities.

Areas covered include joint pain, neck, shoulder and chest pain, back pain, elbow, wrist and hand pain, hip pain, leg and knee pain, and foot and ankle pain. The conditions named by the service include swimmer's shoulder, neck strain, rotator cuff injury, frozen shoulder, headaches, sacroiliac joint discomfort, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, gluteus maximus and medius strain, piriformis syndrome, shin splints, calf strain, Achilles tendon strain, quadriceps, hamstring and adductor strains, runner's knee, iliotibial band syndrome, lateral ligament ankle sprains, plantar fasciitis and tendinopathies.

The massage treatments include sports massage, deep tissue massage, pre-event and post-event massage, with inter-event and intra-event massage also described for sports personnel and musicians during events. Techniques used within the service include Kinesio taping, Muscle Energy Techniques, soft tissue mobilisation, soft tissue release, trigger point work and positional release techniques.

The service also covers inhibited flexibility, lymphatic circulation and drainage, and postural deviations such as slumping from desk work and pelvic tilt. Pregnancy massage, relaxation massage and fire cupping are available as separate appointment types.