Urgent and rapid treatment of sports injuries
Our Urgent Care teams provide quick examination, investigation and treatment for most commonly occurring sports injuries. We have quick access to diagnostic imaging and blood tests, as well as access to a large number of London’s leading consultant doctors specialising in orthopaedic care or sport and exercise medicine.
Should your injury require ongoing treatment or admission – we can arrange for all of your ongoing care, be it under a consultant doctor or via supportive services such as physiotherapy.
Sports injuries we commonly treat
- Ankle sprains
- Broken ankle
- Knee injuries
- Groin pull
- Hamstring strain
- Torn hamstring
- Shoulder injuries
- Elbow injuries
- Muscle strains and tears
- Neck problems
Assessment for sports injuries
You will first be seen by a triage nurse who will make an assessment of the severity of your injury, before passing your care on to an urgent care doctor. The doctor will then conduct a thorough physical examination and assess whether you need any further diagnostic tests.
If the doctor believes you will require ongoing treatment, they can make a referral to one of our leading consultants, specialising either in Sports and Exercise Medicine, or Orthopaedics.
Diagnostic imaging for sports injuries
We have access to leading diagnostic imaging services, with common imaging scans used for sports injuries being:
Treatment for sports injuries
- Pain relief
- Recommendation for swift recovery techniques (RICE etc.)
- Consultant referral, and potentially surgery where needed
- Physiotherapy referral
We can arrange specialist referral for short or long term follow up and admission to hospital for continued treatment if necessary.
Elite sports concierge service
We also provide sport concierge service, set up by Dr Akbar de Medici, with the support of Professor Fares Haddad. Having worked with elite sports teams, they are experts in the acute medical care issues which sports teams are likely to encounter.
Our Urgent Care Centre Marylebone offers a single point of access for sports clubs to ensure quick access to medical services not routinely available at their training ground facilities.
How to access our Urgent Care Centre
We are open for walk in patients at our adult Urgent Care Centres, however our paediatric Urgent Care Centre at The Portland Hospital requires booking an appointment.
For any life threatening conditions patients should always call 999 or go the nearest NHS emergency department