Meet the therapist
Your Sports Rehabilitator is Karen Hankey. Karen graduated with a BSc(Hons) degree
in Sports Rehabilitation in July 2004 from Salford University. Since graduating Karen wtihin a number of private sports injury clinics and also as part of the occupational health department of a large company. During her career Karen has treated all manner of conditions and patients from computer-based to manual workers, amateur to professional sports men/women and children to the elderly.
As well as clinical work, Karen has a main interest in football. She has worked with both semi-professional men's and women's teams and a Premiership academy. This has involved pitch-side cover and also injury treatment and rehabilitation to return the players back to full fitness. She is currently working with NCEL Premier side Scarborough Athletic Football Club as the Head of Medical.
During her years as a Sports Rehabilitator, Karen has attended many courses to expand and cement her knowledge. She is able to provide acupuncture as a treatment for muscle spasm and pain. She has also learnt new diagnostic, treatment and rehab techniques which help to provide the best treatment possible for the patient.