The inaugural Woodford 10K will take place on 12th September to raise money for a Critical Care Unit at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. The small team of volunteers have been hard at work doing everything required to put on a successful road race. The course has been designed to offer runners a pleasant route which is mostly off road. An excellent medal has been designed and the goody bag is full of nice things like Sweatshop vouchers, cereal bars and smelly stuff. There’s even a new washing product in there which is specifically for use on sweaty clothes!!  You can also grab a free massage or treatment courtesy of David Roberts Physiotherapy. 

Please visit www.woodford10k.com for more details.

Dear Mr Roberts

I would like to convey my thanks to Gareth, Claire and the girls on reception for their support during my sessions of physiotherapy, following my car accident in October 2009.

From the beginning of March 2010, when my sessions began, I have progressed as follows:

1. Flexibility of my neck and should area, plus lower spine, was such that this restricted me from my everyday activities – even walking was an effort.  My yoga classes were difficult to follow and keep fit became an effort too.  My weight had increased by one stone, from October 2009, because of my lack of enthusiasm.
2. As the sessions progressed, from day to day, I began to notice the difference in so much that from 3 March to 26 March, which was to be my final assessment, I was able to follow my exercise routine with so much more ease.  I have lost one and a half inches on my waist and one inch on the hips – bringing my body mass down to 28 from 31.  I have since joined ’slimmer’s World’ and my weight is now decreasing with the help of a health eating plan.

I will say that the above would not have been made possible had it not been for the help and support of yourselves at David Roberts Physiotherapy Clinic.

I cannot thank you enough – onwards and upwards for me from now on.

Yours sincerely

Yvonne (Oldham)

Lancashire County Cricket Club is delighted to announce that its medical set-up has once again been marked as the best in English Cricket for 2009.

Each year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) carry out an Injury Prevention and Management Review (IPMR) Audit of the medical set-up at each first-class county, MCC and ECB.  This audit is a lengthy and very thorough process which covers key areas such as;

•       Personnel

•       Organisation & Review

•       Fitness & Injury Management

•       Medical

This is the third year in a row Lancashire’s set-up for the professional playing staff has topped this audit and in 2009 received a superb mark of 93.9% up from 88% the year before.

Several years ago, the then Cricket Manager and now Cricket Director Mike Watkinson revolutionised the medical set-up at the Club by appointing the former England Physio David Roberts as the Club’s medical consultant.  David Roberts, who has five clinics throughout the North West, placed Physiotherapist Sam Byrne, Strength & Conditioning Coach Alex Horn and Dr Simon Morris to work with the Lancashire playing staff on a full-time basis and its credit to the work of these three gentlemen along with David that the Club has achieved such recognition.

LCCC Cricket Director Mike Watkinson says; “Over the past decade, the landscape of domestic cricket has changed dramatically.  Cricketers are now full-time professionals where not only their skills, but their bodies are finely tuned to maximise performance throughout an extended season.  In light of these changes, injury prevention and management has become even more important and is why we decided several years ago to invest in a medical set-up that caters for the total needs of a professional cricketer.

“It’s also a huge complement for our set-up that our England stars, Fred (Flintoff) and Jimmy (Anderson), return to their home county to receive treatment.  Congratulations must go to Sam (Byrne), Alex (Horn) and Simon (Morris) for all their continued hard work and diligence in delivering a service of the highest standard and this national recognition is just rewards for their efforts.”

LCCC Head Coach Peter Moores; “This is fantastic recognition for Lancashire and acknowledges the systems the Club have established along with the hard work and expertise of Sam Byrne, Alex Horn and Dr Simon Morris under the direction of Dave Roberts.  Day in, day out Sam, Alex and Simon provide an outstanding service for all players associated with Lancashire, not just the professional squad.  They continually go the extra mile and their approach and knowledge is second to none.  We know we have set extremely high standards, but to top the ECB’s audit three years in a row is an outstanding achievement and something we are immensely proud of.”