SOPHIE DRAKE

Sophie Drake has a BSc in Sports Therapy and is a sports enthusiast.

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Sport has been a  large part of Sophie's life from a young age, after stints on the national teams in both rowing and alpine skiing, Sophie decided to pursue a career in sport.

 

She studied Sports Therapy at the University of Gloucestershire, allowing her to put her passsion for sport to a new use. After being surrounded by high level athletes most of her life and seeing injuries and rehab first hand, Sophie knew she could use her passion to help sports people get back to their best. 

 

Having been an athlete herself, Sophie has a great understanding of the stresses and strains sport can put on your body. It doesn't matter whether you're an elite athlete or just trying to keep fit, Sophie's skills will help you keep performaing at your best!

 

Experience

 

During Sophie's time at University she gained a wealth of experience. As a student Sophie treated the University's 1sts and 2nds rugby union teams, as both a pitch side first aider and for pre and post game treatments. She also treated the National Samoan Rugby Team when they came over to do some training before the 6 Nations!

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Along with her fellow students, Sophie also ran an injury clinic from the University Campus, local individuals from all sports, with any injury, could book in for free assessments and treatments; Sophie gained valuable experience taking patients through initial injury assessment, on to treatment and eventually rehabilitation. 

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Outside of University, Sophie has worked with Olympic athletes from Alpine Skiing, providing sports massage treatments, injury diagnosis and rehabilitation. Then moving on to collaborate with their Strength and Conditioning coaches to rebuild their strength and fitness.

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Sophie has also worked at leading clinics - Elite Sports Medicine and Pure Sports Medicine. Both clinics are highly regarded in the UK, so would attract people from all over the country, from a wide range of sports and with a large variety of injuries. Working at these clinics, with highly experienced Sports Therapists and Physios allowed Sophie to improve her knowledge in diagnosis and skills in treating a huge range of injuries.

 

Sophie's philiosophy is to always personalise her treatment to each individual, ensuring results are achieved as quickly as possible, with long lasting effects.

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