Tamworth Physiotherapists provide Sports Massage at Lichfield 10K Race

Sports Massage has become an important addition to the Staffordshire running event in Lichfield.

Tamworth sports physiotherapists from Atlas Pain Relief Centre in Tamworth town centre Staffordshire provided support for local runners in Lichfield on September 6th 2009

The Atlas Sports Massage team turned out to provide the Lichfield 10k runners with advice on running gait and overpronation and sports massage before and after the run.

On site massage has been an integral part of the Lichfield 10k event in Staffordshire and many runners avail themselves of this free service provided by the Tamworth Atlas team.

Atlas have set up a website to support runners www.runninginjuryclinic.co.uk and are the only sports injury clinic in the midlands to be recognised by the 2009 Flora London Marathon.

Providing sports massage, injury prevention advice, diagnosis and treatment of running injuries, biomechanical assessments, video gait analysis, laser foot scanning and prescription orthotic foot insoles, the Atlas Sports Injury Clinic are specialists in running injuries.

Providing a local service to Lichfield, Tamworth and Sutton Coldfield runners the Atlas massage team donate their time free of charge for this well organised event that attracts up to a 1000 runners.

Preparation will have begun for the 2010 London Marathon and anyone seeking advice or injury treatments can contact the Atlas Sports Injury team on 01827 59943.

Atlas have clinics in Tamworth and Hall Green Birmingham which is on the Solihull/Shirley border