Facilities at Headley Court
• Sports hall with sprung fl oor • Gait analysis lab • 25m, fi ve-lane swimming pool with moveable fl oor • Spa pool • Consulting rooms and examination areas • Gardens with therapeutic work greenhouses • On-site accommodation • Four gyms – including a full strength and conditioning gym and a CV gym with Technogym equipment
“Technogym is honoured to supply physical training equipment to support the remarkable work achieved by the staff at DMRC Headley Court. The equipment plays a vital role in the rehabilitation programmes, from general rehabilitation right through to complex trauma cases.” Neville Jones, uniform services national account manager, Technogym
assess body composition, and an anti- gravity treadmill that can alleviate up to 90 per cent of an individual’s body weight, allowing patients to gradually increase their strength. Meanwhile, the gyms – one cardio,
one strength and conditioning, and two smaller gyms – offer top of the range Technogym equipment, including a selection of its IFI-accredited kit such as wheelchair-accessible machines. Much of the equipment was donated by Technogym in 2008.
rehabilitation The rehabilitation process for all service
personnel begins at Headley Court. Patients arrive at the complex directly from the training ground or battlefield or, in the case of complex trauma, from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Edgbaston after acute treatment is concluded. Under the direction of Surgeon
Commander Andrew Franklyn-Miller, the organisation of the centre is team- led, with patients divided into fi ve categories: complex trauma, upper limb, lower limb, spinal and medical injuries. For each area, there’s a specialised team of experts to conduct the rehabilitation. Catering for a vast range of injuries, the experts have devised a three-and-
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a-half-week rehabilitation timeframe that’s used with the majority of patients who come to Headley Court. Carefully tailored to each individual, and continually adapted throughout the process to accommodate the person’s progression, this course is packed with a combination of different rehabilitation techniques. From hydrotherapy to sports massage, patients are offered an all- encompassing treatment programme. “Run by a multi-disciplinary team led
by a consultant physician, alongside a physical therapist and a remedial instructor, the three-and-a-half-week period is very intense, using all the centre’s facilities,” says Franklyn-Miller.
“We use the outdoors, the indoor space, the gyms, sports hall facilities and also the swimming pool.” During the programme, patients
stay at Headley Court, creating a great sense of community among the service men and women. After the initial round of treatment, they return to their families to rest before another three-and-a-half week round of therapy begins. This process continues until the patient has recovered suffi ciently to be supported from home through regional rehabilitation units or primary care rehabilitation facilities.
Multi-disciplinary interaction is key
to the success of all work at Headley Court. Each injury sub-grouping has a designated inter-disciplinary team of experts working together to adapt the courses to individuals; with the development of the new complex, these teams have been co-located on-site to support the interaction between experts.
prehabilitation Headley Court has also designed a
seven-day ‘running re-education course’ tailored towards improving running performance, tackling existing complaints and preventing the occurrence of injury. This
‘prehabilitation’ caters for service personnel with exertional leg pain, such as shin splints, compartment syndrome and runners’ knee. Created by Franklyn-Miller, the course combines the work of physicians, physiotherapists, research staff and remedial instructors into a single comprehensive package. Franklyn-Miller says: “From research
undertaken at Headley Court and within the fi eld of elite sport, we have a new understanding of common running injuries which allows us to change the way people run in just a week.” Re-assessment, completed six weeks after the course, has – across
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Facilities: Technogym has equipped the gyms at Headley Court, with much of the kit donated
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