Jenna Wheatman; Pro-Am Sports Injury Clinic

The Therapist

Jenna Wheatman

Member of The Society of Sports Therapy

Jenna Wheatman (BSc.MSST)

"One of the greatest virtues I can bestow is the ability to improve a person’s health and well being by keeping them active”

Jenna's interests have always been directed to sport, especially athletics. If not in the clinic you will see her out and about training for her specialist event the hammer throw.

Her involvement in sport instilled a passion to learn more about performance particularly injuries.

"injuries are one of the most frustrating times for an athlete and anyone as it stops you from doing what you love"

This interest led Jenna to Yorkshire Coast College in Scarborough where she studied a BTEC ND Sport Science. This enabled Jenna to then go on to Teesside University in 2002 to study BSc Sports Therapy. The course lasted 3 years, which included work experience with the University's Sports Injury Rehabilitation Centre, North Yorkshire South Durham cross country league and Scarborough Rugby Club. Graduating with a 2:1 Jenna was accredited to the national leading body for Sports Therapy - The Society of Sports Therapists.

In 2006 Pro-Am Sports Injury Clinic was founded

"I love my job, The simple things about being a Sports Therapist give me the greatest satisfaction. Meeting and helping people from all walks of life is interesting and rewarding. Getting someone better and knowing it’s because of something you’ve done is obviously a great feeling but its more than that. It’s about communicating with patients to reduce fear or anxiety, giving them an understanding of why they’ve got a problem or are in pain, and helping them to understand their body and learn how they can get better.

The problems they have may be sport, work or lifestyle related but the common factor is that they want it to change and get better. Even if a little motivation is needed on the way. Sports Therapy can help guide you, hopefully to a full recovery - but it is a two way relationship. Patients need to understand that they have an active part to play in their rehabilitation. Doing an exercise or changing their desk layout can make all the difference. Buying into this as a patient will aid the recovery process and prevent the problem from returning".