Manchester United have the unenviable honour, this week, of heading up the Premiership injury list. Whilst teams have always had their fair share of crocked players what hasn’t been known up until know is the exact cost of these injuries to the clubs concerned.
ProSport, who are the UK’s leading supplier of sport supports in the UK, has found that on an average weekend Premiership Clubs pay over a million pounds in wages to players who do not even make it onto the pitch.
The figures, which are based on information which is widely available in the public domain shows that despite the improvement in training facilities and the employment of spiritualists such as Eileen Drewry, injuries still seem to be causing Premiership clubs a major headache.
In an effort to reduce the time it takes for athletes to return to their chosen sports ProSport have launched their new website (www.prosportworld.com) The website content provides an introduction to injuries, with each injury type broken down into the following sections – cause, symptom, prevention and treatment. The site then adds further value by recommending the appropriate product and medical advice for the specific injury or prevention requirement.
The unique navigation of the site helps the user identify their problem by allowing them to simply click on the relevant part of a 3D interactive body. In order to ensure that the very best information is made available to the users, ProSport have teamed up with the National Sports Medicine Institute who have provided the medical content.
ProSport understand the needs of today’s sports person having benefited from a longstanding relationship with the elite of sport. As a company ProSport is committed to developing potential British talent as well as supporting the cream of the current sporting world.
Endorsees include Team GB, the Scottish Rugby Football Union, Masters Football and ProSport have sponsored a number of leading rugby players including Will Greenwood, Tim Stimpson and 2001 RFU & PRA Young Player of the Year, Steve Borthwick.
Helen Massey, Marketing Manager for ProSport adds, ‘We recognised the need to provide the consumer with high quality, sports injuries information which will enable them to make effective decisions about either injury treatment or prevention.
‘ProSport’s aim is to provide sports enthusiasts with products which can help prevent injury but also to help those already injured to get back on their feet as quickly as possible. ProSportworld.com provides the right balance between medical and sports support information with easy navigation along the way.’
Dr. Nick Webborn, Medical Advisor to the National Sports Medicine Institute, confirms that the website will be invaluable, ‘The website will be a helpful resource, providing useful information to make people aware of the type of injuries that occur, the sort of rehabilitation that can be involved and what can help to prevent some of the injuries in the first place.
‘If sports men and women understand some of the most basic treatments, such as compression therapy, then ProSportWorld.com can help them to help themselves.’
For further information please contact:
Richard Bloch
On behalf of ProSport
T: 020 7462 0002