Services provided:

Delos:
DISK Sport Science is the first clinic in the UK to provide training on a Delos Postural Proprioceptive System using the Riva method. Delos provides high frequency proprioception training resulting in multiple benefits, particularly injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, performance enhancement and fall prevention. People of any age can benefit from completing Delos training. Consistency is key with this training, two 45-minute sessions a week are recommended for ideal adaptation. For more information go to www.disksportscience.com

Sports massage:
Sports massage is a deep form of soft tissue manipulation. It can be used for general relaxation as well as working around injured areas with tissue dysfunction, releasing tension and easing pain.

Please get in contact for pricing and availability.

Profile:
After completing a level three diploma in sports massage, I started working with the Newcastle Eagles basketball team in 2017. Whilst continuing my sports massage work, I expanded into pitch side first aid to provide cover for both the BBL (including international games) and EABL teams, as well as additional sport science work.
In my first year at Eagles I saw a significant number of injuries, and started to take an interest in injury prevention work. During my degree I received a research grant from Newcastle University to further study the most effective ankle injury prevention methods. Linked with this, I travelled to Italy to study with Dr Dario Riva (founder of Delos which has the highest published rates of ankle injury prevention in basketball) in his proprioception centre.

After graduating from Newcastle University with a 1st class honours BSc degree in Sport and Exercise Science, I continued my training with Dr Riva and started working in Delos in 2020. I set up the clinic DISK Sport Science to deliver injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and performance enhancement with Delos, bringing the first Delos system to the UK. For injury prevention a six-year study with a 1st league team in the Italian Basketball Federation proved the effectiveness of this training technique. Findings included decreases in ankle sprains of 81%, knee sprains by 64.5% and low back pain by 77.8% compared with a baseline of the previous best proprioceptive training, as well as providing injury rehab work and performance enhancement effects. I also offer sports massage work through the clinic.

Most recently I have completed the Pnoé certification course for metabolic fitness testing, and will be working alongside other practitioners from Sound Mind and Body to deliver this testing.

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Contact:
Number: 07825 018350
Email: kstienlet@disksportscience.com
Website: www.disksportscience.com
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