Health and sport joined together last week  to celebrate the support available for patients with musculoskeletal conditions or brain injuries in Cambridgeshire.

Representatives from Cambridge Rugby Club joined DynamicHealth and Evelyn Community Head Injury Service (ECHIS) staff for the official opening. The facilities at Brookfields Health Campus, provided by Cambridgeshire Community Services, include:

- 19 treatment rooms and a state of the art rehabilitation gym for the musculoskeletal physiotherapy and specialist teams
- Admin and group meeting spaces for the ECHIS team.  

Before cutting the ribbon, Albert Portsmouth, Community Development Manager and 1XV Player, wished the team well with the innovative plans both teams have for the future. He said: “In Rugby a successful team is defined by its resilience, which includes the ability to prevent injury and to overcome physical or psychological challenges. This is similar in your daily work that helps so many people achieve the successes that they are striving for. Access to appropriate advice and treatment can help and empower people to manage or cope with their injury or condition to improve their quality of life.”

DynamicHealth provides specialised services for people living with or experiencing problems from muscles, nerves and joints. These are known as musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and include symptoms such as pain, numbness, stiffness and weakness as a result of injury, strain, posture or following an operation

Sarah Saul, service manager DynamicHealth said: “Co-locating all aspects of our musculoskeletal service on one site and in a modern facility with a state of the art gym has created more joined up working, improved the service we can provide for our patients and created a premises in which we can expand our physiotherapy service.”

ECHIS offers assessments, individual and group sessions for both the person with the head injury and their families. Rehabilitation programmes are tailored to individual needs and goals.

Andrew Bateman, clinical manager ECHIS said: “This is an excellent opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge teams who are passionate and committed to services that continue to evolve for the benefit of our local community.”