Opens in a new tab
Certified Centre of Excellence

The Sports Injury Doctor

Certified Centre of Excellence: science-backed joint pain relief.
The Sports Injury Doctor

The Sports Injury Doctor is a Centre of Excellence

The Sports Injury Doctor is recognised as a Certified Centre of Excellence within Joint Pain Freedom, for the safe, evidence-led use of Cingal, Monovisc and Orthovisc injection therapies, while also recommending additional selected complementary joint care options where appropriate.

The Centre of Excellence certification is awarded by Eos Active, the trusted UK partner for the treatments available, ensuring all products are genuine, UK-registered and sourced directly from the manufacturer.

What a Centre of Excellence means

Confidence in your treatment choices

Centres of Excellence follow clear clinical standards in training, product sourcing and safe delivery of care. This ensures treatment decisions are evidence-led and clinically appropriate.

Reassurance in product quality

Every product is genuine, UK-registered and sourced directly from the manufacturer through Eos Active, the trusted UK partner for the treatments available.
Joint Pain Freedom Certified Centre of Excellence

About Alastair

MBChB FRCEM PGDip(SEM) MFSEM(UK) PG Cert Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

I’m a Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Physician, known as The Sports Injury Doctor. With over 15 years of experience in this field, I’ve created and I lead a number of sports injury clinics across Leeds, Bradford and West Yorkshire.

These clinics are multi-professional, meaning I work alongside physiotherapists, radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons, to ensure that you get to see the right person at the right time, to treat your MSK injury in a timely manner.

When you have an MSK injury that affects your day-to-day, or participation in sport, it can be very painful and frustrating. With 18 million people having MSK issues every year, statutory waiting lists exceeding 7 million, and not being able to see the right clinician, your injury could become chronic. Associated MSK and health concerns are inevitable, and the fear that you may never regain your normal is real.

From the elite, to the weekend warrior, my team will support you to return to pre-injury levels of fitness as quickly and safely as possible.

Because you are the centre of my focus.

Here are some typical injuries I see in clinic:

  • Joint injuries
  • Joint pain
  • Tendinopathy / Tendinitis
  • Bone stress reactions and stress fractures
  • Concussion

My philosophies are to diagnose, treat and prevent.

With clinical evaluation and diagnostic testing to find the cause of your problem, the following tools and treatments are available to support your recovery:

  • In-clinic MSK ultrasound
  • X-ray, CT and MRI
  • Viscosupplementation, steroid and PRP injections
  • Physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation
  • Onward surgical referral if necessary

By addressing the underlying problem, and using the most up-to-date evidence-based therapies, I and my team will help you to achieve your goals. This includes guidance and advice on how to prevent recurrence of your injury.

Alastair provides clear, evidence-led guidance at every stage, supporting you not only during treatment but throughout your longer-term joint care journey. If you would like to discuss your options, please contact the clinic directly.

Recommended treatment options

Not all hyaluronic acid injections and brands of treatment are the same. And not everyone needs an injection treatment for their joint pain. This centre takes an evidence-led approach to treating your pain and offers the clinically leading options with advice and care. This website is for guidance; please alwasy follow your healthcare professional’s advice.

A unique hybrid joint injection

Cingal for joint pain

Relief from joint pain, without rushing to surgery. If joint pain is starting to…
Read the guide
A long-acting hyaluronic acid injection

Monovisc for joint pain

If joint pain is starting to limit your routine, exercise, or confidence in day-to-day…
Read the guide
A trusted hyaluronic acid injection for smaller joints

Orthovisc for joint pain

If pain in your hands, fingers, wrists, or toes is starting to affect daily…
Read the guide
Compression and bracing for trusted joint support

Compression support

If you have joint pain, swelling or instability, one of the simplest and most…
Read the guide
A seated man with a cold compression cuff on his knee, connected to a therapy unit
Cold Compression Therapy - For Joints & Muscles

Cryo compression therapy

When a joint becomes irritated, whether from osteoarthritis, overuse, or surgery, the body increases…
Read the guide

Staying active and staying involved

A short film from Joint Pain Freedom.

Contact Alastair at The Sports Injury Doctor

Clear, evidence-led guidance at every stage, supporting you not only during treatment but throughout your longer-term joint care journey. If you would like to discuss your options, please contact the clinic directly.

The Sports Injury Doctor
Leeds Nuffield Hospital, 2 Leighton Street,
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leeds
LS1 3EB
Get directions
The Sports Injury Doctor
The Yorkshire Clinic, Bradford Road
West Yorkshire.
Bingley
BD16 1TW
Get directions