“The Climbing Academy undoubtedly sets new standards in dedicated bouldering facilities in the UK.”
Neil Gresham

The Climbing Academy
Charlton Street
Bristol
BS5 0FD

0117 907 2956

Hours of opening

Monday to Friday
Midday to 10pm

Weekends
10am to 6pm

 

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Treatment room

The Climbing Academy has a dedicated treatment room and a host of complimentary therapists available to give advice and help with injury prevention, treatment, and ongoing wellbeing of body and self.

Our Therapists

Sarah Latham

MASSAGE THERAPIST

Sarah is an experienced, enthusiastic and fully insured massage therapist. She is qualified in Sports Massage, Thai Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Indian Head Massage.

Having spent her teenage years as a gymnast, she then studied for a Biochemistry degree and moved on to rock climbing, skiing and flying trapeze. She had put her body and mind through a fair amount of stress, and reached a point where some relief was needed.
Sarah then experienced the benefits of massage for herself, and trained in Sports, Swedish and Thai Massage so that she could help others experience the same benefits. Massage will help your flexibility, speed up recovery, make you less injury-prone and is an enjoyable experience. If you want to take your bouldering to the next level then massage may be the answer.

At TCA she will be offering 30 minute or 1 hour massage sessions. These will involve a brief consultation to identify your needs, followed by treatment specifically tailored to your requirements.
Prices from 1st May 2010 £20 for 30 min treatment - £35 for 1 hour treatment. If you're interested in booking or would just like more information, please contact her at latham.sarah@yahoo.com.
TEL:- 07732775759

Rupert Cross

OSTEOPATH BOst

Rupert studied for four years at the British School of Osteopathy, graduating with a Bachelor degree in Osteopathy. Rupert has been climbing on and off for the past 17 years and enjoys most styles of climbing. He has suffered from various climbing related injuries and these have motivated a keen interest in the treatment, rehabilitation and personal management of climbing injuries.

Osteopathy is a primary health care practice that is regulated by The General Osteopathic Council. Osteopaths work using their knowledge of diagnosis and a highly developed sense of touch to assess the musculoskeletal system. When a problem is identified, treatment can take the form of manipulating joints, soft tissue release and gentle stretching. A course of treatments will then be discussed with the patient. Advice and management is paramount to all osteopathic treatment allowing patients to actively rehabilitate themselves.

Osteopaths work to create an environment within the body to allow for structural balance, facilitating the healing process and helping to prevent further injury. All this is so you can stick that finishing hold.

If you want to chat about anything or to book an appointment, give Rupert a ring or catch him at TCA and he’ll be happy to help.

Free 10 minute consultations
Initial consultation £40
Follow up consultation £35
Discount of 10% on concessions

rc.osteopathy@gmail.com
www.the-bristol-osteopath.co.uk
07828749127

Bill Hombersley

Physiotherapist

Bill graduated with a physiotherapy degree from Leeds University in 1997, working initially for the NHS in London before moving to Bristol. He’s been working in private since 2002.
Bill has experience in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of a wide variety of musculo-skeletal conditions and takes part in regular post-graduate training to improve his knowledge and keep his treatment up to date. In addition as an experienced climber and mountain biker he understands the stresses that we put our bodies through.
Following assessment Bill will agree a treatment plan with you. This will consist, as necessary, of active treatment such as ultrasound and manual techniques and a specific tailored rehabilitation programme.
He can be contacted on 07769651509 or email hombersley@gmail.com

Harry Kauntze

CHIROPRACTOR

Harry is a regular at TCA, having taken up climbing a year ago. He trained as a chiropractor in 2001 after a career as a safari guide in Botswana and now runs his own practice in Bristol.
His main interests are fly fishing, mountaineering and climbing.

Chiropractors are primary health-care professionals that specialise in the diagnosis, treatment and overall management of all types of sport, work and posture related problems.

 

The focus with chiropractic is on detecting and dealing with dysfunctional movement patterns in joints and muscles that are often the cause pain and inflammation.

Chiropractic treatment can be of great benefit to climbers: the nature of climbing repetitively exaggerates spinal curves that can lead to gradual restriction in joint movement and pain. Postural issues in the neck and thoracic spine can also have associated shoulder problems. Chiropractic treatments help to undo this by restoring normal movement and alignment to the body.

He is looking forward to helping TCA climbers recover from their injuries and get the most out of their bodies and has a Q&A injury thread on the Noticeboard.

Feel free to collar Harry at the academy to ask any questions you may have. To seek further information or to book a treatment at call: 0117 972 3518 or via email through his website:
www.bristolbackpain.com