The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games will soon be here and for the first time in Olympic history, osteopathy is to form part of the host medical services provision.   Osteopaths will work alongside sports medicine doctors, physiotherapists, chiropractors, podiatrists, and sports massage practitioners treating and providing support to elite athletes.

Jonathan Betser, who is Osteopath Lead on the Physical Therapies Working Group for 2012 says:“This is a fantastically exciting opportunity for osteopaths and it takes what we do in sport to another level. Being there combines all the things one aspires to: working at the highest level of sport at the highest profile sporting event in the world whilst working with the Country’s best sports medicine clinicians”

Osteopaths are being recruited on a volunteer basis as part of the 70, 000 volunteers supporting the London 2012 Games.  They will be based at polyclinics located in the Olympic villages working with their sports medicine colleagues and using their skills, knowledge and experience to help athletes recover from injuries and return to peak condition.

For more information: The Osteopathic Sports Care Association http://www.osca.org.uk