About West Berkshire Injury Clinic

West Berkshire Sports Massage is Andrew Spaak. I have worked in the IT industry in excess of 20 years and have played many sports including Rugby, Squash and Tennis. I am still an enthusiastic veteran rugby player and go to the gym regularly. As well as this I am very interested in the Arts having performed with a number of local organisations.

My training, work experience and any achievement

This is a vocation that I thoroughly enjoy and although I’m not the youngest of therapists, I feel that my experience in sport and in the commercial environment has set me up to provide a quality service. I believe it’s very important to give clients the best possible service and at times that means admitting that I’m unable to progress this to a satisfactory conclusion and referring on. I enjoy working with other healthcare practitioners and have a mutual relationship with a number of them, where we work both independently and together to achieve the best conclusion.

It is important to understand that the person treating you has the appropriate qualifications and experience. Along with this, every professional who works in this industry should participate in continual professional development. Over the next year I will be completing my Level 6 Masters Diploma in Sports Therapy with Active Health Group.

2011:
Oxford School of Sports Massage - Level 5 Sports and Remedial Massage
CPD - Treating Rugby Injuries (Active Health Group), Taping and Strapping (SPSLearn)
2012:
Active Health Group - Level 5 Sports Therapy
CPD - Kinesio Taping (Kinesio UK). Advanced Massage Masterclass (OSSM)
2013:
CPD - Clinical Sports Therapy (Active Health Group), Advanced STR/MET (Equilibrium).
2014:
CPD – Medical Accupuncture, Lymphatic Drainage and Clinical Massage (Active Health Group).
2015:
CPD - AoFA Education and Training (PTLLS).

What do these levels mean? For reference, Level 5 is the equivalent of a Foundation Degree or HND and Level 6 is the equivalent of a Batchelors Degree (Source: Ofqual).

I am currently working with Hungerford RFC and have worked at some events including:-

Newbury Sportive.
New Forest Sportive.
Cricklade Half Marathon.
Endurance 24