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Alex Rainforth, Sports Therapist
Qualifications:
MSc Sports Therapy
Level 5 Advanced Soft Tissue Therapy
Level 3 Personal Training
Running Injury Specialist
Alex is a highly experienced Sports Therapist with over 15 years in the industry. He has a passion for helping people with pain and injury. Providing a holistic, evidence-based, and patient centred approach to care.
A well rounded Sports Therapist, Alex utilises his skillset to provide thorough assessment, working diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation pathways to help people reduce their pain and restore function.
Not only specialising in sports/running related injuries, Alex is experienced in pre and post operative rehabilitation, has in depth knowledge of the mechanisms and complexities of pain, and developing strength and function in older adults.
With an expert background in hands on soft tissue therapy, coupled with a thorough knowledge of pain science and exercise therapy, Alex can provide you with a great quality of care to help restore your pain and function.
His career has seen him work with a wide range of organisations & clients:
Experiences:
- Lead Soft Tissue Therapist at Nottingham Forest Football Club (2014-2016)
- Head Sports Therapist at Future Elite Football Academy (2021-2025)
- Associate Lecturer at the University of Lincoln
- Sports Therapist Therapist to boxer Leigh Wood (WBA World Champion), 2016-2023
Member of medical teams for UK Athletics:
- Team GB u18 European Championships: Rieti 2026
- Team GB World Relay Championships: Botswana 2026, China 2025
- Team GB u23 European Championships: Bergen 2025
- Team GB u20 World Championships, Lima 2024
- Team GB u20 European Championships: Grosseto 2017, Jerusalem 2023