Matt Hancocks
Sports Massage and Exercise Rehabilitation Therapist
Matt is a sport & exercise rehabilitation specialist. He can help with strength & conditioning, injury prevention, movement assessment, return-to-exercise programmes and functional fitness.
SPECIALISMS: Sports Injuries, lower back, lower limb and shoulder injuries
SPORTS: Tennis, strength & conditioning, general fitness, football, recreational sport and performance training
PROFESSIONAL & SPORTING EXPERIENCE:
• Worked with Leeds Academy and professional footballers in the areas of physical preparation, performance and rehabilitation.
• Represented my county in athletics, football and cross-country from the age of 11–14.
• Represented South East England Under-13s in football.
• Competed in international youth football tournaments in Germany and Holland, including winning tournament honours.
• More than 25 years’ experience in the fitness, exercise and sports industry, with extensive experience across strength & conditioning, performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation.
BIO: Matthew is a Sports & Rehabilitation Specialist with over 25 years of experience within the fitness, exercise and performance industry.
His approach combines extensive practical experience with evidence-informed exercise principles to provide individualised rehabilitation and performance programmes. He works with clients to address movement limitations, rebuild strength and physical capacity, and support a confident return to sport, exercise and everyday activity.
Matthew takes a holistic and progressive approach to rehabilitation, looking beyond the immediate symptoms to understand the factors that may be contributing to an individual’s limitations. Programmes are carefully tailored to the client, with a focus on improving strength, mobility, movement quality and resilience over the longer term.
With a background encompassing strength and conditioning, exercise programming, injury prevention and rehabilitation, Matthew is particularly passionate about helping people regain confidence in their bodies and return to the activities that matter to them.
His philosophy is simple: rehabilitation should not only restore function, but ultimately help clients become stronger, more capable and better prepared for the demands of their chosen activities.
BASE: Leeds, David Lloyd