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AIB support growth at Back In action

Wakefield-based rehabilitation and physiotherapy firm Back In Action has secured funding from Allied Irish Bank (GB) to assist expansion plans to grow the business which is owned by Olympic GB Team physiotherapist Ian Horsley who is currently attending the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of the HQ medical team for Team GB.

The funding from the bank will help the rehabilitation centre located on Agbrigg Road in Sandal to extend its existing premises. Construction work has commenced with plans to build a single storey extension that will offer two new treatment rooms and additional disability access that will provide increased access and convenience for patients. The car parking area will also be extended to accommodate the increased capacity. The growth plans will also see the business recruit a new administration member and a physiotherapist.

Back In Action provides physiotherapy care and is fully equipped with treatment rooms, the latest electrotherapy equipment and a fully equipped rehabilitation gymnasium. In addition they boast a separate room that contains an isokinetic dynamometer, which is used for assessment, rehabilitation and research within musculo-skeletal medicine including sports injuries.

Ian has been a physiotherapist for over twenty years and has considerable experience having worked as a physiotherapist for England Rugby Union for 14 years and spent the last 6 years working with the Elite Playing squad, as physiotherapist to England ‘A’. Currently Ian is Lead Physiotherapist in the North West for the English Institute of Sport, and Technical Lead for the North directorate. He is also currently attending the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of the HQ medical team for Team GB, has worked in the past for Team England at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games and was a member of the Team GB medical team at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Allied Irish Bank (GB), represented by Mark Billington and Janine Lafferty has provided an undisclosed funding package to support the expansion plans.

Ian Horsley, Back in Action said: “The expansion will enable us to upgrade our rehabilitation facilities to deliver a higher quality of care for our patients with improved disability friendly access and better parking facilities. My wife Lynne is also hugely involved with the business and works alongside me and has played a key role in working with the team at Allied Irish Bank (GB). We have found the bank to be extremely supportive in our expansion, working with us to provide the best package to help this development. The whole team have been involved in some aspect of the procedure and we have been amazed by their expertise and efficiency. Lynne and I would like to extend a special thanks to Janine and Mark who have been readily available to answer our numerous questions and guide us through the daunting documentation side of things.”

Janine Lafferty, Relationship Manager at Allied Irish Bank (GB) added: “We are thrilled to support the Back In Action team as they embark on these exciting growth plans. Ian and the team have a fantastic reputation and this growth comes on the back of increased demand for their services.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Caroline Marsden .