Dr Leon Creaney

Dr Leon Creaney is a Sports & Exercise Medicine doctor (physician) based in the North West England region (Manchester, Cheshire & Liverpool). He graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2001, before going on to complete medical placements in Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, A&E, Intensive Care and General Practice.

After this he spent three years training specifically in Sports and Exercise Medicine in London and began working at the Royal London Hospital.

He focused primarily on musculoskeletal medicine in the NHS and continued to dedicate time to working in Sport and Exercise Medicine, working with several rugby and football teams, British Athletics, and the English Institute of Sport. He has a specialist interest in musculoskeletal problems, bone health, and conditions induced by exercise such as asthma, fatigue and anaemia.

In his spare time he is a keen athlete, having ran 200m and 400m competitively.

• Epidural injections 
• Facet Joint injections 
• Sacroiliac Joint injections 
• Biomechanics And Gait Analysis
• Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing
• Exercise Prescription
• Exercise Testing
• Joint Injection
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Physical Fitness Assessment
• Shockwave Therapy
• Soft Tissue Injection
• Ultrasound
• Septoplasty
• Stopping Nose Bleeds (Nasal Cautery)
• Tonsillectomy
• Vocal Fold/Laryngoscopy
• Adenoidectomy

• Overtraining Syndrome / Unexplained Underperformance / Tiredness & Fatigue in Sport
• Track & Field / Athletics
• Spinal injections for Low Back Pain
• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Injury
• Ankle Sprain
• Back Pain
• Cartilage Injury
• Cricket Injury
• Dance Injury
• Endurance Sports Injuries
• Football Injury
• Hip And Groin Pain
• Joint Injury
• Ligament Injury
• Musculoskeletal Injury
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Rugby Injury
• Running Injuries
• Shin Splints
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Tendinopathy (Pitcher’s Shoulder)
• Sports Injuries
• Sports Medicine
• Tendinopathy (Tendonitis)
• Tennis Injury