Official medical systems partner to Manchester United
Since 2013, Canon Medical Systems UK has been the ‘Official Medical Systems Partner’ to Manchester United.
Our agreement involves the provision of state-of-the-art medical imaging equipment including CT, MRI, and diagnostic Ultrasound to the dedicated Medical Imaging Centre at Carrington Training Complex. It is part of Canon Medical’s network of collaborations to undertake important research and support human health.
The medical equipment supplied plays an important role in the ongoing health and wellbeing of all support staff and football players including the first team, youth academy, and women’s team. Clinical information from the systems is used by the team’s doctors and physiotherapists to rapidly assess injuries incurred during games or training, assist rehabilitation and to pre-empt future injuries.
Our agreement involves the provision of state-of-the-art medical imaging equipment including CT, MRI, and diagnostic Ultrasound to the dedicated Medical Imaging Centre at Carrington Training Complex. It is part of Canon Medical’s network of collaborations to undertake important research and support human health.
The medical equipment supplied plays an important role in the ongoing health and wellbeing of all support staff and football players including the first team, youth academy, and women’s team. Clinical information from the systems is used by the team’s doctors and physiotherapists to rapidly assess injuries incurred during games or training, assist rehabilitation and to pre-empt future injuries.
"Player care and performance is incredibly important at Manchester United, across all of our teams and age groups, so having a partnership with a leading medical systems innovator who understands this and can deliver the most advanced range of diagnostic imaging systems is a huge advantage.
Our relationship with Canon Medical Systems ensures our men's, women's, and academy players have access to the very best standard of care from the most advanced medical systems on the market."
Victoria Timpson
CEO of Alliances and Partnerships at Manchester United
Collaborative Sports Medical Research
Mandatory and proactive health surveillance is also undertaken using the Canon Medical systems. For example, cardiac profiling is a requirement every two years. Governed by FIFA, it aims to identify anomalies that can lead to potentially fatal arrhythmias that can be the primary cause of sudden cardiac arrests. Whilst rare, the conditions can be asymptomatic and triggered by physical exertion. Canon Medical has many collaborations with sport, academia, the NHS and independent healthcare to power pioneering research projects.
Current studies involving Manchester United and in conjunction with UK universities and NHS clinical consultants aim to have wide-reaching potential to retired sportspeople, other sporting organisations, the NHS and global health communities. The research helps to unlock knowledge of the human body and assist with clinical education, equipment innovation and reshaping the future of preventative protocols and patient diagnosis. This will not only save lives, but also enable many people to live more active lives.
Current studies involving Manchester United and in conjunction with UK universities and NHS clinical consultants aim to have wide-reaching potential to retired sportspeople, other sporting organisations, the NHS and global health communities. The research helps to unlock knowledge of the human body and assist with clinical education, equipment innovation and reshaping the future of preventative protocols and patient diagnosis. This will not only save lives, but also enable many people to live more active lives.
“We work with a number of luminaries to expand global knowledge of MSK and cardiology. This gains new science insights to understand sports medicine matters and can also shape preventative protocols in mainstream healthcare to help people live more active lives beyond elite sports.”
Dr. Steve McNally
Head of Football Medicine & Science Manchester United Football Club
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