Clinical and Rehabilitation Services at AECC UC
At AECC University College we are unique for having a broad range of multi-disciplinary clinics on our campus, which bring opportunities for on-campus placements and observations. With high-level expertise in clinical care and rehabilitation, we help people move forward in their care.
By having a range of clinics on our campus, from the Chiropractic clinic to our Integrated Rehabilitation Centre, and by having clinicians referring their patients to our diagnostic imaging facilities, we see thousands of patients through our doors every year, supporting our local community with living well for longer. Students at AECC University College have opportunities to observe and undertake placements on campus as well as undertake placements in a range of NHS and private settings.
You can read more about the services that we offer and the ways in which our students are central to these below or discover more about our clinics via our new clinic website.
Our Services
The Clinical and Rehabilitation Services team includes Physiotherapists, Chiropractors, First Contact Practitioners, Sports Rehabilitators, Radiographers, and Sports Scientists. Led by Dr Neil Langridge, the team aims for you to be seen by the right person at the right time.
We offer a suite of services that can be tailored to you as an individual. Whether it’s chiropractic or physiotherapy treatment for an injury or ongoing condition, an NHS Health Check or Health MOT, support with a specific sport injury or performance analysis, or a diagnosis via clinical imaging: we’ve got you covered.
Clinical Education
Clinical Education is central to the services that we offer. We currently offer placements in our imaging, chiropractic, exercise and physiotherapy services.
As a Chiropractic student, you’ll be involved in patient care in our on-site clinic from the beginning of your studies. During the final year of our Master of Chiropractic degree course, you’ll be based in the clinic. As well as our general clinic, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for our Sports Chiropractic Clinic and our Newborn Feeding Clinic.
Students on our imaging courses, including our undergraduate Radiography degrees also benefit from the on-site services that we offer to patients.
Our Ultrasound services support the teaching provision of our postgraduate MSc Medical Ultrasound course, with placements for around 30 students per year. Students studying on our undergraduate BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) degree also benefit from our on-site imaging services.
Integrated Rehabilitation Centre
Our £4.5m state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre was completed in October 2022. From this base, we offer the widest range of clinical and rehabilitation services in Dorset and the surrounding area.
The building offers nine clinic rooms, with a very large open space with a range of equipment allowing everything from older persons rehabilitation to high-level elite sports performance rehabilitation. There is also space for our classes, activities, and rehabilitation in its broadest sense.
Integrated Rehabilitation Centre
Latest News
Discover and read all the latest news, press releases and happenings here at AECC University College.
Each year, some 60 Podiatrists, both qualified and pre-registration students from all over the UK, descend on the capital to volunteer for the TCS London Marathon. This year, our first cohort of AECC University College MSc Podiatry (pre-registration) students, along with Associate Professor in Podiatry and Course Leader, Simon Otter, joined peers from the Universities of Brighton, Northampton, and East London. The co-location developed a true multidisciplinary ethos and close working relationships with physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics, physicians, and the voluntary sector (via St John Ambulance) as part of the wider finish-line medical team.
This year, Chiropractic Awareness Week (CAW), 22nd-28th April, is all about raising awareness and speaking up for the chiropractic profession, to build understanding and recognition about the value and expertise that chiropractors bring to their local communities. This year’s theme is ‘Making Chiropractic Integral: Building connections and nurturing a community with the people and places that matter to you.’
On Wednesday 24th April, we held our first AECC University College ‘Staff vs. Students Sports Day’! It took place on Boscombe Beach, and what a great afternoon it was! Staff and students took part in sporting games, including tug of war, sprinting, the three-legged race, and dodgeball.
On Thursday 23rd May 2024, AECC University College will be inviting students, staff, alumni and members of the public to attend an evening lecture by Professor Richard Brown.
Brooke Ironside, age 20, is currently ranked third in Europe for the under 23 years 200 metres. She tells us how she juggles studying with training in her own words…