Dr. Jo Coates

The Suffolk Sports Injury Clinic is run by Dr. Jo Coates. Jo started running in 1999 and began competing in road and cross country races soon after. 

Jo has completed 12 marathons with a PB of 2:46:35 finishing 3rd fastest FV40 and 28th fastest female marathon runner in the UK in 2015. In 2015 Jo was British Masters Half Marathon Champion and in 2016 was first female in the Media Maraton de Jerez in Spain setting a half marathon PB of 1:16:45.

Having initially qualified as a gym instructor and personal trainer in 2000 Jo quickly developed an interest in Sports Injury Treatment and was awarded a higher diploma in Sports Therapy in 2001. 

In  2003 Jo enrolled at the University of Northampton to study Podiatry and in 2006 was awarded a 2:1 BSc(Hons). In 2015 Jo successfully defended her thesis entitled “Identification of Quantitative Kinetic Measures for Assessment of the Efficacy of Functional Foot Orthoses” and was granted the award of Doctor of Philosophy.

Following extensive research Jo realised that a high proportion of the injuries that athletes were presenting with were most likely due to gait and biomechanical abnormalities. To treat the cause of these injuries as well as the symptoms, she determined that gait analysis and insole prescription in combination with sports massage and sports injury treatment would be beneficial.

It is the complete assessment and treatment of both the cause and the symptoms of sports injuries that makes the Suffolk Sports Injury Clinic so unique. Jo launched this dual approach in 2006 and has been helping athletes recover from injury and maximise their performance ever since. 

Prior to focusing solely on the Suffolk Sports Injury Clinic Jo worked as a Musculoskeletal Specialist Lead Podiatrist and Extended Scope Practitioner for the NHS.

Athletic Results 2015

English Half Marathon Champs 2015    11th female

                                                               3rd FV35

British Half  Marathon Champs 2015     9th female

                                                                2nd FV35

British Masters Half Marathon                1st female

Champs 2015                                          1st FV35

English 10 mile Champs 2015                11th female

                                                                2nd FV40

Valencia Marathon 2015                         28th Female

                                                                1st FV40

Athletic Results 2016

Jerez Half Marathon                              1st Female

Bath Half                                                6th Female

Cambridge Half                                      2nd Female

London Marathon                                  15th Female

Suffolk County Championships 5k        1st Female

British 10k Championships                    1st FV40

Athletic Results 2018

European Masters Championships

Alicante 10k                                            Bronze

Half Marathon                                         Silver

British Masters 10000m Champs           Gold

La Linea 5000m                                      1st Female

Athletic Profile

Distance        Personal Best Time

3000m               10:27

5000m               17:46

5 miles               29:18

10k                    36:04

10 miles             59:15

1/2 Marathon     1:16:45

Marathon            2:46:35