Blood Profiling
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3/11/2017
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LivingCare provides comprehensive blood profiling services across Sheffield and Leeds. Our blood profiling services offer athletes, clubs, and active individuals a detailed view of their health. Blood profiling helps identify nutritional deficiencies, stress and recovery, enabling clubs and individuals to make informed health and performance decisions.
A blood sample is collected, and biomarkers are analysed to assess how the body responds to training loads. It can also identify underlying health factors affecting performance or recovery.
In one study, 56% of athletes were vitamin D-deficient. Low vitamin D levels can reduce muscle strength, power, and endurance, and increase the risk of stress fractures and other musculoskeletal injuries.
By identifying imbalances or deficiencies early, blood profiling supports targeted interventions that help athletes perform at their best while reducing the risk of illness, fatigue or injury.
A trusted laboratory analyses a blood sample to assess nutrient levels and deficiencies, hormone balance, oxidative stress and markers of inflammation.
Once results are available, a sports medicine consultant at LivingCare reviews the findings and can collaborate with your club’s performance or medical team. This helps athletes better understand how to improve energy levels, endurance, and recovery, while also addressing underlying health concerns.
Regular blood profiling enables ongoing monitoring, helping guide training load and nutrition strategies. Using the data over a more extended period, they can assess the effectiveness of any interventions.
Blood profiling supports performance and wellbeing by helping to:
Before Your Appointment
No specific preparation is required unless advised otherwise. If you are prone to fainting or worried about needles, please inform the healthcare professional before the test.
During Your Appointment
You will be seated while a healthcare professional takes a small blood sample. Depending on the test, blood may be taken from the inside of your elbow, finger or wrist. The healthcare professional may place a strap around your arm if veins are difficult to locate.
You may feel a sharp scratch as the needle is inserted.
After Your Appointment
With a plaster over the needle site, you can leave immediately. We send samples to our trusted laboratory, with most results available within 1-2 days. Some specialist tests may take longer.
Blood profiling is a safe and routine test. Possible, usually minor, effects include bleeding or bruising at the needle site, mild swelling, feeling faint or lightheaded. Infection is rare.
If you feel faint or dizzy, you should sit in the waiting area until you feel better. You can drive after your appointment if you feel well.
At LivingCare, we offer fast access to modern blood profiling services from convenient locations across Sheffield and Leeds. Our services support athletes, individuals and clubs with rapid, reliable insight into health and performance. By combining detailed analysis from our trusted laboratory with the expertise of experienced consultants, we provide an accurate and meaningful picture of an athlete’s health.
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Your healthcare journey in 4 easy steps
Get in Touch
Call us on Leeds 0113 2494655 or Sheffield 0114 7005811 or use our online booking form to send your enquiry. Let us know your preferred appointment type, either virtual or face to face, and we will work to find a time that suits you.
We Arrange Your Appointment
If you filled out our online booking form, one of our team will contact you within 2 hours with available appointment options. Once your appointment is booked, you will receive an email confirmation with all the details you need.
Attend Your Appointment
Attend your appointment at your chosen time, either virtually or in person, with one of our highly qualified consultants. If your appointment requires a written report, this will be prepared and sent to you within 48 hours.
Aftercare and Follow-Up
If you need any further tests, treatment or follow-up, we will help arrange these for you. If you require a copy of your report or images, please let us know and we will send these promptly.
Your healthcare journey in 4 easy steps
Get in Touch
Call us on Leeds 0113 2494655 or Sheffield 0114 7005811 or use our online booking form to send your enquiry and we will work to find a time that suits you
We Arrange Your Appointment
If you filled out our online booking form, one of our team will contact you within 2 hours with available appointment options. Once your appointment is booked, you will receive an email confirmation with all the details you need.
Attend Your Appointment
Attend your appointment at your chosen time with highly qualified clinicians. If your appointment requires a written report, this will be prepared and sent to you within 48 hours with the option to upgrade to 24 hours.
Aftercare and Follow-Up
If you need any further tests, treatment or follow-up, we will help arrange these for you. If you require a copy of your report or images, please let us know and we will send these promptly.
You can receive this treatment from one of the consultants listed below.
Explore the various options available for this treatment.
With our self-pay service, there are no waiting lists - consultations are offered within 24 hours, with treatment within a week. All costs, including tests or scans, are quoted upfront with no obligation to proceed. Visit our Prices page for full details.
If using medical insurance, contact your provider to confirm coverage for all treatment stages before your first appointment. You’ll need a referral letter from your GP for a private procedure at The LivingCare Group. Once you have it, either you or your GP can book your first appointment with us.
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