Athletes

How Physiotherapy Can Help:

Athlete Rehabilitation

Assessment focuses on movement quality, strength, and load management to identify factors contributing to injury or performance limitations. Rehabilitation includes progressive, evidence-based exercises designed to restore capacity, control, and confidence for sport-specific demands.

 

Typical presentations: pain during training or competition, reduced strength or power after injury, difficulty tolerating running, jumping, or change of direction, or setbacks when returning to sport.

Sports Injury Rehabilitation

Assessment targets movement patterns, tissue capacity, and training loads contributing to injury. Rehabilitation aims to reduce pain while restoring strength and tolerance for sporting demands.

Typical presentations: ongoing pain during training, recurring injuries, or difficulty managing training volume.

When injuries keep coming back

Focused on athletes dealing with recurring or long-standing injuries that fail to settle. Assessment explores movement patterns, strength imbalances, and training load errors contributing to repeated symptoms. Rehab targets long-term resilience, not just short-term relief.

 

Common reasons to book:
Repeated hamstring, knee, hip, or back pain, constant niggles, or injuries that return with training increases.

For athletes struggling with impact loads

Designed for athletes who experience pain with running, jumping, or high-impact activities. Assessment examines load tolerance, lower-limb strength, and movement efficiency. Rehab gradually rebuilds impact capacity without unnecessary rest.

 

Common reasons to book:
Pain with running, inability to build mileage, flare-ups after games, or difficulty tolerating plyometrics.

Performance-Focused Athlete Rehabilitation

Designed for athletes whose goal is not only pain relief but full performance restoration. Assessment identifies limitations in strength, power, and movement control that affect sporting output.

Rehabilitation targets long-term resilience and performance capacity through progressive loading and sport-specific conditioning.

 

Typical presentations: plateaued performance after injury, reduced power or speed, inability to tolerate high training volumes, or repeated soft-tissue injuries.