Sports, Overuse, and Return to Activity

Training errors and overuse are common. With a clear plan you can calm symptoms, rebuild capacity, and get back to the sport or activity you enjoy. We assess what is driving your symptoms, explain it in plain English, and start treatment on day one. Book online to get a practical route forward.

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Common conditions we treat

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Overuse injuries across joints
Tendinopathies, for example Achilles, patellar, rotator cuff, gluteal
Bone stress reactions and stress fractures
Return to sport planning after injury or surgery
Load management problems, for example rapid volume or intensity spikes
Running related pain, change of footwear or training surface issues

How physiotherapy helps

Physiotherapy combines load mapping, strength progressions, and sport specific drills, then uses clear criteria to guide your return. We balance training load with recovery, build capacity in the right tissues, and refine technique where helpful. You leave with a week by week plan and simple checks that show when to progress.

What you might feel

Local tendon pain with loading
Early session pain that warms up, soreness later in the day
Stiffness or ache the morning after hard sessions
A dip in confidence with running, jumping, or change of direction
Fatigue or niggles after spikes in training

Treatment you can expect

Load calibration, adjust volume, intensity, frequency, and terrain
Strength work that targets the limiting tissues, heavy slow resistance where appropriate
Control and plyometric drills, hop, land, accelerate, and decelerate
Energy system progressions that match your sport, for example tempo runs or intervals
Technique coaching for running or gym skills where useful
Footwear and equipment advice if it affects symptoms
Adjuncts when helpful, for example taping, sports massage, or acupuncture
Clear criteria for each phase so you know when to step up

Return to sport pathway

We use criteria rather than dates. Expect a calm exposure plan, low load to moderate, then higher demand skills. For runners this may look like walk to run, then build distance and pace, then add hills and speed. For field and court sports this may look like linear runs, change of direction, small sided drills, then full training. Meet the checks, then move to the next step.