Runners, cyclists, rugby, gym, the Taff Trail and the Bay
Sports injuries
Hamstrings, knees, Achilles, shoulders, ankles. Diagnosed properly, treated hands-on, and rehabilitated with a loading plan and a return-to-sport date rather than rest and hope.
Rest fixes almost nothing except a fracture. Sports injuries get better by finding what is overloaded and why, calming it down, and loading it back on a schedule you can see.
Tom leads the sports side: runners from the Taff Trail and the Bay, cyclists, rugby and football players, and the gym injuries that come from lifting with a shoulder or a back that was already stiff. The assessment looks at the chain, not the sore bit: a runner's knee is often a hip that does not control it, an Achilles is often a calf that has lost its strength.
Treatment combines manual therapy and soft tissue work to settle things, taping where it helps, and a graded loading programme in the clinic gym with a return-to-sport date. Our gait analysis uses a treadmill and video to find the one thing in your running that is costing you, with a report you can take to a coach or a shoe shop.
What is included
- Whole-chain assessment, not just the sore joint
- Manual therapy, taping, acupuncture
- Graded loading programme in the clinic gym
- Return-to-sport date agreed at the start
- Running gait analysis with written report
- Liaison with your coach or club
What it costs
Initial assessment £68, follow-ups £52. Running gait analysis £95 with a written report. Most running injuries are back to training in four to six weeks. There is no VAT on physiotherapy. All fees are on the fees page; the full list of what we treat is on the conditions page.
Questions about sports
Can I keep training?
Usually in a modified form: shorter, flatter, lighter, or a different session. Complete rest is right for very few injuries and we will tell you if yours is one. An injury rehabilitated while you keep moving settles faster and you lose less fitness.
Book an assessment.
Forty-five minutes with a physiotherapist: history, assessment, a diagnosis in plain words and treatment on the day. £68, no GP referral needed, most insurers recognised. Acute injuries seen within 48 hours.