Expert Sports Therapy Care: Your Path to Recovery and Wellness
Sports Therapy is a specialised area of healthcare dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of both sports-related injuries and everyday injuries. Designed for people of all demographics from children and elderly all the way to professional athletes. Sports therapy aims to optimise performance, improve mobility, and support a safe return to physical activity after injury.
Combining principles from physiotherapy and sports science, sports therapists use a range of techniques including injury assessment, manual therapy, exercise rehabilitation, taping, acupuncture, and sports massage. Whether you are recovering from a strain, managing chronic pain, or looking to enhance athletic performance, sports therapy provides tailored care to meet your individual needs.
At its core, sports therapy is about keeping you active, pain-free, and performing at your best—whether on the field, in the gym, or in daily life.
Discover the Transformative Benefits of Sports therapy
Pilates emphasizes the integrated use of mind and body to achieve physical fitness. It's a low-impact exercise that focuses on strengthening the body with an emphasis on core strength, flexibility, balance, and improved posture.
Restores Movement & Function
Specialized therapeutic exercises and manual therapy restore normal joint mobility, muscle function, and movement patterns after injury or illness.
Prevents Re-injury
By identifying movement dysfunctions and risk factors, sports therapy develops targeted programs to prevent future injuries and maintain long-term health.
Improves Quality of Life
Comprehensive rehabilitation helps patients regain independence, return to daily activities, and build confidence in their physical abilities.
Reduces Pain & Inflammation
Through targeted modalities and hands-on techniques, sports therapy addresses both acute and chronic pain while promoting tissue healing and reducing inflammation.
Common Injuries
Musculoskeletal disorders include sports injuries, injuries at work and arthritis. Some examples are listed below:
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Lower back
Disc pain / Muscle spasm / Facet Joint Pathology / Sciatica |
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Neck
Whiplash / Nerve irritation / Muscle spasm / Wry neck |
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Shoulder
Rotator cuff / 'Frozen shoulder’ / Impingement Instability |
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Elbow
‘Tennis elbow’ / ‘Golfers Elbow’ |
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Hips
Bursitis / Groin strain / Instability |
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Knee
Torn cartilage/ meniscus / Ligament damage / Post dislocation / Tendonopathy / Patella maltracking |
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Ankle/Foot
Achilles / Tendonitis / Plantar fascitis / Ligament/ Tendon damage |
Sports Therapy Assessment and Treatment
This will include speaking to your sports therapist about your symptoms and the effect it has on your daily life. We will identify goals and expectations of treatment and take a brief medical history. We will then perform a detailed physical assessment which will assess range of movement, strength and specific tests to make an accurate diagnosis.
Your sports therapist will then discuss your diagnosis and treatment options. Treatment begins immediately by the sports therapist and mainly consists of hands-on techniques to lengthen tight muscle, reduce spasm and mobilise/ manipulate stiff joints.
You will then be given a few simple exercises or stretches, advice on how to self-manage your pain and further treatment sessions will be booked if required.
We use a variety of modalities to treat your condition, these include:
Hands-on Sports Therapy – mobilisations, manipulations, soft tissue massage, trigger point massage, traction/ distraction techniques.
Ultrasound
Taping
Acupuncture
Exercise Therapy
Postural Rehabilitation
Gait re-education
Education about your condition.
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What our patients say
After sustaining a very painful shoulder injury I went to Aycliffe physio for some treatment. I received a first class service and treatment and although it wasn’t a quick fix it was worth every penny. They cared about getting my shoulder fixed and talked me through everything they did. I received hands on treatment along with exercises for in between appointments. Couldn’t recommend them enough, and wouldn’t hesitate to use them again if required.
Helen Ayre
Not only fabulous physios but also happy to support community activities, thank u to Sarah and the team from everyone involved with Coxhoe united blues under 10s football team, your generosity is very much appreciated, we look forward to getting our new kit soon thanks to u
Sharon Toons
because I could not get a face to face appointment with my doctor and i was in absolute agony with my shoulder i went to aycliffe physio, Sarah not only sorted my problem out but also arranged for the dr to send me for an MRI yes painful at times but iam still waiting to hear from the doctor!! Sarah has now got me nearly back to normal i can't recommend this place enough or the staff first class is the what i say
Shelley Stewart
Great Physio and staff
John Royce
Friendly and very professional .
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