Assessment
A detailed history, then a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. You leave knowing what is wrong, why it happened, and exactly what we are going to do about it.
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Sports Injury Treatment in London
Assessment and rehabilitation of acute and overuse sports injuries: sprains, muscle and ligament strains, and tissue overload, at our Liverpool Street clinic in the City of London. Returning before the tissue has rebuilt its capacity is one of the most common reasons an injury comes straight back, so we treat sports injuries with graded loading and objective return-to-sport criteria to get you back to your activity, not just out of pain.
Overview
Understanding sports injuries
Most sports injuries fall into two groups, and telling them apart shapes the whole plan:
- Acute injuries from a single event: a sprained ankle, a hamstring strain, or a ligament sprain.
- Overuse injuries where load has outpaced the tissue's capacity, such as tendon injuries and bone stress.
Assessment starts with an accurate diagnosis and a clear picture of what the tissue can currently tolerate. Rehabilitation is then built around progressive, graded loading: we rebuild strength, control, and tolerance step by step through hands-on physiotherapy and structured exercise rehabilitation.
Crucially, we test against return-to-sport criteria, restored strength, symmetry, and sport-specific function, rather than discharging you on how the injury feels. Returning before the tissue has rebuilt its capacity is one of the most common reasons an injury comes straight back, so we get you back to your activity, not just out of pain.
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I saw Amanda for a problem I've been having with a painful shoulder. She explained to me what the problem was, did a thorough treatment session and gave me some exercises to do to improve it. Very professional and friendly, I highly recommend her.
I booked with Michelle for my first appointment. When I stood up I said to her it feels like heaven as my continuous back pain had totally gone. I was totally pain free for 7 hours so bless you Michelle.
I first visited Amanda following a maisonneuve fracture. That day I walked 107 steps in a camboot with two crutches. I have visited weekly. Yesterday I walked 13,315 steps (no crutches, no boot). The transformation is truly amazing.
After my son's sports injury we spent many months trying to get help from various other doctors. It was so reassuring to finally speak with someone who really understood what was going on. Michelle was worth every penny!
Michelle was absolutely amazing during my pregnancy with the multiple issues I had. She diagnosed and treated pain in my knee and my back, and got me from a place where I couldn't kneel at all, to fully weight bearing in a short space of time.
Excellent treatment of my lower back and related sciatica injuries from CrossFit. Definitely my go-to therapist when in dire need of pain relief.
Physiotherapy for sports injuries can help to:
Get an accurate diagnosis first
Most sports injuries are either acute, from a single event like a sprained ankle or hamstring strain, or from overuse, where load has outpaced the tissue's capacity. We start with an accurate diagnosis and a clear picture of what the tissue can currently tolerate.
Rebuild strength, control, and tolerance
Rehabilitation is built around progressive, graded loading: we rebuild strength, control, and load tolerance step by step. This is the stage that most reliably restores capacity and reduces the risk of the injury returning.
Return to sport on evidence, not on feel
We test against return-to-sport criteria rather than discharging on how the injury feels. That means restored strength and symmetry between limbs, good movement control, and the ability to handle sprinting, cutting, jumping, or single-leg load without symptoms.
Keep training while you recover
Complete rest is rarely the right answer. Modified training, reducing intensity and loading around the injured tissue, usually supports recovery better and preserves your fitness. We tell you what to keep doing, what to modify, and what to pause.
Avoid scans that will not change the plan
For most sports injuries a clinical assessment guides management well, and routine scans often show incidental findings that complicate decisions without changing treatment. Imaging earns its place after significant trauma, with red-flag signs, or when recovery stalls.
Break the cycle of recurring injury
Returning before the tissue has rebuilt its capacity is one of the most common reasons an injury comes straight back. We address the strength, mobility, and control deficits up the kinetic chain, so you return to your activity rather than straight back to the clinic.
Why it happens
What causes sports injuries?
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Acute mechanical overload: a single high-force event such as a sprint, jump landing, change of direction, awkward fall, or contact
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Cumulative overuse: training volume or intensity rising faster than the tissue can adapt, driving tendon and bone-stress injuries
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Returning to sport too soon after a previous injury, leaving residual weakness or altered movement
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Strength, mobility, or control deficits up the kinetic chain (commonly hip, gluteal, calf, or trunk)
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Sudden change in footwear, playing surface, or training pattern without an adaptation period
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Inadequate warm-up, recovery, or sleep, which lower the tissue's tolerance to load
At your first appointment we look for the cause, not just the sore spot: your history, how you move, and what your work, sport and life ask of your body.
Your first visit is a full musculoskeletal assessment: a detailed history, then testing of movement, strength and the affected area. We explain the working diagnosis in plain English and agree a plan with you before any treatment begins.
You leave with a written summary of what we found and a home exercise programme built around your diagnosis and your goals, so progress keeps going between visits.
Back to the work, sport and life you love. We settle the pain, get to what is driving it, then rebuild the strength that keeps it away, so you leave each visit a step stronger than the last.
- Based in the City of London, inside UNTIL at 280 Bishopsgate, with a second clinic in Essex.
- Rated 5.0 on Google across 11 patient reviews.
- Chartered, HCPC-registered physiotherapists with more than ten years of combined clinical experience.
Fees and booking
You can refer yourself, with no GP letter needed, and book online in a couple of minutes at whichever clinic is easier for you to reach.
- Self-referral: book directly, no GP referral required
- Two clinics, both led by our chartered physiotherapists
- Open Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm
- Two minutes from Liverpool Street station, with free parking at our second clinic
- A written summary and a home exercise programme after every appointment
Your journey
with The Physio Rooms
It starts with finding the cause. Whether you are a City professional stuck at a desk or a weekend athlete chasing a comeback, we treat what is driving the problem, then build the strength that keeps it fixed.
Hands-on treatment
Manual therapy chosen for your presentation, with Western medical acupuncture added where it helps. Treatment is not the goal in itself: it creates the window to move more freely and load the tissue.
Rebuild
Progressive, coached exercise rehabilitation restores the strength and load tolerance you lost. Both clinics have full gym facilities, and this is the stage that decides whether the fix lasts.
Stay well
Each follow-up reassesses you against your baseline. We discharge you when you have the strength and the tools to manage on your own, with clinical Pilates and TPI golf screening on hand to keep you moving.
We specialise in:
- Musculoskeletal physiotherapy for back, neck, shoulder and joint pain
- Progressive exercise rehabilitation, with full gym facilities at both clinics
- Western medical acupuncture within the AACP framework
- Clinical Pilates with Pilates by Janie
- TPI golf physiotherapy movement screening with Amanda
- Post-operative and sports-injury rehabilitation
- Home-based rehabilitation, supported and progressed remotely
Treatment approach
How do we treat sports injuries?
Physiotherapy
Price on enquiryHands-on assessment, manual therapy, and a graded loading plan are the core treatment for almost every sports injury, with progress tracked against objective return-to-sport criteria.
See treatment detail →Exercise Rehabilitation
Price on enquiryStructured, progressive loading rebuilds strength, control, and tissue tolerance: the stage that most reliably restores capacity and reduces the risk of re-injury.
See treatment detail →Acupuncture
Price on enquiryDelivered by AACP-trained physiotherapists, acupuncture can be added as an adjunct to help manage pain during the early phases while the active rehabilitation plan does the work.
See treatment detail →FAQ
Frequently asked
questions
Should I rest a sports injury or keep training?
Complete rest is rarely the right answer. Modified training: reducing intensity, swapping high-impact for low-impact work, and loading around the injured tissue, usually supports recovery better and preserves fitness. Your physiotherapist will tell you what to keep doing, what to modify, and what to pause while the tissue settles and rebuilds.
How long until I can return to my sport?
It depends on the injury. Mild strains and overuse problems often allow modified training within a week and fuller return over several weeks; tendon injuries typically need longer phases of progressive loading. We set a timeline at your first session and update it at each reassessment, based on objective markers rather than guesswork.
How do you decide when I am ready to return to sport?
We test against return-to-sport criteria rather than discharging on how it feels. That means restored strength and symmetry between limbs, good movement control, and the ability to handle sport-specific demands: sprinting, cutting, jumping, or single-leg load, without symptoms. Skipping these stages is a well-recognised driver of re-injury.
Do I need a scan before starting physiotherapy?
For most sports injuries, no. Clinical assessment usually guides management of soft-tissue injuries well, and routine scans often show incidental findings that complicate decisions without changing treatment. Imaging is appropriate after significant trauma, when red-flag signs are present, or when symptoms do not follow the expected recovery course.
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