S
Sevens+ Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy · Movement · Rehab
Home/Conditions/Sports Injuries
Sports · Treatment

Sports Injuries

Anything that hurts on the pitch, the court, or the road. We work with amateur and elite-level athletes across cricket, football, running, racket sports and combat sports.

Typical programme
4–16 weeks
Session length
60 min
Recovery rate
93%
Understanding the condition

Back to your sport — stronger than before.

Whatever hurts on the pitch, the court or the road, we have likely treated it. We work with amateur and elite athletes across cricket, football, running, racket and combat sports. The athlete’s question is never just ‘will it heal’ — it is ‘how do I come back without it happening again.’

We diagnose precisely, settle the injury, and then build a return-to-sport plan that loads you back to full demand in stages. Because we understand the specific physical demands of your sport, we can test you against them before clearing you — so you return confident, not hopeful.

Sports Injuries
Image — sport-specific return-to-play testing
Why it happens

The root causes we look for.

01
Training spikes
Sudden jumps in volume or intensity outpace what the tissue can absorb.
02
Strength gaps
Underlying weaknesses get exposed under competitive load.
03
Incomplete recovery
Returning before full rehab leaves a lingering vulnerability that re-injures.
04
Movement faults
Inefficient technique concentrates load on the same structures, over and over.
Symptoms we treat

Recognise any of these?

Pain that started during sport
Recurring injury in the same spot
Drop in performance with no clear cause
Pain on specific sport-movements
Tightness in muscle groups
Avoiding certain movements unconsciously
Our Approach

How we'll actually treat it.

WEEK 1
1
Diagnose & calm
Sport-specific assessment. Identify the tissue, the load, and the pattern.
WEEK 2–5
2
Tissue capacity
Targeted loading to restore tissue tolerance. Manual therapy as needed.
WEEK 5–10
3
Sport-specific
Movement patterns specific to your sport. Strength in sport-relevant ranges.
WEEK 10+
4
Return to play
Graded return with measurable criteria. Address why it happened, prevent recurrence.
Services Involved

The disciplines we'll combine.

Every programme braids two or three of our core services. Here's the typical pairing for this condition.

The results

Treatment that actually holds.

Athletes thrive on structure, and that is exactly what we give them — a measured, sport-specific return that gets the great majority back to full competition, more robust than the injury found them.

93%
Recovery & satisfaction rate
93%
Return to full competition
4–16 weeks
Typical programme
60 min
Per session
Common questions

Your questions, answered.

Still unsure? Our clinicians answer the questions patients ask most. You can always call the HSR Layout clinic for a straight answer first.

Ask us directly
It depends on the injury, but our whole approach is built around returning you as fast as is safe — and no faster. We use sport-specific testing to clear you, so you come back ready rather than just hopeful.
Where it helps, yes — we are happy to coordinate with coaches and trainers so your rehab and your training load line up. Athletes recover best when everyone is working from the same plan.
Both. Hands-on treatment settles the injury and exercise rebuilds capacity — athletes need the combination. We never hand you a generic sheet and send you off; the programme is specific to you and your sport.
By finding and fixing the cause — the strength gap, training spike or movement fault behind it — not just settling the symptom. Then we test you against your sport's demands before clearing you, which is how recurrence is prevented.
Usually yes, in modified form — maintaining fitness around an injury is part of a good plan. We will tell you exactly what you can load and what to hold off, so you do not lose your base while you recover.
Yes — a movement and strength screen before a season starts can flag the weaknesses most likely to become an injury, giving you time to address them while training load is still manageable.
It changes what we test you against before clearing you, since grappling, striking or wrestling place very different demands on the body to running or cricket. We build your return-to-play criteria around your specific sport's actual movements.
Not always immediately — a clinical assessment often tells us enough to start treatment safely, and we reserve imaging for cases where it would genuinely change the plan, such as suspected fractures or significant ligament damage.
Ready to start?

Let's get this handled.

Book a 60-minute assessment with one of our clinicians. You'll leave with a clear diagnosis, a written programme, and a realistic timeline.

Book assessment
What's included:
  • → Full movement assessment
  • → Diagnosis & root-cause analysis
  • → Written programme with milestones
  • → Cost & timeline upfront
  • → Same-day hands-on treatment if appropriate