What is Sports Therapy?

Treatment plus training

Sports Therapy combines hands-on treatment (deep tissue massage, soft tissue release, joint mobilisation) with exercise rehabilitation. The goal isn’t just to relieve pain in the room — it’s to restore strength, stability, and confident movement so the problem doesn’t come back.

Every Sports Therapist at Elite Health is also a qualified Personal Trainer. That means your treatment plan and your training plan are designed by the same person — no gaps, no contradictory advice, no “ask your GP” when you just want to know what to do next.

How a typical session works

1. Assessment. Detailed history, range-of-motion testing, and functional movement screening to identify the root cause.
2. Hands-on treatment. Targeted Sports Massage, myofascial release, joint mobilisation, and other techniques to reduce pain and restore tissue quality.
3. Rehabilitation programming. A specific exercise plan, built around your sport or activity, that you can do between sessions.
4. Return-to-activity guidance. Realistic timelines and load-management advice so you don’t re-injure yourself by coming back too soon.

Who Sports Therapy helps

• Acute sports injuries — sprains, strains, tendon issues
• Chronic overuse injuries — runner’s knee, tennis elbow, plantar fasciitis
• Post-event recovery and Sports Massage
• Pre-event preparation and performance support
• Office-worker shoulder, neck, and lower-back tension
• Riders and equestrians needing posture and core conditioning

Qualifications and professional standards

Our Sports Therapists hold accredited qualifications and are members of recognised professional bodies such as The Society of Sports Therapists and CIMSPA. They maintain professional indemnity insurance and complete regular CPD to stay current with best practice.