What does sports physiotherapy treat?

Care may support recovery from an ACL tear, groin strain, hamstring strain, or sports hernia. It can also address activity-related ankle pain, groin pain, or thigh pain when assessment identifies a movement or loading problem. Your plan may include exercise, balance work, manual techniques, taping, education, and changes to training load.

The aim is not simply to reduce pain. The physiotherapist checks how you run, jump, land, change direction, or use the affected limb, then progresses tasks as strength and control improve.

Bring details of the injury, your sport, training schedule, footwear, and goals. Complete exercises at the prescribed frequency and report a flare rather than pushing through it. Return to sport is usually staged: daily activity, sport-specific drills, practice, then competition when testing supports that step.

Arrange prompt assessment after a twisting injury with a locked or unstable knee, sudden loss of power, inability to bear weight, rapidly increasing swelling, or severe groin or abdominal pain. Emergency care is appropriate for major deformity, loss of feeling, or a cold limb.

What structure is injured? Which tests must I pass before returning? How should I modify training, and what symptoms mean I should pause the programme?