A physio who plays the game
Basketball asks a lot of the body: repeated jumps and landings, sudden stops, sharp changes of direction and contact, often on a hard court several times a week. Most injuries happen in the knees, ankles and feet, but how you land, cut and load matters just as much as where it hurts.
I play basketball myself, so I know what the game asks of your body on court, and I build rehab around those demands rather than around generic gym exercises.
Injuries I commonly treat
- Ankle sprains, including ankles that keep going over
- Patellar tendon pain ("jumper's knee") and other knee problems
- Achilles pain and calf strains
- ACL, meniscus and other knee injuries, before and after surgery (post-surgical rehab)
- Hamstring, groin and hip strains
- Finger and wrist sprains from the ball or contact
- Low back pain from repeated jumping and landing
The same approach works for other court and jumping sports: netball, volleyball, padel, tennis and badminton.
From the treatment couch back to the court
Assessment
A 60-minute first session covering your injury, your playing schedule and position, and testing of strength, range of movement, hopping and landing, so we know exactly where you are starting from.
Rehab, in stages
- Settle pain and restore movement with hands-on treatment and early loading
- Rebuild strength and tendon capacity with progressive exercise
- Retrain jumping, landing, deceleration and cutting
- Bring in basketball-specific drills before a gradual return to training and games
Return to play
Return-to-play decisions are based on what you can do, measured with clear tests, not just on how long it has been since the injury. The aim is to get you back on court and to lower the chance of the same injury coming back.
Who this is for
Players at every level, from club and university teams to weekend pick-up games, along with parents of young players and coaches who want an opinion on an injury. If you are not sure whether physio is the right next step, send me a message and I will tell you honestly.