What people came in with, what we did, and where they got back to.
>95% limb symmetry before discharge
Came in with
Nine months post-surgery, cleared by the surgeon but unable to trust the knee to turn.
What we did
A criteria-based programme with testing at three stages before any return to play.
Where they got to
Full return to competitive football, discharged on symmetry criteria.
5 months
Came in with
Fourteen months of morning pain and abandoned running.
What we did
Graded loading over five months, with shockwave added at month two.
Where they got to
Running 30km a week without symptoms, on a maintenance loading programme.
12 weeks to discharge
Came in with
Four episodes a year, each costing two weeks off work.
What we did
Twelve weeks of graded loading plus education about what actually provokes it.
Where they got to
One minor episode in the following eighteen months, self-managed.
Recovery depends on the injury, the individual and the work done between appointments. These are real patterns of recovery, not a prediction of your own.
The practice
How it works
01
A full hour. We find out what the problem is, measure where you are starting from, and tell you honestly how long it should take.
02
Reduce the pain enough to make loading possible — with hands-on treatment, taping or activity modification. Usually the shortest stage.
03
The stage that does the work. Progressive loading, measured against your baseline, with most of it happening between appointments.
04
Reintroducing the specific demands of your sport, job or life — and testing against criteria rather than against the calendar.
05
A maintenance programme and a clear statement of what to keep doing. Recurrence is usually a stopped programme.
Appointments
Every course starts with a full assessment. Wear or bring clothing you can move in, and bring any scans or letters you have.