Sports physiotherapy at 454 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park WA 6017, inside Fitness Cartel. Maybe you pulled up mid-way through a Saturday footy game, your knee has been niggling through a running block, or you rolled an ankle on the court. Many sports niggles do settle, but guessing your way through the next few weeks of training is often how they linger.
A sports physio appointment looks at how the injury happened, how the area is coping with load, and what a sensible way back to training may look like for you. Book a sports physio appointment online or call Osborne Park on 0435 668 595. Pádraig Hughes is the physiotherapist at this clinic. He is in two Mondays a month, and the online booking page shows his available times.
If you're not sure whether you need a full appointment yet, start with a free screening. That's a short chat and a few simple movement checks to see whether physio or chiro may suit you. It isn't treatment, and there's no obligation to continue.
People book sports physio here when the main goal is getting back to running, weekend footy, the gym, or court sports such as netball, basketball and tennis.
We commonly see running knee pain and shin pain after a jump in distance or speed. If the knee is the main issue, start with our article on running knee pain. From footy, the usual reasons to come in are hamstring strains, ankle sprains, and groin or hip-flexor discomfort. Court sports often bring rolled ankles and knee twinges on landing or change of direction. In the gym it may be a shoulder that objects to pressing, or a back that tightens under heavier lifting.
If you've had a significant knock, a joint that won't take weight, unexplained weakness, or rapid swelling you can't explain, start with a GP or emergency care.
Pádraig has a special interest in lower limb and sporting injuries, and earlier in his career he worked with local football teams. Coming back from a rolled ankle or a knee sprain is often about staged loading: what you can still do in the gym or on the bike, when jogging can come back in, and when change of direction or a full training session is a reasonable next step.
Many training niggles are also about how quickly the work built up, such as pre-season or a new gym block. Load management means matching what you're doing to what the tissue can currently tolerate, then building it back up. You may be able to keep training with a few changes, or you may need a brief rest from the movement that stirs it up. It isn't a guarantee you won't have another setback.
If you've had surgery, bring any reports or protocols from your surgeon. We'll be honest about what physiotherapy here can cover.
Pádraig Hughes is the Senior Physiotherapist at Osborne Park, and at the moment he is the only physiotherapist at this clinic. He is in two Mondays a month, with times shown when you book Osborne Park physio online or call 0435 668 595.
He graduated from Teesside University in the UK with First Class Honours in Physiotherapy, then worked as a rotational physiotherapist in the NHS. He later took a senior physiotherapy role in Ireland and worked with local football teams. He is Ahpra registered and a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, with a special interest in lower limb and sporting injuries, and in pain that has been around for a while.
He is also trained in Cognitive Functional Therapy, which may be worth discussing when pain has lasted longer than you'd expect. There's more on our physio Osborne Park page. It isn't a promise of a particular result.
Sports physiotherapy sits alongside sports chiropractic care and remedial massage at the same clinic. If your main issue is back or neck pain, desk stiffness, or you're not sure where to start, the general physio page is the better first read, or call us and we'll help you choose.
Beyond Health Osborne Park
454 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park WA 6017
Inside Fitness Cartel
Phone: 0435 668 595
Handy if you live, work or train in Osborne Park, Glendalough, Innaloo or Stirling. Directions for all our clinics are on the contact page.
Pádraig Hughes is at Osborne Park two Mondays a month. He is the physiotherapist at this clinic. The online booking page shows his available times, or you can call 0435 668 595.
Both appointments are with Pádraig at the same clinic. This page is for getting back to running, footy, the gym or court sport. Our physio Osborne Park page is a better starting point for back, neck or desk-related pain, or if you're not sure what you need.
Often yes, with some changes. Sometimes a short break from the movement that stirs it up is the more sensible start. It isn't a promise you'll stay in full training the whole way.
A short chat about your concerns and a few simple movement checks, so we can tell you whether physiotherapy or chiropractic care may suit you and what we'd suggest next. It doesn't include treatment, and there's no obligation to book afterwards.
Book online or call Osborne Park on 0435 668 595. The booking page shows Pádraig's available times.
Information on this page is general in nature. Everyone's different, and individual results vary. Please see a registered health professional for advice about your situation.