Sports injuries
For runners, lifters, footy and soccer players, tennis players and fighters. A staged return with criteria you can meet, not a calendar.
- No referral needed
- Book directly. Claim on the spot with eligible private health extras.
- Open six days
- Monday to Friday 8am–7pm, Saturday 8am–2pm.
- First visit
- Allow 45 minutes to an hour. Wear shorts and a loose top.
- Rear entrance
- 92 Parsons Street, Kensington, inside Renegade BJJ.
Keep training where it's sensible
Most sports injuries don't need you to stop everything. A sore knee might rule out sprinting but not the bike or upper body work. A sore shoulder might rule out pressing but not running.
The aim is to keep you moving and training where that's sensible, and to get you back to full training in stages, moving up when you meet each step rather than after a set number of weeks. Training around an injury without making it worse explains the idea.
Sports we see most
The clinic sits inside Renegade BJJ, so we see a lot of combat sports, but most of the athletes we treat aren't fighters.
Injuries we see most
Muscle strains
Hamstrings, calves, groins and quads, usually during sprinting, kicking or change of direction.
Ligament sprains
Ankles, knees, fingers and the AC joint at the top of the shoulder.
Tendon pain
Achilles, patellar, hamstring, outer hip and elbow tendons that have been loaded faster than they adapted.
Overuse pain
Shin pain, heel pain, runner's knee and outer knee pain from training volume.
Contact injuries
Bumps, bruises, rib injuries and joint sprains. Head knocks are always referred to a doctor.
After surgery
Rehab after ACL reconstruction, shoulder stabilisation and other surgery, working alongside your surgeon's plan.
How a staged return works
Settle it
Ease pain, protect what needs protecting, and keep the rest of you training.
Restore movement and strength
Range of movement and strength close to the other side. If exercises will help, we take you through them in the session and you film them on your phone, so you know exactly how they go at home or in the gym.
Sport-specific work
Running, jumping, change of direction, drilling or technique in your sport.
Back to full training
Full intensity once the earlier stages are handled without flaring the next day.
Back to competition
When you can do everything your sport asks of you, under fatigue.
Head knocks go to a doctor
Any head knock or suspected concussion is referred to a doctor for assessment and clearance. We don't assess or manage concussion here.
Questions people ask
Do I have to stop playing while I am injured?
Rarely completely. Most injuries allow some training to continue. We go through what is fine to keep doing and what to hold off on, then build you back in stages.
How do I know when I am ready to return to sport?
When you have full movement, strength close to the other side, and can handle the specific demands of your sport, such as sprinting, cutting or contact, without it flaring the next day.
Do you treat injuries after surgery?
Yes. Rehab after surgery works alongside your surgeon's protocol, building strength and getting you back to your sport in stages.
Do you treat concussion?
No. Head knocks and suspected concussion are referred to a doctor for assessment and clearance.
Injured and want to keep training?
Book an assessment in Kensington. No referral needed.