Assessment
A detailed history, then a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. You leave knowing what is wrong, why it happened, and exactly what we are going to do about it.
Athlete-Focused Rehabilitation
Sports Physiotherapy in London
Get back to training, not just back to comfortable, with physiotherapist Sam Harvey and his elite-sport background rebuilding the strength and capacity your sport demands across our three London clinics and guiding a criteria-led return to play, so you go back stronger and at lower risk of picking up the same injury again.
At your first appointment we look for the cause: your history, how you move, and what your work, sport and life ask of your body.
The assessment covers a detailed history and a thorough examination of movement, strength and the affected area. We explain what we find and agree a working diagnosis and plan you understand before you leave.
You go home with a written summary and a home-exercise programme built around your diagnosis and goals, so progress continues between visits.
Sports Physiotherapy can help to:
Recover from an acute sports injury
From ankle sprains to hamstring and calf strains, we diagnose the injured tissue accurately and load it progressively so it rebuilds the way your sport needs.
Settle a stubborn overuse problem
For tendinopathy, stress reactions and recurring niggles, we find what is overloading the tissue and rebuild its capacity so the flare-ups stop.
Return to sport on measured criteria
Rehab is built toward specific strength, hop and movement benchmarks, so you go back when your body genuinely meets the demands, not just when the pain has gone.
Rebuild the strength your sport demands
We assess the loads your activity places on you and coach progressive strength work, so you return with more capacity than you had before the injury.
Lower your risk of the same injury again
By addressing the strength and movement gaps behind the injury, we reduce the chance of it recurring once you are back to full training.
Our sports physiotherapy team
Sports physiotherapy fees and insurance
You can self-refer and book directly: no GP letter needed, and every new patient can start with a free 15-minute consultation call. The same fees apply across our Soho, Liverpool Street and Marylebone clinics.
- Physiotherapy: a full 60 minutes for £145, whether it is your first visit or a follow-up
- 30-minute follow-ups at £90, with video appointments from £70
- Strength training and Reformer Pilates £120, sports massage from £75
- VALD performance and strength testing with a written report, £195
- 5% off a block of five sessions, 10% off a block of ten
- An itemised receipt with every session, for claiming back where your policy covers physiotherapy
Your journey
with Physio and Performance
Everything starts with finding the cause. Whether the goal is a marathon start line or a week at your desk without pain, we treat what is driving the problem, then build the strength that keeps it fixed.
Treatment
Hands-on manual therapy combined with a progressive, tailored exercise programme. Sports massage, dry needling, shockwave or Reformer Pilates are added where they help your specific problem.
Rebuild
Coached, progressive strength work restores the load tolerance your body lost, paced to where you start. This is the stage that decides whether the fix lasts.
Perform
Each follow-up reassesses you against your baseline, with VALD testing where useful, so your return to work, sport or training rests on measured readiness. Discharge happens by mutual agreement when you can manage independently.
From pain to performance. Pain relief that lasts is not enough on its own: we rebuild the strength behind the pain so it stays gone.
- Three central London clinics: Soho, Liverpool Street and Marylebone, plus home visits across London and online sessions.
- Led by physiotherapist Sam Harvey: 15 years of clinical practice and an elite-sport background across football, rugby and GAA.
- Physiotherapy, strength and nutrition under one roof: three clinicians, three disciplines, joined-up care.
We specialise in:
- Physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation
- Coached strength and conditioning
- Reformer Pilates
- Sports massage and soft-tissue therapy
- Dry needling and shockwave therapy
- VALD performance and strength testing
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Running and gait analysis
- Sports nutrition and dietetics
3 Locations
Sports physiotherapy across our 3 London clinics
- Liverpool Street 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB View location →
- Marylebone 1 Orchard Street, London W1H 6HJ View location →
- Soho 111 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DT View location →
Written and medically reviewed bySam Harvey, Physiotherapist & Clinical Lead · HCPC-registered · 15 Years’ Experience · Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
FAQ
FAQs
How is sports physiotherapy different from general physiotherapy?
General physiotherapy aims to settle pain and restore everyday function. Sports physiotherapy goes further: it rebuilds the specific strength, power and movement capacity your sport demands and discharges you against return-to-play criteria, not pain alone. We measure what you are returning to and load you toward it, so you compete with confidence and less re-injury risk.
When should I start rehab after a sports injury?
Usually sooner than people expect. Early, guided movement and loading typically speed recovery, whereas complete rest often slows it and lets strength fade. Following NHS sports-injury principles, we protect the tissue early, then progress loading as it tolerates. Book a free 15-minute consultation as soon as you can so we assess severity and start the right phase promptly.
What sports injuries do you treat?
We treat acute injuries such as ankle sprains, hamstring and calf strains, and ligament damage, plus overuse problems including tendinopathy, shin pain and stress reactions. We work with runners, gym-goers and competitive athletes across many sports. If your injury needs imaging or a surgical opinion, we will say so and help coordinate the right onward referral.
How long until I can return to sport?
It depends on the tissue injured, the severity, and your sport's demands, so timelines vary from a couple of weeks to several months. Rather than promise a date, we set criteria-based milestones: strength, symmetry and movement quality, and progress you toward them. Meeting those targets, not the calendar, is what tells us you are ready to return safely.
Do I need a referral to see a sports physiotherapist?
No. UK physiotherapists are first-contact practitioners, so you can self-refer and book directly, and we offer a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your injury first. If you are claiming on private health insurance, your provider may require a GP referral, so check your policy before booking your assessment with us.
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Physio and Performance • 111 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H 0DT
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