Henry Clarke Physiotherapy

Henry Clarke Physiotherapy Specialist Physiotherapist (8+ years experience) Working in Central London (Liverpool Street)

For anyone feeling stuck and worrying that their knee pain will not improve🦵🏻
26/03/2026

For anyone feeling stuck and worrying that their knee pain will not improve🦵🏻

Pleasure working with you, Eddie! 🤝🏻
24/02/2026

Pleasure working with you, Eddie! 🤝🏻

For those dealing with persistent knee pain👆🏻
20/02/2026

For those dealing with persistent knee pain👆🏻

These are all things I listen for when clients describe pain or discomfort.👉🏻 Most of the time, they point to weakness, ...
20/02/2026

These are all things I listen for when clients describe pain or discomfort.

👉🏻 Most of the time, they point to weakness, reduced joint tolerance to load, and a lack of muscular stability as the cause, rather than any sense of ‘structural damage’ being the main driver of pain.

Swipe to wave goodbye to Dans knee pain 👋🏻
20/02/2026

Swipe to wave goodbye to Dans knee pain 👋🏻

Knee rehab does not need to be complicated, but it does need to fit you and the position you are in right now.Taking a s...
20/02/2026

Knee rehab does not need to be complicated, but it does need to fit you and the position you are in right now.

Taking a stab in the dark with random exercises can leave you even more frustrated, because it either does nothing or it makes the knee feel worse.

The idea of these principles is to help you adapt any exercise to your current irritability level.

Labelling exercises as good or bad is not the most helpful way to look at them.

Instead, you can change the variables within each exercise so it matches your capacity, your capabilities, and your pain level.

✅ These principles above should help you do exactly that.

What exercises tend to irritate your knee? Feel free to let me know below👇🏻

Struggling with injury? Try these mindset shifts💡
20/02/2026

Struggling with injury? Try these mindset shifts💡

20/02/2026

Guess the diagnosis!

26 y/o runner

Left frontal knee pain progressively worsening over 2 months

Came on whilst training for a half marathon

Completely disappears during the run

Quadricep stretches not helping

Pain and stiffness in the morning for 20 minutes for 3 days after the run

No visible swelling

Answer below 👇🏻


Patella tendinopathy

Common pattern
Feels better during the run
Feels worse after or the next day

How to fix it 👇

Load management

Adjust training based on symptoms
No sharp pain
Aim for pain around 4 out of 10
Symptoms should return to baseline within 24 hours

Build strength

Isometrics (aim for 30 seconds plus) - Leg extension holds, Wall squat holds

Single leg exercises - Single leg RDL, Single leg squat to bench, Single leg leg press

Compound exercises - Squats, Hack squat, Leg press, Bulgarian split squats

You can modify each exercise to adjust to pain:

Depth - Work within a tolerable range

Speed - Slower often feels better

Foot position - Heel raised or change foot angle

Weight - Reduce load if pain is sharp or intense

📌 Save to use these in your next workout

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280 Bishops Square
London
EC2M4RB

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Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm

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