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darren_prohealth_physio Physio/performance/sports injury clinic

🏀🏉🥊 From courts, to pitches, to cages, to the clinic. Flashback to my 1st trip away with GB Baskebtall to Bulgaria in 20...
16/09/2025

🏀🏉🥊 From courts, to pitches, to cages, to the clinic. Flashback to my 1st trip away with GB Baskebtall to Bulgaria in 2013/14.

My career has taken me from working with Great Britain Basketball, the Newcastle Eagles, and the Tropics Rugby Sevens, through to NHS, private practice with elite MMA fighters, Muay Thai athletes, endurance runners, and triathletes.

Every environment has taught me something different:
• High performance systems at national and professional level.
• The demands of collision sports and the resilience it takes.
• The individual grit of combat sports.
• The precision and discipline of endurance athletes.

These experiences shaped how I approach physiotherapy at Pro Health Physio NE – where it’s not about a one-size-fits-all model, but about applying elite principles to every individual’s goals, whether that’s competing on a world stage or running pain-free again.

💡 High performance isn’t just for athletes. It’s a framework that anyone can benefit from when it comes to movement, recovery, and long-term health.

Very interesting 🧐 course/workshop with  recently Blood 🩸 analysis and interpretation Looking beyond the ‘normal’ figure...
14/09/2025

Very interesting 🧐 course/workshop with recently

Blood 🩸 analysis and interpretation

Looking beyond the ‘normal’ figures that your GP has mentioned.

Are they optimised in order for you to perform and live optimally?

If you are looking at a metric and the normal range is between 13-21 for example.

You may be considered within normal range sitting at 14.

Does this indicate, support or influence the trend of the other contributing Biomarkers…….?

When you match up some of these together you can identify which system is potentially linking to the fatigue, gut distress, lack of energy, poor performance at home, gym or work.

Multi system blood analysis can help with considering gut health, fluid balance, links with hormonal profiling and so much more.

It’s an area of assessment that I will be taking a deep dive into with myself to understand my own blood 🩸 work.

He provided a fascinating insight to a client with high lipid profile, pre diabetic, cortisol dysregulation, and subsequently sleep disturbance.

I see the trend downstream from this, when that same client would come into us with a thyroid issue, and a frozen shoulder.

The biomarkers would provide a way for us to catch this before it gets this stage. Check out Ryan’s work for more details.


ACL Injuries: what is your physio doing?Exciting News from Pro Health Physio! 🏥We’re thrilled to introduce our comprehen...
12/09/2025

ACL Injuries: what is your physio doing?

Exciting News from Pro Health Physio! 🏥

We’re thrilled to introduce our comprehensive ACL service pathway, designed to get you back to peak performance safely and effectively.

Our approach includes:

🔹 Strength Baselines: Establishing a solid foundation with tailored strength assessments.
- quads: can you hit x1.5 BW on a leg press?
- hamstrings: can you push the same weight in a sled or effectively perform a heavy RDL?
- calf : minimum of 33% of bodyweight with knees bent/straight for 25 reps x3sets?

If your therapist is not performing these, what the hell are they doing?

🔹 Plyometric Testing: Evaluating your explosive power and agility.
- vertical hopping
- horizontal hop & stick
- bounding
- broad jumps
- lateral hopping

So much more to this….. more exciting news coming re this in the future!

🔹 Return-to-Play Criteria: Using the Melbourne ACL protocol to set benchmarks and ensure you’re ready to get back in the game.

Your recovery is our priority, and we’re here to support every step of the way!

📞 Contact us today to learn more!

🚀 Free CPD Event – ACL Rehab & Force Plate TestingWe’re excited to announce a FREE hands-on CPD session led by Jack Dent...
10/09/2025

🚀 Free CPD Event – ACL Rehab & Force Plate Testing

We’re excited to announce a FREE hands-on CPD session led by Jack Dent, Rehab S&C Coach at Pro Health Physio.

This session will dive into how to use VALD force plates and dynamometry in clinic, with a focus on ACL and knee injuries – blending theory with live practical application.

📅 Date: Friday 13th September
📍 Location: Pioneer Performance, Ouseburn, NE6 1AS
⏰ Time: 5:00–6:00pm

What to expect:
✅ 45-minute practical session – learn and test the tech for yourself
✅ Introduction to Pro Health’s new ACL service pathway
✅ Networking with local coaches, physios & sports professionals
✅ Post-event social at The Free Trade Inn 🍻

This is perfect for therapists, coaches, and sports enthusiasts who want to sharpen their skills, connect with others, and stay ahead with cutting-edge sports science.

🔗 Free to attend – just bring a colleague or friend and join us!

Another GNR TickED OFF ✅Sooo proud of   for completing her first half marathon put in front of her over the last few wee...
08/09/2025

Another GNR TickED OFF ✅

Sooo proud of for completing her first half marathon put in front of her over the last few weeks.

02/09/2025

Building Boulder Shoulders: basics of cuff rehab mean we need to consider closed chain exercises, open chain exercises especially if you work with arms above shoulder height or take part in sports involving > 6hrs of overhead activity per week.

Yes I’m looking at :
- CrossFit athletes
- boxers
- MMA athletes
- barbers/hairdressers

Get on it with these oldies but goodies.
Simple and effective!

Excited to be working with   this season.  I will be taking on the Lead Physio role with this high performing team 🦅 Exc...
29/08/2025

Excited to be working with this season. I will be taking on the Lead Physio role with this high performing team 🦅

Excited to be working with & the rest of the team at the

Basketball 🏀 has always been a love of mine and now get to flex my physio basketball skills, the last time being with in 2018 with the women’s U20 squad.

Let’s go Eagles! 🦅

Boxes everywhere. Stress levels high.Moving house is no joke – it tests your patience, your back, and your WiFi connecti...
27/08/2025

Boxes everywhere. Stress levels high.
Moving house is no joke – it tests your patience, your back, and your WiFi connection.

But here’s the truth: none of that really matters, because I get to build this new chapter with the person I love.

The chaos feels lighter when she’s there. The mess feels like progress when we’re in it together. And the house? It’s just walls and a roof – until she’s in it, then it feels like home.

Finally in our dream house 🏠 the last month!
Grateful for her. Excited for us (including Cara!) Stress and all. ❤️ it’s worth it all. x

Endurance isn’t just physical — it’s the test of your head, heart, and everything in between.I’ve lined up for plenty of...
24/08/2025

Endurance isn’t just physical — it’s the test of your head, heart, and everything in between.

I’ve lined up for plenty of challenges over the years —
🏃 Great North Run (x5-6)
🏃 Sunderland Half Marathon
🏃 Achill Half Marathon
🏃 Rat Race Coast to Coast
🏃 (106 miles across Scotland)
🏔 Gale Force West (67km of mountains, rivers, and raw terrain) across Ireland
🚲 4 days traversing Italy in mid Summer heat (37deg)
🏃 Sea to Summit adventure race
🏃 Achill Roar
🚴 Coast to Coast Cycle

Some of them I have prepared for,
Some of them I regret not preparing for them,
All of them I’ve finished, some pretty and others not so pretty, just grit!

Every single one of them has broken me in some way — blisters, cramp, fatigue, self-doubt — but they’ve also built me back stronger.

The lesson? Endurance events strip you down and ask you who you really are when it hurts most.

That’s the same process I carry into my work with athletes and clients. Whether it’s an ultra-marathon or recovering from injury, it’s about finding the resilience to keep moving forward when your body and mind are screaming at you to stop.

Physio and performance isn’t about quick fixes. It’s about building the engine to go the distance — in sport, in rehab, in life.

Last few weeks before the great north run…..Any donations are gratefully received.Raising money for Stroke Association w...
22/08/2025

Last few weeks before the great north run…..

Any donations are gratefully received.

Raising money for Stroke Association which is a charity close to my heart ♥️

Chuck in a couple quid if you can spare it.

If it makes you feel better, I’ve done bu**er all training and this is going to be torture



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At Pro Health Physio, we believe growth doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens through networks, relationships, and the...
22/08/2025

At Pro Health Physio, we believe growth doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens through networks, relationships, and the willingness to stay curious about the people around us.

Every connection—whether with clients, athletes, businesses, or peers—creates an opportunity to learn, share, and build something bigger than ourselves.

We don’t just treat injuries. We explore, collaborate, and connect with those who share the same drive for health, performance, and progress. That’s the real power of relationships—turning individual strengths into collective impact.

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