Boardman: Sport and Injury Therapy - Rushden

12/10/2025

🔶BOOK ONLINE:
Choose from our 8 therapists
https://boardmansportinjurytherapyo.setmore.com

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📞 01933 588046
📱 07969 210516
📧 lisa@boardman-sports-therapy.com
💻 www.boardman-sports-therapy.com
🏠 67 Wellingborough road, Rushden, NN10 9YG (above Mike Neville Estate Agents)

09/10/2025

5pm appointment available today now with Lauren!

30/09/2025

Gymnastics & Dance related pain 🤸‍♀️🕺💃

It’s very common for children to suffer with various different aches, painc injuries and conditions when doing a lot of PE, gymnastic, dance and sport in generally.

We treat many conditions which can be down to over training and growth spurts. Just some of the conditions we treat in relation to youth exercise. Osgood Schlatters, hip pain, back pain, knee pain, neck pain, tennis elbow, Achilles pain, foot pain and much more!

If you or your child is experiencing pain after or during exercises. Get in touch!

29/09/2025

📣 A few changes from this week… As many of you know Holly has now gone on maternity leave (for around 6ish month).

Lisa Frankham is now offering more availability including Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Kelly will also be offering some Tuesdays too so keep an eye out for these.

… As ever, best way to book is online via the website. But equally feel free to call or message if you’d rather ☺️

28/09/2025

Availability:

🔹Monday
Lisa F - 12:30

🔹Tuesday
Abi- 11, 2

🔹Wednesday
Abi - 2
Lisa F - 12:30, 4
Kelly - 12:30

🔹Thursday
Lisa I - 9
Lauren - 1:30, 2:30, 4, 6
Abi - 10, 11, 12, 3
Archie - 2

🔹Friday
Lisa I - 10:30
Lisa F - 2
Archie - 2
Abi - 4, 5

🔹Saturday
Abi - 9, 10, 11

Book online ⬇️

Book your appointment with Boardman Sport & Injury Therapy

23/09/2025

Our pregnancy pillow enables you to lay on you’re front during treatment.

🔹Pregnancy Massage (from 12 weeks)

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Pregnancy massage has many benefits which include reducing back pain, sciatica, joint pain, depression, muscle aches, headaches and can improve labour outcome and new-born health. Pregnancy massage can be performed on pregnant ladies from 12 weeks until birth. The aim is to make the pregnancy more comfortable and increase health.

Benefits:
• Increase muscular flexibility
• Reduces tension in tighten muscles
• Promotes relaxation and reduces stress.
• May improve quality of sleep for some mother
• Releases muscular tension of the upper back, shoulders, lower back and hips easing the discomfort of sciatica, pr*****ed discs and Symphysis P***s Dysfunction (SPD)
• Improves blood circulation which can help feed the baby with essential nutrients
• Stimulates lymphatic drainage by removing from the cells and blood and reduces oedema
• Regular massage helps strengthen the immune system.
• Decreases heart rate as the body relaxes which helps lower blood pressure.
• Aids digestion

22/09/2025

🔹Knee bursitis:

Knee bursitis is inflammation of a small fluid-filled sac (bursa) situated near your knee joint. Bursa role is to cushion pressure at the joint. There are many bursa in the knee which can become inflamed, however the most common is situated over the knee gap its self.

Causes:

• Repetitive movement
• Strenuous exercise
• Trauma to the knee such as a fall
• Prolonged kneeling
• Knee bursitis can also be caused by bacterial infection.

Symptoms:

• Pain in and around the joint
• Inflammation / swelling
• Tender to touch
• Stiffness
• Pain when kneeling, using stairs, squatting

Treatment:

• RICE should be used after activity or when inflammation occurs
• Reduce the activity which is worsening the injury
• Pain killers
• Massage
• Ultrasound therapy
• Mobilisation techniques
• Taping
• Rehab to correct muscle imbalances
• Draining of the knee (in some cases)
• Antibiotic (if infected)

21/09/2025

IASTM - Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation

Is an effective treatment used to stimulate the nervous system.

Many people believe the techniques is used to break down scar tissue, but it should be performed very superficially to stimulate the nervous system to relax the fascia, in turn improve mobility.

https://www.boardman-sports-therapy.com/iastm.html

18/09/2025

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a long-term condition in which the spine and other areas of the body become inflamed.

AS tends to first develop in teenagers and young adults. It's also around 2 times more common in men than in women.

Symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis
The symptoms of AS can vary, but usually involve:

🔹back pain and stiffness
🔹pain and swelling in other parts of the body – caused by inflammation of the joints 🔹(arthritis) and inflammation where a tendon joins a bone (enthesitis)
🔹extreme tiredness (fatigue)

These symptoms tend to develop gradually, usually over several months or years, and may come and go over time.

In some people the condition gets better with time, but for others it can get slowly worse.

You should see your GP if you have persistent symptoms of AS.

If your GP thinks you may have the condition, they should refer you to a specialist in conditions affecting muscles and joints (rheumatologist) for further tests and any necessary treatment.

Further tests may include blood tests and imaging tests.

Treating ankylosing spondylitis
There's no cure for AS and it's not possible to reverse the damage caused by the condition. However, treatment is available to relieve the symptoms and help prevent or delay its progression.

In most cases treatment involves a combination of:

🔹exercises carried out individually or in groups to reduce pain and stiffness
🔹physiotherapy – where physical methods, such as massage and manipulation, are used to improve comfort and spinal flexibility
medicine to help relieve pain and reduce inflammation– such as painkillers, anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) medication and other forms of biological therapy
🔹Surgery is sometimes needed to repair significantly damaged joints or correct severe bends in the spine, but this is uncommon.

The outlook for AS is highly variable. For some people the condition improves after an initial period of inflammation, whereas for others it can get progressively worse.

AS can lead to:

🔹weakening of the bones (osteoporosis)
🔹spinal fractures
🔹cardiovascular disease – a group of conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels
🔹chest infections
🔹rarely, kidney disease

16/09/2025

🏃‍♂️Hamstring Tendinopathy

Is related to pain and weakness which can be caused by overload and stress on the hamstring tendons.

Whose effected:
- runners and other athletes
- people who sit for long periods or increase their activity suddenly.
- people with muscle imbalances

Symptom
- deep buttock pain, especially when sitting or after activity,
- stiffness
- pain with activities like running or kicking.

Treatment
- addressing load on the tendon
- addressing muscle weakness
- addressing tightness and restriction.

16/09/2025

🔹Our wonderful Lisa Ivins has a
12:30 slot available today!!

Treatment Lisa offers:
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​​• Sports Massage
• Pregnancy Massage
​• Swedish Massage
​• Lymphatic Drainage Massage
​• Ultrasound Therapy
​• K Taping
​• Rehabilitation Exercises
​• Oncology Massage

https://boardmansportinjurytherapyo.setmore.com

16/09/2025

Are you suffering with Osteoarthritis pain?

Symptoms:
The main symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain and stiffness, and problems moving the joint. Some people also have symptoms such as: - swelling - tenderness - grating or crackling sound when moving the affected joints

Causes:
joint injury – overusing your joint when it has not had enough time to heal after an injury or operation
other conditions (secondary arthritis) – osteoarthritis can happen in joints severely damaged by a previous or existing condition, such as rheumatoid arthritis or gout
age – your risk of developing the condition increases as you get older.
family history – osteoarthritis may run in families, although studies have not identified a single gene responsible
obesity – being obese puts excess strain on your joints, particularly those that bear most of your weight, such as your knees and hips
being a woman – osteoarthristis is more common in women than men.

The main treatments for the symptoms of osteoarthritis include:

• Regular exercise.
• medication – to relieve your pain
• Massage and mobilisation techniques
• Weight loss
• Manual therapy
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
• Straps and supports
• Hot and cold packs

There's no cure for osteoarthritis, but the condition does not necessarily get any worse over time