Flex Health - Sheffield

24/01/2026

A typical day in a whirlwind week in (mostly) sun supporting a professional athlete ☀️

Each day searching for fine margins of improvements to help them compete at the highest level 🎾

Gaining further experience in the management of professional athletes, big breakfasts and some of the best in their sport 😮‍💨

As we have since the beginning, we’ll take this detailed, controlled and progressive approach into our patients that we continue to see in clinic to get them the best results 📈

This time last year we were open 2-3 days a week, now we’re supporting athletes in Marbella and looking for a new recruit in our full time Sheffield clinic
Won’t forget where we came from, but onto the next 12 months 🚀

23/01/2026

Great to be sponsoring AFC Dronfield 🙌

Looking forward to helping players get back on the pitch and coaches and supporters moving pain free!

Please get in touch for further information!

Introducing our latest club sponsor, Sheffield based Flex Health - Sheffield.

Welcome to the AFC Dronfield family and thank you for your support 🤝

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Details on how our partnership will work and how you can benefit from their services at reduced rates are below ⬇️

17/12/2025

Calf raise under the microscope 🔍

A seemingly (and often) simple movement, but have you found an easy way out?

With pain or injury around the calf, achilles, ankle, foot, toe(s) (the list goes on) we often see people moving differently to get to a similar end point 👀

Rolling onto the outside of the foot at the top of the calf raise can still achieve the same height, but without utilising all the aspects of the calf musculature and the big toe 🦶

We often find that when this adjusted, the burn in the surrounding areas increases much more, leading to increased strength and performance over time ⭐️

Injury or no injury, if there’s an easier way out, you’ll find it 🛋️

So maintain some pressure through that big toe all the way to the top of your calf raises, and see if you notice a difference 😮‍💨

18/11/2025

ACL injury and subsequent reconstruction rehabilitation is something we see regularly in clinic 🏃‍♂️

It’s a long process 😅

Early days progress is noticed each day 😁

Then you start to feel ‘normal’ again, then the thoughts turn to running and what comes next 😮‍💨

But navigating that stage is crucial to reduce muscle weakening, allow post-op effects to settle, and to make the rest of the rehab as smooth as possible 😍

Follow along to see advice, exercises and progression criteria

And if you want help with your ACL journey, either in Sheffield or online, DM us the word ‘ACL’ to have a free conversation 👋

07/11/2025

Back’s gone? 😩

But where? Anywhere nice? Probably not 😢

Lots of things contribute to it happening, it’s unlikely you’ve done anything ‘wrong’
It might be a movement you’ve done countless times, so why has it happened this time? 🤔

There may be some things that have contributed, gradually adding physical and/or mental stress to the body and nervous system, making it easier for pain to occur and things to ‘spill over’ (get it?) 😮

The majority of the time it’s ’just pain’, which doesn’t help when that pain is 10/10 when you try and move 😬
But hopefully helps knowing that nothing is out of place, slipped, misaligned or permanently broke 😁

A big part of our initial assessments at Flex Health Sheffield for acute pain is education and reassurance that movement (and some pain) is okay, to reverse the sensitive cycle 😄

Couple that with some hands-on treatment to help reduce sensitivity short term 🙌
Some manageable movements to increase confidence and tolerance to movement 🏃‍♂️
And the ball is often rolling in the right direction ⚽️

If that sounds like something that could help you, then let us know to find out more 👋

30/10/2025

The fix no one’s told you about yet 😮

Or maybe, there isn’t a ‘fix’ at all 😢

If there was a ‘fix’ for back pain, it probably wouldn’t be the leading cause of disability in the world 🌍

A large part of the battle is mindset, whether this is reassurance that pain doesn’t = damage, understanding that it won’t last forever, or the realisation to look for ways of longer term management, rather than a quick fix 🤔

You don’t need something put back in place, you need a plan to match you, your life and your goals 👋

If you need help with back pain in Sheffield, say hello 😄

23/10/2025

If your lower back pain is a daily occurrence, it can be a sign that it needs some attention 🤔

This could be as simple as moving more during daily life 😄

It could be moving it in ranges that you don’t often go into, to bring some variation 😮

It could be building some strength and robustness in the area to improve it’s tolerance to what you’re asking it to do 💪

It could be all of the above 😅

Unfortunately, it’s not a magic fix, and often a case of finding what works for you

If that’s something you feel you need help with, send us a DM 👋

16/10/2025

Are you in a cycle?
Pain➡️Rest➡️Sport➡️Pain➡️Rest

It can be a frustrating and confusing place to be 😢

We’re all great at finding easier ways of doing things 🛌 and this can be the same in exercise and movement

If there’s a position, movement or activity that you’re weaker/more restricted in, we often end up avoiding this position without realising 😬

This can contribute to it staying in a weakened state, so when activity increases, there’s pain comes back again 😩

So the good news is, rest isn’t the absolute cure, but it does mean that it takes some time to figure out how to increase your tolerance to these positions, to make you more robust again 💪

If this sounds like you, ask us how we could help 👋

10/10/2025

A lot has changed in 10 years of Flex Health, not just a better idea for uniform design 👀😂

2015- onwards and started off in a room in a gym. Taking the standards and environment of elite sport to everyday injuries and rehabilitation

2017/18- I was fortunate enough to end up on placement with the growing team who’d moved into their own unit

Fast forward through years of striving for excellent care to the people of Hull and surrounding areas, Flex Health now has a team of 15 therapists and an Occupational Health provision 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

2025- with links to the area, we opened in Sheffield 🙌 back in a room in a gym with the excellent facilities at . A change in location and environment, but no change in our approach 🤩

Personable and engaging sessions, treatment and rehabilitation based on research and years of experience in the industry. All applied with a mindset that we’ll do the extra work for our patients, because, why not?

It’s been a hell of a year so far, I’m not entirely sure if it’s felt like a long time or not 😅😂

26/09/2025

Shoulder pain on pressing 🥲

Do you even gym if you’ve never had a pinching feeling in the front of your shoulder?

It’s something we see an awful lot in clinic

If you’ve had it for a while, there’s a good chance you’ve tried stretching the pec, rolling a ball in the shoulder, doing some light banded work for a couple of minutes before you start 🤔

But if it keeps on coming back, it’s probably worth getting a more detailed look at where the deficits are, and how to tailor the management to you 😄

This is what Josh did, after completing his rehab, he can press more comfortably than before, immediately. And with continued progression, that pain will continue to reduce, without the need to do the rehab before going into his session ✌️

So try these exercises if shoulder pain is restricting your bench or shoulder press, and if you want something more specific to you, then you know where we are 👋

13/08/2025

By now you’ll have followed PEACE and LOVE, and ignored the RICE approach 😅⁣⁣

You’ll have gone through those previous exercises, swelling will start to reduce, movement will begin to return, and weightbearing is starting to feel ‘normal’ 😄 ⁣⁣

It’s always as simple and smooth as that 😬⁣⁣

But let’s pretend it is, what now?🤔⁣⁣

To help continue the adaptation of the injured tissue, it needs progressive loading to help this. That means bigger ranges of movement and harder exercises, all helping the healing and surrounding muscles and mechanics:⁣⁣

Banded Eversion:⁣
Progress from the ISOs in the first stage, to taking it into outer range eversion. This can often feel tight and painful after rolling an ankle, so complete in a comfortable range⁣
🔑 don’t lift the foot too early, keep the toes slow as you scoop round⁣⁣

Supination-Pronation Steps:⁣
You’re getting the idea, similar exercise, bigger ranges of movement⁣Supination often reduces after a lateral ankle injury, possibly due to pain, weakness and apprehension. Keep these movements familiar ⁣🔑 dial in on the twist of the heel as you move from point to point, to increase muscle recruitment

⁣⁣Kickstand Hinge:⁣
Keep the heel floating but taking it to more of a single leg now. Incorporating keeping the foot ‘stiff’ whilst moving the body around it ⁣
🔑 keep some pressure through the big toe and its knuckle throughout⁣⁣

Heel floating reverse lunge:⁣
Calf🤝quad⁣Incorporating the drive through the ball of the foot whilst maintaining some ankle stability, pain can sometimes increase as the knee moves over toe, keep it in comfortable ranges initially⁣
🔑 keep your heel at the same height throughout, it’ll want to raise up as your knee comes forwards⁣⁣

Double-Single Calf Raises:⁣
Use the non-injured side to get the height, maintain it once it’s removed. Keep the range comfortable as you lower down⁣
🔑 use the foot pressure you learnt in the first video to maintain the calf control throughout this and avoid the toes gripping on ⁣⁣

Give these a try and DM with any questions to help your ankle sprain!⁣⁣

Interested in making it specific to you? Get in touch today 🗓️

11/08/2025

Struggling with a recurring injury?

It’s frustrating when the pain keeps coming back, or one pain resolves and another one creeps in 😒

At Flex Health Sheffield, we use industry-leading tech like the VALD Forcedecks to precisely measure your performance 🕵️‍♂️

This can help identify areas that may be contributing to the recurring pain 🤔

Combine this with a detailed assessment getting to know you and your history can lead to a specific plan for your injury 😄

Ready to help your injury?
Book your appointment today, with availability remaining this week 🗓️