Flexion Sports Therapy

Flexion Sports Therapy ⚡️ Recovery & Performance Specialist
🎯 Helping athletes train hard & recover smarter
📲 Message "INFO" for details
📍 Follow for injury prevention tips

12/05/2026

Don’t do this if you want to actually recover from a soft tissue injury👇🏼

Don’t skip the boring bit at the end 💀

I know. The pain has gone. You feel fine. You’re back training and everything seems good.
The last thing you want to do is keep turning up to appointments or grinding through rehab exercises that feel pointless now you’re not hurting anymore.

But here’s what’s actually happening at that stage:

The tissue has healed enough to stop hurting ❤️‍🩹
But it hasn’t finished remodelling!
It’s not as strong as it was before the injury. And it won’t be without progressive loading.
This is what actually challenges it to rebuild properly💪🏽

This is the stage where most reinjuries happen.
Not in the acute phase when you’re being careful.
Not when you’re in pain and taking it seriously.

After.
When you feel better and you stop doing the things that were working.

The body needs to be gradually reloaded. Taken back through the demands of your sport. Tested under the kind of stress it’s actually going to face when you’re back competing.

That process takes longer than the pain does.
Pain going away is not the same as being ready.

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep picking up the same injury, this is probably why.

Save this and drop a comment if this has been you

08/05/2026

Let’s talk about your injuries ❤️‍🩹

There’s a service I offer that not enough people book and honestly, it’s one of my favourites as I get to know more about my amazing clients.

And that is an Injury Assessment

A full hour. Just you and me. We go through your history and look at how you move. And by the end of it you’ll have a diagnosis. An actual explanation of what’s going on and why. And a plan built around YOU!

Not a generic sheet of exercises.
Not “rest and see how it goes.”
A real plan. With me behind it.

This is for the person who’s been in pain for weeks and still doesn’t know why.
The athlete who keeps breaking down in the same spot. The young person whose parents keep getting told it’s probably nothing but something feels off.

You deserve a straight answer!

Most people who come for an assessment tell me it’s the first time anyone’s actually sat down and explained what’s going on in their body.
That shouldn’t be rare.
But it is.
And it’s exactly what I’m here for.

If that sounds like what you need, message me “INFO”and let’s get you booked in 💪🏽

5️⃣things that happen to your body when you stop training through injury and actually treat it properly.Because sometime...
06/05/2026

5️⃣things that happen to your body when you stop training through injury and actually treat it properly.

Because sometimes you need a reason to do the sensible thing 👀

There’s a difference between managing an injury and treating one!

Which of these surprised you most?
Drop it in the comments👇🏼

⭐️ CLIENT REVIEW ⭐️This client came in not really knowing what to expect. What she got was a proper assessment, a clear ...
02/05/2026

⭐️ CLIENT REVIEW ⭐️

This client came in not really knowing what to expect. What she got was a proper assessment, a clear explanation of what was going on, and a treatment plan built around her, not just the symptoms.

We worked through it together. A mix of treatments over time, adjusted as she progressed. And she left every session knowing more about her own body than when she walked in 🙌🏻

That last bit matters to me just as much as the pain relief does 🫶🏼

Because I’m not just here to make something feel better for a few days.
I’m here to make sure you understand what’s been going on and what to do about it going forward!

This is what it looks like when you get to the root of the problem instead of just managing it.

If you’ve got something that’s been niggling away: back, shoulders, or whatever it is, and you’re still waiting for someone to actually listen and give you a plan.

That’s exactly what I do!

📲Message me INFO and let’s get started

April looked a little something like this 👀May has a lot to answer for
01/05/2026

April looked a little something like this 👀

May has a lot to answer for

If you’ve ever struggled to know when to push through pain and when to stop, this will help👇🏼Because not all pain is the...
30/04/2026

If you’ve ever struggled to know when to push through pain and when to stop, this will help👇🏼

Because not all pain is the same.
And “just listen to your body” is genuinely useless advice if nobody’s ever taught you what to listen for👂🏻

Here’s a rough guide:

Pain that’s probably okay to train through:
✅Mild muscle soreness from a previous session. ✅General fatigue.
✅The kind of discomfort that warms up and eases off as you get going.

Pain that needs you to modify:
💥Something that changes how you move.
💥A sharp sensation that comes and goes depending on load.
💥Discomfort that gets worse as a session goes on rather than better.

Pain that means STOP NOW:
❌Sudden, sharp, localised pain during activity.
❌Swelling, instability, or the feeling that something has given way.
❌Pain that’s still there the next morning and worse than the day before.

Pain that needs an assessment, not just rest:
🔍Anything that keeps coming back in the same spot. 🔍Referred pain travelling down a limb.
🔍Something that’s been there for weeks and isn’t shifting.

Your body is communicating constantly.
The goal isn’t to ignore it or be ruled by it. It’s to understand what it’s actually telling you.
That’s where the autonomy is.

Save this for the next time you’re not sure whether to train or not 💪🏽 and share it with someone who needs it!

28/04/2026

You knew something was wrong. You said so. And nobody listened ❌

Not properly anyway.

You were told it was probably nothing.
Told to rest.
Told to come back if it got worse.
And you left that appointment with no answers, no plan, and this quiet feeling that maybe you were making it up😬

You weren’t!

That’s the bit that stays with people. Not just the pain - but the doubt 🤔

Then wondering whether you’re being dramatic. Whether you should just push through.
Whether you’re wasting everyone’s time.

And meanwhile the injury is still there.
Doing its thing. Getting harder to ignore.

Young athletes get this the worst!
Told they’re too young to be in that much pain.
That it’s growing pains.
That they just need to toughen up.
While the actual problem sits undiagnosed and gets worse every week.

But it happens to adults too.
All the time.
Being dismissed by someone who should know better is its own kind of damage.
It makes you second-guess yourself when your instincts were right all along.

You know your body better than anyone.
And you deserve to be in a room with someone who actually believes that 🙌🏻

Someone asked me recently why I work with so many different types of people🤔Referees. Athletes. Masters swimmers. People...
24/04/2026

Someone asked me recently why I work with so many different types of people🤔

Referees. Athletes. Masters swimmers. People who’ve never set foot in a gym but their back’s been giving them grief for years.

And honestly? I didn’t have to think about it for long.
Because I’ve never believed that how hard you train determines whether you deserve to be taken seriously.

I learned that the hard way!

When I was injured as a teenager, nobody asked about my training.
Nobody asked what swimming meant to me, or what I was working towards, or what it was going to cost me to stop.
They just looked at the symptom and missed the picture entirely🤯

That stuck with me.

So when someone comes to me, whether they’re competing nationally or just trying to get through a dog walk without limping, I’m not measuring how worthy they are of a proper assessment.
I’m just listening.
Actually listening👂🏻

Because that’s the thing that was missing for me. And it’s such a small thing to get right.

I think about that a lot. How different things might have been if one person had just taken the time.

That’s the standard I hold myself to every single day💪🏽

5️⃣ways to know your pain is coming from somewhere other than where it hurts👇🏼This one surprises people every time.The p...
20/04/2026

5️⃣ways to know your pain is coming from somewhere other than where it hurts👇🏼

This one surprises people every time.
The place that’s hurting isn’t always the place that’s causing the problem.
And if you keep treating the symptom without finding the source, you’ll be going round in circles forever!

Here’s what to look out for:

💥The pain moves.
It shifts around, travels down a limb, or shows up in a different spot depending on what you’re doing. That’s your body telling you something upstream is involved.

🙏🏻Massage helps BUT only for a day or two.
Relief that doesn’t last is a sign you’re treating the wrong thing. The tension keeps coming back because something else keeps creating it.

😫You can’t find a position that’s fully comfortable.
Especially at rest or at night. That’s often a sign there’s more going on than a straightforward soft tissue issue.

🩼The injury keeps recurring.
Same spot, same problem, different occasion. The root cause was never addressed, just the flare up.

📋You’ve been discharged but you’re not right.
Signed off, told you’re fine, but something still doesn’t feel quite right. Trust that. It matters!

Your body is really good at compensating. Right up until it isn’t.

Save this post and if any of these sound familiar, drop a comment below.

17/04/2026

You’ve been told to rest. So you rested 😴

And now it’s been six weeks and nothing’s changed.
If anything it feels worse.
Or maybe the pain did settle, but the moment you went back to training, it came straight back.

So what exactly was the point of that?

This is one of the most frustrating things I see. People doing everything they were told. Being patient. Being sensible and ultimately taking time away from the sport they love.

And still ending up back at square one.

Because rest isn’t a treatment plan. It’s a pause ⏸️

It doesn’t tell you why the injury happened. It doesn’t fix the movement pattern that caused it. It doesn’t prepare your body to go back and perform. It just waits and hopes things calm down on their own.

And while you’re waiting? You’re losing fitness, losing confidence, and quietly losing your mind a little bit 😩

I get it. I’ve been that athlete. Sitting on the sidelines, no answers, no timeline, no plan.
It’s lonely. And it’s not good enough.

You deserve an actual assessment. A real diagnosis. A structured pathway back to the sport you’ve worked so hard for 💪🏽

Not just permission to rest and see how it goes.
If any of this sounds like where you’re at right now - you’re not alone! And it doesn’t have to stay this way!

16/04/2026

Don’t do this if you want your injury to actually heal 👇🏼

Stop training through it and hoping it sorts itself out!

I know, you’ve got a competition coming up. You’ve worked too hard to take time off, it doesn’t feel that bad, and you’ve pushed through before and been fine.

But here’s what’s actually happening

Every time you load a structure that isn’t ready, you’re adding stress on top of stress 😫
The body can only compensate for so long. And when it gives, it’s usually worse than the original problem!
That ni**le you’ve been ignoring for six weeks? It’s not going to train itself better ❌

And it’s not always about stopping completely. Sometimes it’s just about modifying your activity, loading differently, and keeping you moving while the tissue recovers 💪🏽

But you can’t make that call without knowing what’s actually going on first.
That’s the bit most people skip. They manage the pain, keep going, and wonder why they’re still in the same place three months later.

✅Get it assessed.
✅Understand what you’re dealing with.
✅Then make a plan - A real one, built around your sport, your schedule, and your body.

That’s how you actually get back to performing.

If this sounds like where you’re at right now, drop a comment or send me a message. Let’s talk

Address

The Whitehouse, Blackfell
Washington
NE371LL

Opening Hours

Monday 4:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 4:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 4:30pm - 8pm
Thursday 1pm - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Flexion Sports Therapy posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category