KS Sports Therapy

How to work around injury in the gym

A privilege for us to be providing sports therapy & physiotherapy cover for Team Harvey FC v Forever Green this Sunday at Home Park Stadium 🏟️.

A charity match in memory of Jennifer Harvey, with all proceeds going to St George’s Hospital Charity.

Myself and Aaditya from the KS Sports Therapy team will be looking after the players pre-match, pitch-side, and post-match.

Kick-off 2pm, hosted by DJ Spoony. Tickets still available, get down to Home Park for what’s set to be a brilliant day for an incredible cause! 🙏🏻

“Broken Shoulder” ➡️ Completing a Triathlon 🏃🏻‍♀️

A shoulder break can feel like a huge setback, especially when you’re used to training regularly.

The fear of losing progress or not getting back to the sports you love can be just as tough as the injury itself.

With our patients, instead of stopping completely, we focus on working around the injury safely... as shown in this fantastic review by Katherine.

We adjusted her exercises, managing training load, and built the shoulder back up step by step.

Fast forward to now, and Katherine has successfully completed a triathlon.

Rehab isn’t just about fixing injuries.

It’s about helping people regain confidence in their body and get back to doing what they love.

Huge credit to Katherine for the work she’s put in throughout the process and thanks so much for the kind words... means the world to me 🙏🏼.

Do this when you feel pain in the gym… 🚨

Pain during training doesn’t mean you need to stop altogether.

In most cases, it means something needs adjusting… not avoiding.

And more often than not, it’s not the exercise that’s the problem. It’s the load.

For example, if lifting 20kg is fine but 40kg causes pain, I’d argue the problem is the weight not the lift itself.

So before you quit a movement entirely, try lowering one of these:

✅ The weight
✅ The volume
✅ The range of motion

Adjust one variable at a time until the pain settles.

This will allow you to become more confident with the movement (bypassing fear avoidance) to build back up in a safe manner.

And if things don’t improve, that’s when it’s time to see an expert 👋

Good rehab isn’t about only resting and doing nothing. It’s about learning how to train around pain, so you can keep moving, stay strong, and actually recover properly.

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WE ARE EXPANDING! 🥳

We’re DELIGHTED to announce that we’ll be opening a SECOND CLINIC in another location in Plymouth… close to the city centre 🤩.

And if that wasn’t enough…

We’re hiring ANOTHER new physio too, who is absolutely fantastic! 🙌🏼

This will all be coming into effect on APRIL 6TH.

Details to follow soon so watch this space 👀!

And as always, thank you guys SO MUCH for all the support you’ve given us over the years, this wouldn’t be possible without you all 💚🙌🏼.

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