Sports Injuries Physio Port Macquarie | Sports Injury Physiotherapy
Sports Injuries Physio Port Macquarie | Sports Injury Physiotherapy
Evidence-based physiotherapy for sports injuries in Port Macquarie. A practical, calm approach to reduce pain, restore movement, and get you back to training and sport - with a plan that makes sense.
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What Is a Sports Injury?
A sports injury is any pain or physical limitation that affects your ability to train, compete, or move the way you want. This can include acute injuries (a sudden strain, sprain, or impact) and overuse injuries (where load builds up over time). In many cases, a sports injury reflects a mismatch between tissue capacity and training load - not a “weak body.”
Common sports injuries and training-related problems include:
- Muscle strains (hamstring, calf, groin)
- Ligament sprains (ankle sprains, knee sprains)
- Tendon pain (Achilles, patellar, gluteal, rotator cuff)
- Runner’s knee and other knee overload issues
- Shin pain and stress-related bone pain
- Shoulder pain from gym, swimming, or throwing
- Low back pain related to sport or lifting
- Return-to-sport after surgery or injury
Why Do Sports Injuries Keep Coming Back?
Most recurring sports injuries aren’t caused by one “bad movement.” They usually come from load problems: doing too much too soon, not enough recovery, or returning to sport before capacity has rebuilt.
Pain can also become protective when your nervous system is stressed, sleep is poor, or fear around movement builds up. A good plan needs to address training load, strength, movement confidence, and recovery.
How Physiotherapy Helps Sports Injuries
Sports injury rehabilitation is not about random exercises. It’s about rebuilding capacity for your sport - progressively, safely, and confidently - while respecting pain and recovery timelines.
- Clear diagnosis and explanation of what’s likely driving symptoms
- Discussion of any hidden root, underlying causes
- Load management and training modification (without losing fitness)
- Progressive strengthening and tissue capacity building
- Movement retraining where relevant (not perfection - practicality)
- Return-to-run / return-to-sport progressions
- Mobility and control work targeted to your needs
- Education on recovery, flare-ups, and realistic timelines
- Injury prevention strategies tailored to your training history
The goal is to help you train and compete with fewer setbacks - and with a plan you can actually stick to.
What To Expect At Your First Sports Injury Appointment
- A detailed history of your injury, sport, training load, and goals
- Assessment of movement, strength, and tolerance to load
- Clear explanation of what’s likely going on and why it happened
- A plan for training modifications to keep you moving
- A progressive rehab program tailored to your sport
- Guidance on what to expect week-to-week and how to handle flare-ups
The goal is clarity and momentum - not guesswork. We build a pathway back to full sport capacity.
Sports Injury Physio in Port Macquarie
Appointments are available in-person at:
Warehouse 17-18 / 18 Park Street
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
Free parking available nearby. Bring your training history, questions, and goals - we’ll map out a plan.
Weekday appointments available 10am-2pm, with flexibility for those needing adjusted scheduling.
Not local? Telehealth physiotherapy consultations are available world-wide, including return-to-sport programming remotely.
Book Sports Injury Physiotherapy
If you’ve got a sports injury (or a recurring issue that keeps flaring), and you’d like a structured, evidence-based plan, appointments are available.
Call/Text: 0475 731 019
Email: contact@yourwellnessnerd.com
We can help you choose the right appointment type and set expectations around rehab and return-to-sport timelines.
You don’t have to guess your way through rehab. With the right plan, most athletes return stronger and more confident.
About Grant Frost
Physiotherapist, APA Member
AHPRA Registered
Grant Frost is an Australian physiotherapist with over 20 years of real-world experience in musculoskeletal private practice. Based in the beautiful beachside town of Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Grant is known for looking beyond a person's symptoms to uncover the true underlying causes of pain and injury - so problems can be understood fully and solved, not just managed.
Your Wellness Nerd was created as a way for Grant to share what he has learned clinically over two decades, helping people who feel stuck, frustrated, or confused about why their pain exists or persists. His goal is simple: provide clear, practical, evidence-based insights that empower people to better understand their own bodies.
A strong advocate for evidence-based practice, Grant challenges narrow, one-size-fits-all approaches to healthcare. He is passionate about guiding the industry toward more thoughtful, sustainable, and effective solutions - especially for those who need it most: people living with pain or recovering from injury.