Flexion Sports Therapy

Flexion Sports Therapy ⚡️ Recovery & Performance Specialist
🎯 Helping athletes train hard & recover smarter
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17/06/2026

“I don’t even know if this is what I need.”

Sound familiar?
No jargon. No gatekeeping.
Just an honest breakdown of what actually happens when you come and see me ☺️

I’m studying shiatsu at the moment. Second year of a three year qualification. One weekend a month in Sheffield, fitting...
13/06/2026

I’m studying shiatsu at the moment.
Second year of a three year qualification. One weekend a month in Sheffield, fitting it around clinic, swimming, everything else.

And honestly, it’s one of the best things I’ve done🥰

Someone suggested shiatsu to me.
Another string to the bow and it made sense!
And I’ve done it because it genuinely fascinated me.

Shiatsu works completely differently to anything else in my toolkit.
It’s slower.
More considered.
It looks at the body through a different lens entirely - one that takes in the whole person, not just the structure that’s complaining.

Coming from a sports therapy background where everything is assessment-led and evidence-based, it’s pushed me to think in ways I wasn’t expecting.

And I think that’s important!

I never want to be the kind of practitioner who stops learning.
Who decides they know enough.
Who treats every client the same way because it’s what they’ve always done.

The moment you think you’ve got it all figured out is probably the moment you stop being really good at it.

So here I am. Still a student. Still figuring things out.

Every single week 🙌🏻

Myth busting #1“Treatment has to hurt to work. No pain, no gain, right?”🤔I get why people think this, but treatment isn...
09/06/2026

Myth busting #1
“Treatment has to hurt to work. No pain, no gain, right?”🤔

I get why people think this, but treatment isn’t training with a need to push through pain barriers.
And rehab shouldn’t have you wearing pain like a badge of honour either!

If the fear of it hurting has been putting you off booking,
📲message me INFO and we’ll talk it through ☺️

⭐️ CLIENT REVIEW ⭐️He came in knowing something wasn’t right. He just didn’t know what to do about it.So we started ther...
06/06/2026

⭐️ CLIENT REVIEW ⭐️

He came in knowing something wasn’t right.
He just didn’t know what to do about it.

So we started there:
What did he actually want?
What did his training look like?
Where were the gaps between what his body could handle and what he was asking it to do?

We built a plan together -
📊Strength, technique, recovery
All of it mapped around his goals, not a generic programme pulled off a shelf.

And now?
He knows his body.
He knows the difference between the kind of discomfort that’s part of training and the kind that means stop.

That’s not a small thing.
That’s the difference between an athlete who keeps breaking down and one who keeps showing up.

He’s still coming in regularly. Still working the plan. Still moving forward.

This is exactly what I mean when I say I’m not here to fix you and send you on your way.
I’m here to give you the tools to understand your own body, so you’re not dependent on anyone to tell you what it’s doing.

Knowledge is power. Always 💪🏽

If you want a plan that actually works around your life, your training and your goals…
📲message me “INFO” and let’s build it.

03/06/2026

Googling your symptoms at midnight isn’t a recovery plan 😬

01/06/2026

If you’ve ever struggled to get back to full training after injury, this will help👇🏼

Because “you’re discharged, off you go” is not the same as being ready.
And the gap between those two things is where most reinjuries happen.

Here’s what a proper return to sport actually looks like:

Step1️⃣- Pain free at rest isn’t enough.
The tissue needs to be pain free under load too. Walking without pain is not the same as running without pain.
Running without pain is not the same as sprinting, changing direction, competing 🏃🏼‍♀️‍➡️

Step2️⃣- Strength needs to be rebuilt symmetrically.
If one side is compensating for the other, and it usually is, that imbalance needs addressing before full training resumes.
Asymmetry under load is how the same injury comes back in a different spot 🫯

Step3️⃣- Movement patterns need retraining.
Your body learned to protect the injury.
Those compensation patterns don’t just disappear when the pain does.
They need to be actively worked on 🏋🏻‍♀️

Step4️⃣- Sport specific loading has to be gradual.
Not just general exercise.
The actual demands of your sport - impact, speed, direction changes, contact.
Each one reintroduced progressively 📈

Step5️⃣- Confidence has to come back too.
The fear of reinjury is real and it affects performance. Return to sport isn’t complete until your head is back as well as your body 🤩

Cleared to train doesn’t mean ready to perform.
There’s a difference.

Which of these steps have you skipped in the past? Drop it in the comments.

5️⃣ Signs a young athlete is carrying an injury that isn’t being taken seriouslyFor every parent, coach, and young athle...
26/05/2026

5️⃣ Signs a young athlete is carrying an injury that isn’t being taken seriously

For every parent, coach, and young athlete in the North East who’s ever been told “it’s probably just growing pains.”👇🏼

1️⃣They’ve changed how they move.
Subtle shifts in technique.
Favouring one side.
Avoiding certain movements without really explaining why.
The body compensates quietly. Watch for it.

2️⃣They’re going quiet about it.
Young athletes who love their sport don’t voluntarily sit out. If they’re saying less, training less, engaging less then something is wrong.
Pain that gets dismissed gets hidden.

3️⃣Their performance has dropped but their effort hasn’t.
They’re still trying just as hard. The results just aren’t there. That gap, between effort and output, is often the body struggling under a load it can’t handle.

4️⃣They’ve been told it’s growing pains more than once.
Growing pains are real. But they’re also one of the most overused explanations in youth sport.
If it keeps coming back, if it’s affecting training, if it’s been going on for weeks - it needs a proper look.

5️⃣They’re not being asked how they feel. Just whether they can play.
This one’s on all of us.
The question “can you train?” is not the same as “how are you doing?”
Young athletes need both.

Early diagnosis changes everything.
I know that better than most.

If any of these sound familiar save this and share it with someone who needs to see it 🫶🏼

I’m a perfectionist. Always have been 😬High standards in everything - my work, my training, and the way I show up for pe...
23/05/2026

I’m a perfectionist. Always have been 😬

High standards in everything - my work, my training, and the way I show up for people.
It’s something I’m proud of and something I’ve had to learn to manage in equal measure!

Because perfectionism is brilliant right up until it isn’t.

It means I care deeply.
It means I don’t cut corners.
It means when a client leaves my clinic I’ve given them everything I’ve got, not a rushed version, not a generic treatment plan.

But it also means I overthink. A lot. 😣
Replay conversations. Wonder if I explained something clearly enough.
Question whether I could have done more.

The recovering people pleaser in me used to say yes to everything.
Every request, every ask, every opportunity - even the ones that didn’t sit right.
Because saying no felt like letting someone down.

I’m still working on that bit!

What I’ve learned though, slowly and stubbornly, is that doing things from passion rather than pressure makes everything better 🫶🏼
The work is better.
The energy is better.
The clients feel the difference even if they can’t name it.

So I’m learning to protect that.

To say no to the things that don’t align. To show up fully for the things that do.

It’s a work in progress. But then again, so is everything worth doing.

22/05/2026

Sports massage isn’t just a nice treat.
And it’s not just for elite athletes either.

But I want to be honest with you about something.

Massage is one tool.
Not the whole solution!
And if someone has been selling it to you as a fix, that’s not the full picture 😬

Here’s what sports massage actually does well👇🏼

✅It reduces muscle tension that’s building up from training load.
✅It helps your body recover faster between sessions. ✅It picks up on things you might not have noticed yourself - tightness, asymmetries, areas that aren’t moving right
✅And yes, it feels good. That matters too.

❌What it won’t do is fix a structural problem, treat the root cause of a recurring injury, or replace a proper rehab plan!

This is why the way I use massage is different.

Every session I’m assessing as I work.
Noticing what’s going on.
Flagging things that need more than hands on treatment.
Thinking about what your body is doing and why.

So you’re not just getting a massage.
You’re getting an informed pair of hands that knows the difference between tension that needs releasing and tension that’s telling you something.

This is for the athlete who trains hard and wants to stay on top of their body. The person who wants to recover properly, not just manage.

If that’s you message me “INFO” and let’s get something booked.

If you’ve ever struggled to explain where your pain is coming from this will help ⬇️Because “it just hurts everywhere” i...
20/05/2026

If you’ve ever struggled to explain where your pain is coming from this will help ⬇️

Because “it just hurts everywhere” is actually really useful information.
It’s just not being interpreted right.

Here’s what different types of pain are usually trying to tell you:

⚡️Sharp, localised pain in one spot.
Usually the structure itself like a muscle, tendon, ligament or joint is being loaded beyond what it can handle right now.
Stop. Get it looked at.

😣Dull, achy pain that spreads across an area.
Often muscular. Could be fatigue, overuse, or referred tension from somewhere else entirely.
The source might not be where it feels worst.

🦵🏼Pain that travels down a limb.
Nerve involvement until proven otherwise.
Could be coming from the spine, the hip, or the shoulder depending on where it’s going.
This one needs a proper assessment, not a guess.

😩Pain that’s worse in the morning and eases off.
Stiffness and inflammation. Often joint related. Your body has been in one position all night and the tissue is reactive.

🚫Pain that gets worse as a session goes on.
Load-related.
The structure is coping at first and then running out of capacity.
A classic sign that something isn’t ready for the demand being put on it.

Your pain has a pattern.
And patterns have answers.

Save this for the next time you’re trying to figure out what your body is telling you and drop a comment if any of these sound familiar.

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