Sports Injury Rehab - in Melbourne
Sports injury rehabilitation for athletes and active individuals who want more than pain relief. Whether you play basketball, AFL, soccer, run, do CrossFit, HYROX, volleyball, or hit the gym on weekends — your rehab should be built around what your sport actually demands of your body.
01 THE PROBLEM
Standard Rehab Doesn’t Cut It…
Most clinics discharge you when your pain is gone. That's not recovery — that's managing symptoms. Unlike standard care that often stops at pain relief, sports rehab continues until objective return-to-sport criteria are met — including strength symmetry, functional movement benchmarks, and sport-specific capacity.
A practitioner who doesn't understand your sport can't build a programme that accounts for its demands. At Pinnacle Rehab and Performance, every athlete receives a structured, phase-by-phase plan delivered in 60-minute, 1-on-1 sessions. Ray combines a chiropractic qualification with a strength and conditioning background, meaning your rehabilitation programme integrates clinical care and performance programming from the very first appointment — not as a separate referral.
The goal is not to get you "out of pain." The goal is to get you back to your sport, stronger and more resilient than before the injury.
04. OUR EXPERTISE
Your Sport. Your Rehab.
Each sport loads the body differently. The injuries, the rehab targets, and the return-to-sport criteria are all different — and your programme should reflect that.
Basketball
Including lumbar disc injuries, facet joint irritation, SI joint dysfunction, and chronic non-specific low back pain. Management targets load tolerance, movement quality, and long-term strength.
Lumbar Disc
Facet Joint
Chronic LBP
SI Joint
Weightlifting & Powerlifting
Gluteal tendinopathy, hip flexor strains, hip impingement (FAI), labral injuries, and groin-related conditions. Rehabilitation addresses hip loading strategies, strength, and movement mechanics.
Impingement
Gluteal Tendinopathy
Labral Tear
Hip Flexor
CrossFit
Rotator cuff strains and tears, shoulder impingement, AC joint sprains, and glenohumeral instability. Rehabilitation focuses on rotator cuff strength, scapular control, and sport-specific loading.
Rotator Cuff
AC Joint
Instability
Football
ACL and MCL sprains and tears, meniscus injuries, patellofemoral pain syndrome, patellar tendinopathy, and post-surgical knee rehabilitation. Return-to-sport criteria driven by strength symmetry and functional testing.
ACL
MCL
Patellar Tendinopathy
Runner’s Knee
Meniscus
HYROX & Running
Lateral ankle sprains, Achilles tendinopathy/ruptures, plantar fasciitis, peroneal tendon injuries, and chronic ankle instability. Progressive loading and return-to-sport programming are central to management.
Ankle Sprains
Achilles Tendinopathy
Chronic Instability
Badminton & Volleyball
Hamstring strains (grade I–III), proximal hamstring tendinopathy, and quadriceps injuries. Progressive loading and eccentric strengthening are key to managing these conditions in active individuals.
Proximal Tendinopathy
Hamstring Strain
Quad Strain