Sports Therapy in Littlehampton
Sports Therapy is a specialised healthcare service designed to help you move better, feel stronger, and recover from pain or injury, whether you're an athlete, a gym-goer, or simply someone who wants to stay active and pain-free in daily life.
Sports Therapy focuses on the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. It combines hands-on techniques (such as deep tissue massage, joint mobilisation, and stretching) with tailored exercise programmes to help restore function, reduce pain, and improve overall performance and mobility.
While often associated with athletes, Sports Therapy is suitable for everyone from office workers with back or neck pain to weekend walkers and individuals recovering from injury or surgery. Whether your goal is to return to sport, reduce daily discomfort, or feel more mobile and confident, a Sports Therapist is trained to support you every step of the way.
What is Sports Therapy?
It is defined as 'an aspect of health care focussing on the prevention of injury and rehabilitation of the patient back to optimal levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness regardless of age and ability' by the Society of Sports Therapists. Simply put, the practice focuses on reducing the risk of injury, treating injury, and getting a patient back to top level fitness and function.
Sports Therapy Techniques
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is a wide scope practice which includes joint mobilisation and stretching, to help treat soft tissues and joint structures, increasing range of motion, reducing pain, reducing soft tissue inflammation, relaxing the joint structures, encouraging soft tissue repair and improving overall function.
Soft Tissue Therapy
This includes various massage and stretching techniques designed to ease joint tension, encourage normal movement, improve blood flow, help lymph drainage and allow the body to return to normal function.
Taping
Taping a technique whereby a specialist tape is applied directly to the skin, helping to encourage and maintain a stable position of bones and muscles during joint and soft tissue recovery.
Exercise Rehabilitation
Heather has expertise prescribing rehabilitative stretches and exercises designed to help support your body back to optimal function.
Your First Sports Therapy Appointment
Your first appointment will include a friendly chat to learn about you, your lifestyle, medical history, and the current issue you are experiencing. This is followed by a physical assessment to identify any underlying causes. Based on this, your Sports Therapist will create a personalised treatment plan that may include manual therapy, rehabilitation exercises, movement coaching, and practical advice tailored to your needs and goals.
Each session is a step towards helping you recover more quickly, move more effectively, and prevent future issues, all within a professional and supportive environment.
You don’t need to be injured to benefit from Sports Therapy; it’s also ideal for maintaining healthy movement, supporting training, or addressing niggles before they become problems. So whether you're recovering, maintaining, or improving, Sports Therapy is here to help you perform at your best.
Sports Therapy in Littlehampton - Heather Cubbage
Heather is a Level 4 Sports Massage Therapist, and a qualified Graduate Sports Therapist, having achieved a 1st Bachelor's degree in Sports Therapy from the University of Chichester.
Heather provides tailored treatments to individuals of all ages, whether they have a sporting background or not, aiming to enhance recovery, range of motion, and overall well-being to ensure that all her patients can live happy and active lifestyles.
Heather's treatments can combine many approaches including trigger point, Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue Manipulation, Muscle Energy Technique (METS), connective tissue massage, soft tissue release, and stretch therapies are just a few of the techniques she uses to:
- Improve your range of motion
- Improve your functional movement
- Provide maintenance or rehabilitative work
Heather regularly works alongside other professionals and practitioners within our clinic and externally to help you reach your rehabilitative goals and improve your quality of life.
Alongside her clinical work, Heather supports athletes working pitchside for a rugby club, ensuring they receive immediate care and rehabilitation when needed.
When not working or studying, Heather enjoys staying active at the gym and unwinding with a beachside walk with her partner and their dog.
To learn more about Heather please click here. Sports Therapy in Littlehampton.
Price Options
New Patient Consultation & Treatment - £65 - Book Online
Follow Up Treatment - £50 - Book Online
Ready to start your Sports Therapy journey!
To get started, you can book your New Patient consultation by either booking online or calling the clinic on 01903 734373.
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