Sports injury physiotherapy.
Getting you back to the sport you love
Sport is central to the lives of millions of Australians — for fitness, competition, social connection, and mental health. When injury interrupts that, the impact extends well beyond the physical. At Articulate Physiotherapy in Tarragindi, we understand what sport means to the people we treat, and we work with athletes at every level — from recreational weekend players to competitive and elite performers — to get them back on the field, court, track or pool as quickly and safely as possible.
Our team brings together physiotherapists with backgrounds in sports science, biomechanics research and elite performance, including Mauricio Bara, our principal physiotherapist and APA Sports Physiotherapist, and Eliane Machado, whose doctoral research in lower limb biomechanics and running is directly relevant to sports injury assessment and rehabilitation. Emma Cameron's Masters of Sport and Exercise Science background adds specific expertise in exercise prescription and performance enhancement.
The sports we work with
Our team has experience across a broad range of sports including cricket, netball, soccer, AFL, rugby league, rugby union, hockey, basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, tennis, squash, swimming, cycling, rowing, athletics, gymnastics, artistic swimming, water polo, karate, boxing, kickboxing, weightlifting, powerlifting, crossfit, rock climbing, golf, sailing, triathlon, endurance running, snowboarding, skiing, diving, softball, baseball, surfing, yoga and dance. If your sport isn't listed, our principles of sports injury assessment and rehabilitation apply across all activities.
Common sports injuries we treat
Sports injuries span the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions. The most common presentations we see include:
How we approach sports injury
A sports physiotherapy assessment goes beyond identifying the injured structure. Understanding the sport, the position, the training load, the performance calendar and the athlete's goals is essential for producing a management plan that is both clinically sound and practically relevant to the athlete's context.
Our assessment identifies the specific diagnosis, the severity and stage of the injury, the contributing biomechanical and load factors that need to be addressed, and the timeline for safe return to training and competition. We work backward from the return-to-sport goal to design a rehabilitation program that progresses systematically through each phase — from acute pain management through to sport-specific conditioning and return-to-play testing.
Injury prevention and performance enhancement
Physiotherapy is not just for after injury. Pre-season screening, movement analysis, load monitoring and targeted strength and conditioning prevent injuries before they happen. Eliane's running biomechanics expertise is directly applicable to injury prevention for running-based sports. Mauricio's APA Sports Physiotherapist credentials and experience with elite performers — including Queensland Ballet, Australian National Ballet and West Australian Ballet dancers — inform his approach to performance physiology. See our performance enhancement page for more detail.
WorkCover and CTP
For sports injuries that occur in a workplace context or in a motor vehicle accident, WorkCover and CTP funded physiotherapy is available with no out-of-pocket expense.
Our physiotherapists Mauricio Bara, Eliane Machado and Emma Cameron all have experience in sports injury management and are members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
To book or find out more, call us on 07 3706 3407 or book online below. We see patients from across Brisbane's southside including Tarragindi, Coorparoo, Holland Park, Greenslopes and Mt Gravatt.
Sport is central to the lives of millions of Australians — for fitness, competition, social connection, and mental health. When injury interrupts that, the impact extends well beyond the physical. At Articulate Physiotherapy in Tarragindi, we understand what sport means to the people we treat, and we work with athletes at every level — from recreational weekend players to competitive and elite performers — to get them back on the field, court, track or pool as quickly and safely as possible.
Our team brings together physiotherapists with backgrounds in sports science, biomechanics research and elite performance, including Mauricio Bara, our principal physiotherapist and APA Sports Physiotherapist, and Eliane Machado, whose doctoral research in lower limb biomechanics and running is directly relevant to sports injury assessment and rehabilitation. Emma Cameron's Masters of Sport and Exercise Science background adds specific expertise in exercise prescription and performance enhancement.
The sports we work with
Our team has experience across a broad range of sports including cricket, netball, soccer, AFL, rugby league, rugby union, hockey, basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, tennis, squash, swimming, cycling, rowing, athletics, gymnastics, artistic swimming, water polo, karate, boxing, kickboxing, weightlifting, powerlifting, crossfit, rock climbing, golf, sailing, triathlon, endurance running, snowboarding, skiing, diving, softball, baseball, surfing, yoga and dance. If your sport isn't listed, our principles of sports injury assessment and rehabilitation apply across all activities.
Common sports injuries we treat
Sports injuries span the full spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions. The most common presentations we see include:
- Muscle strains — hamstring, calf, hip flexor, adductor and quadriceps strains from sprinting, acceleration and high-load movements.
- Ligament sprains — ACL, MCL, ankle ligament and shoulder instability from contact, pivoting and landing mechanisms.
- Tendinopathies — Achilles, patellar, gluteal and rotator cuff tendinopathies from repetitive loading in training and competition.
- Bone stress injuries — stress fractures of the metatarsals, tibia, navicular and femoral neck from training load spikes in running and impact sports.
- Joint injuries — meniscal tears, SLAP tears, hip labral tears, shoulder dislocations and patellofemoral pain.
- Overuse injuries — ITB syndrome, shin splints, plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow from training volume, load management errors and biomechanical contributors.
- Concussion — concussion management including vestibular rehabilitation, cervical physiotherapy and structured return-to-sport protocols.
- Post-surgical rehabilitation — following ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, labral repair, meniscal repair and other procedures requiring structured sports rehabilitation.
How we approach sports injury
A sports physiotherapy assessment goes beyond identifying the injured structure. Understanding the sport, the position, the training load, the performance calendar and the athlete's goals is essential for producing a management plan that is both clinically sound and practically relevant to the athlete's context.
Our assessment identifies the specific diagnosis, the severity and stage of the injury, the contributing biomechanical and load factors that need to be addressed, and the timeline for safe return to training and competition. We work backward from the return-to-sport goal to design a rehabilitation program that progresses systematically through each phase — from acute pain management through to sport-specific conditioning and return-to-play testing.
Injury prevention and performance enhancement
Physiotherapy is not just for after injury. Pre-season screening, movement analysis, load monitoring and targeted strength and conditioning prevent injuries before they happen. Eliane's running biomechanics expertise is directly applicable to injury prevention for running-based sports. Mauricio's APA Sports Physiotherapist credentials and experience with elite performers — including Queensland Ballet, Australian National Ballet and West Australian Ballet dancers — inform his approach to performance physiology. See our performance enhancement page for more detail.
WorkCover and CTP
For sports injuries that occur in a workplace context or in a motor vehicle accident, WorkCover and CTP funded physiotherapy is available with no out-of-pocket expense.
Our physiotherapists Mauricio Bara, Eliane Machado and Emma Cameron all have experience in sports injury management and are members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.
To book or find out more, call us on 07 3706 3407 or book online below. We see patients from across Brisbane's southside including Tarragindi, Coorparoo, Holland Park, Greenslopes and Mt Gravatt.
