Laura – return to gym after injury
15 January 2026Laura came to see Tom Boggon, one of our Sports Therapists here at the Hub, after an unfortunate gym incident left her with both a rotator cuff tear and whiplash. What started as a painful, frustrating setback soon began to affect her confidence in the gym, especially when it came to lifting weights.
Tom carried out a thorough assessment and set out a clear plan. Early sessions focused on reducing pain and improving mobility through hands-on treatment, soft tissue therapy, and gentle joint mobilisation. Once her symptoms began to settle, Tom introduced progressive rehab exercises to rebuild her strength and control. These included banded shoulder rotations, controlled overhead presses, and scapular stability drills to restore function and protect the joint.
For her whiplash symptoms, Tom guided her through neck mobility work, deep neck flexor strengthening, and posture retraining – helping to ease stiffness and build resilience. Alongside this, he provided practical advice on load management, warm-ups, and exercise technique to make sure Laura could return safely to the movements she loves.
Fast forward, and Laura is back in the gym with an adjusted training plan whilst she continues to work her way back to full strength. The lesson here is that rehabilitating an injury need not stop your training. Instead, it is a way of continuing what you need and love, whilst working with knowledge and support as your body heals.
How we can help
We’re here to help you be your best. Our aim is to return you to comfortable and strong movement for a healthy, happy, pain-free life and we will support and guide you every step of the way.
Whether you’re experiencing problems with day-to-day activities or in achieving an important sporting goal, our Practitioners are kind, experienced and confident in helping you:
- Rehabilitate back, joint and muscle injuries and dysfunction
- Return you to, or improve your sport
- Prepare for or recover from surgery
- Recover from accidents
- Improve chronic pain
- Reduce discomfort from work-related issues
We focus as much on addressing the source of an issue as we do treating your painful symptoms, through a pathway of assessment and diagnosis, hands-on therapy, rehabilitation and education.
