SW Sports Performance - Sports Therapy and Coaching

🏊‍♀️ New Front Crawl Swim Block – Spaces Now Open 🏊‍♀️

We have a few rare spaces available on our next swim block, starting the first week of June and running for 7 weeks.

With triathlon and open water season beginning for summer, we’ll still be heavily focusing on technique, while also starting to introduce skills that can help when swimming outdoors.

We have two session options available:

📍 Tuesdays: 8:00–9:00pm - 4 spaces remaining
📍 Sundays: 8:00–9:00am - 1 space remaining

These sessions are fully dedicated to Front Crawl and are designed to help you develop a more efficient stroke — improving both your speed and overall technique.

Led by two experienced coaches, the sessions cater for all abilities, with individual feedback and support throughout the block to help you make real progress.

If you’re interested in booking a spot or would like more details, please drop me a message 😁

So the radial shockwave machine has settled in well at the clinic 🙌

Over the last few months, I’ve seen some amazing results in treating all sorts of chronic injuries and stubborn ongoing pain.

No need to keep putting up with those niggling problems.

If you’ve been dealing with a muscular, tendon, or joint issue for longer than a few weeks, shockwave therapy could be for you.

Common problems it can help with include:

✔️ Plantar fasciitis
✔️ Achilles tendinopathy
✔️ Patellar tendinopathy (jumper’s knee)
✔️ Tennis elbow / Golfer’s elbow
✔️ Shoulder tendinopathy
✔️ Rotator cuff pain
✔️ Hamstring tendinopathy
✔️ Glute tendinopathy
✔️ IT band-related pain
✔️ Shin splints
✔️ Chronic muscle tightness and trigger points

Shockwave therapy helps stimulate healing, improve blood flow, and reduce pain—especially in those injuries that just don’t seem to shift.

If you’re unsure whether it could help you, just drop me a message 📩

At SW Sports Performance Sophie is a qualifeld Sports and Exercise Therapist.... for those not sure what I can offer with my treatment sessions or a new to following me hopefully this can help you out....

What does a Sports Therapist actually do?

It’s not just for athletes… and it’s definitely not just massage.

Sports Therapist helps you:
✔️ Recover from injury (muscle, joint, tendon)
✔️ Reduce pain and stiffness
✔️ Improve movement and flexibility
✔️ Rebuild strength after injury
✔️ Prevent future problems before they start
✔️ Assess and help diagnose musculoskeletal injuries (muscle, ligament & tendon issues)

Whether you’re:
🏃‍♂️ Training for an event
🏋️‍♀️ Back in the gym
🚶‍♀️ Dealing with everyday aches and pains

…or just want your body to move and feel better

We use a mix of:
• Hands-on treatment
• Radial Shockwave Therapy
• Rehabilation exercises
• Back to sport functional rehabilation plan
• Sports massage
• Cupping therapy

🎯 The goal?
To get you out of pain, moving well, and back doing what you love — stronger than before.

You don’t need to be an athlete to benefit… just someone with a body!

Drop me a message if you’re unsure whether I can help — happy to help where I can!

🌊 Open Water Swimming is BACK 🌊

Join us this summer at Alderford Lake for our open water swim sessions!

Whether you’re looking to build confidence in the water or sharpen your technique for triathlons and swim events, we’ve got you covered.

🏊‍♂️ 1:1, 2:1 & small group sessions
🏊‍♀️ Suitable for all abilities - but must be able to swim at least 400m in a swimming pool.

First dates:
📅 Sat 2nd May
📅 Fri 8th May
📅 Sat 9th May

More dates coming soon (released monthly 👀)

📩 To book or ask any questions, drop Emily or myself a message

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He doesn’t get his own post very often… but for this race he’s definitely earned it 🥳

Amazing result for David at the Trans Gran Canaria 80-mile ultra.

Only his second race at the really big distances, after last year’s Ultra‑Trail Snowdonia 100 miler.

Training had gone really well and, with a sports therapist in the house keeping the legs in check each week, he went into the race in pretty good condition… he even managed to mostly avoid the all-inclusive beer in the lead up to the event 🍻

He must have a pretty strong stomach too, after consuming a massive 58 torq gels over the 80 miler period... nailed the fueling.

He finished 33rd out of 700+ starters in 17 hours 24 minutes, and was the 5th Brit home — an incredible result, especially with such a strong pro field.

Absolutely amazing effort.

No pressure for the next one… 😀

Big weekend away for some of my sports therapy clients 🥳🥳

I spend a lot of time keeping those legs in working order… and then they go and put them through an 80-mile ultra 🤦‍♀️

Trans Gran Canaria – 80 miles with almost 7,000m of climbing. A course that definitely delivers in every sense - this is what they do for so called fun 🤣

The lads did amazingly. An incredible effort on a brutally tough course… even if they’ve picked up a few fresh niggles for me to sort out when they’re home 😅

I’ll spare everyone the gruesome photos of the blisters and scabby feet that Andy kindly decided to send me 🤢🤢

Massive congratulations – an incredible achievement. Now rest up!

SW Sports Performance now offers Radial Shockwave Therapy ⚡

Shockwave therapy is now available as part of your Sports Therapy appointment or as a stand-alone treatment.

It works alongside the treatments already offered at SW Sports Performance and can be particularly effective for chronic or stubborn musculoskeletal injuries, especially tendon-related conditions.

If you’re struggling with a long-term injury or something that just isn’t settling, shockwave therapy may help get you moving in the right direction again.

If you have any questions or would like to know whether this treatment could help your injury, please drop me a message.

You can also view the updated price list and further information on the website, you’ll find individual shockwave treatment prices and sports therapy appointments with shockwave as an additional option.

✨ Now Offering Shockwave Therapy ✨

Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses high-energy sound waves to stimulate healing in injured or painful tissues.

It works by:

✔️ Increasing blood flow to the affected area
✔️ Stimulating the body’s natural healing response
✔️ Breaking down scar tissue and calcifications
✔️ Reducing pain and improving movement

Shockwave is particularly effective for persistent or long-standing chronic injuries, including:

• Plantar fasciitis
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Tennis / golfer’s elbow
• Patellar tendinopathy
• Shoulder and hip pain
•  Shin splints
• Stubborn trigger points

Many people notice pain reduction and improved function within just a few sessions.

If you’ve been struggling with an injury that won’t settle, shockwave therapy could be the missing piece in your recovery 💥

Drop me a message to book an appointment, to find out more information on the radial shockwave treatment or to find out if shockwave is right for you.

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

I’m now fully back to work and taking bookings again for sports injury diagnosis/treatment and sports massage appointments.

Just a reminder  of my current work hours:

* Tuesday: 8:00am – 3:30pm
* Wednesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
* Thursday: 8:00am – 7:00pm
* Friday: 8:00am – 12:00 noon

I don’t work Mondays, and Thursday is the only evening I work later, so please book in advance if you need a late appointment.

Thank you, and I’m really looking forward to another year of helping you all with those injuries and niggles 😁

SW Sports Performance – 2026 Pricing Update

As we head into 2026, our prices will remain the same. 💪

If you’re currently on any older fees, these will be updated to align with the prices listed on our website.

Any changes will always be communicated before booking, or I’ll message you directly if you already have sessions booked.

Thank you all for your continued support — I’m really looking forward to a busy 2026!

Sophie