Sports Physiotherapy
At Vancouver Physiotherapy Hub, our sports physiotherapists are leaders in pain management, injury rehabilitation, and injury prevention. Sports physiotherapy provides you with the tools to not only get better but to prevent further injuries from occurring.
So, whether you are a runner, skier, hiker, gym enthusiast, or are simply looking to get fit, our physiotherapists are here to get you working at your best!
Clinically reviewed by Peter Dastych, Registered Physiotherapist (Physical Therapy), CHCPBC · Last reviewed: August 17, 2026
Our Practitioners
Our Approach
We find that our approach is the most effective: we focus on one-on-one treatments, which means that you are the only priority in a treatment session. We firmly believe in manual therapy and functional movement, and so our physiotherapists are hands-on and teach you real-life movements that will let you continue your recovery on your own.
In addition, we recognize that sports injuries are multi-faceted, and find that our clients get the most benefit when they are receiving complementary therapies.
That is easy here: Electra Health, a separate clinic in the same building, has 50+ regulated health professionals providing a wide range of complementary modalities, so the sports therapies you need are all within reach.
What Can I Expect From My Session?
Your initial appointment with your physiotherapist includes a comprehensive assessment of your biomechanics and any specific injuries you might have. Our physiotherapists do not use therapeutic machines; instead, they treat you manually for your whole session, listening to you, and providing you with education and feedback to help you recover. They employ a range of techniques, including manual therapy, exercise prescription, IMS acupuncture, stretching and strengthening.
After your initial appointment, you and your physiotherapist will develop a treatment approach and decide on the recommended subsequent visits. Because our physiotherapists know that sports health is not necessarily about rehabilitation, but also about prevention, they strongly advocate for continuous care. Your physiotherapist may also recommend other types of therapy, such as Registered Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, and Chiropractic care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sports-related injuries are increasingly common. The types of physiotherapy treatment techniques applied in sports physiotherapy are not necessarily all that different from the type of physiotherapy treatments you’d receive when rehabilitating from a health condition, or a motor vehicle accident, but they’re applied in a specific way to relieve tension in the surrounding areas and allow you to “get back in the game.”
Sports physiotherapy often involves modified exercise programs too, allowing the individual to maintain a level of fitness and strength without causing more damage to the injured area.
Sports physiotherapy can help with a myriad of conditions, many of which can cause other health conditions. Below are some of the more popular issues that we treat:
- Acute or chronic pain
- Exercise-related injuries
- Pre or post-surgical rehab
- Joint injuries
- Whiplash
- Tendinitis
- Torn rotator cuffs
- ACL, MCL injuries
- Broken or sprained bones
- IT-band injuries
- Back pain
- Running stitches
- Sports hernia
- Muscle tears or pulls
- Sciatica
- Tennis Elbow
We believe not only in treating issues but preventing them from reoccurring. We believe in spending the session with the client, listening to their issues, and treating them based on their concerns. Our treatments focus on teaching you real-life movements that will let you continue your recovery on your own. Our physiotherapists trust that manual therapy and exercise prescription is the best way to ensure that your injuries are not only fixed, so you can get back to the sports you love.
We know not only how frustrating sports injuries can be, but how frustrating it is when they won’t go away. Our physiotherapists treat you for the whole session through manual therapy and focus on teaching you functional movements for continuing care. In addition, our physiotherapists know that sports health is multifactorial and recognize the benefit of a multi-modality approach to treatment. Our physiotherapists also work with the 50+ regulated health professionals at Electra Health, a separate clinic in the same building (RMT, chiro, acupuncture), which helps get you back to the sports you enjoy.
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What Our Clients Say About Us
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I saw Maria for a sports injury. She is a true professional and is exceptional at her craft. I am so grateful that I have been able to return to my training regimen with her guidance.
Real good experience with Rickey on a shoulder injury. The Physiotherapy appointment was efficient and effective and feeling so much better. Setting up a maintenance plan to keep flexibility and strength. Highly recommend.
Amazing experience, great physiotherapists, have been treating my tennis elbow injury for the last 4 months and really happy with the progress