ACHILLES PAIN STOPPING YOUR RUNNING? LET’S FIND THE CAUSE.
Physios experienced in Achilles injuries, assessing your tendon, calf strength and load tolerance to shape a rehab plan around your goals.
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12+ years
in business
120+
5 star reviews
35+ years
of physio experience
4000+
patients treated
What you get included in your assessment:
Stride & mobility testing
Hands-on treatment
Load the right pattern
Your personal plan
Trusted by runners, lifters, and athletes
Common Questions About Achilles Physio
“It’s just a bit of stiffness in the morning, nothing serious.”
Morning stiffness is a common feature of tendon issues. Whether it needs attention depends on how it behaves with load, which an assessment can clarify.
“I’ll push through it, it’ll settle on its own.”
Some Achilles issues settle and some don’t. Pushing through without understanding the load involved can make it harder to manage.
“Resting completely is the safest option.”
Complete rest can reduce a tendon’s tolerance to load. Tendons often respond to the right amount of loading, which we work out with you.
“I’ve tried stretching and it didn’t help.”
Stretching alone often isn’t enough for a tendon. We look at calf strength, load tolerance and your running to shape the plan.
Achilles Physios
Struggling with Achilles Pain or Injury?
Achilles pain can interrupt running and jumping sports and can be slow to settle. We work with active people to find what is driving the pain and build a plan around it.
- Tendon pain, sheath irritation and overuse-related issues
- Running and jumping-related Achilles pain
- Load-management and return-to-running rehab
Our focus is helping you load the tendon with confidence.
Why Choose Us As Your Achilles Physio?
We work with active people and runners. Our approach combines hands-on treatment with progressive loading, calf strength work and running rehab, guided by your assessment.
- Sport and running-focused rehab
- Calf strength, elasticity and load-tolerance assessment
- Progressions from early loading to running and hopping
You’ll leave each session clear on what you’re working on and why.
What to Expect
We start by assessing your Achilles, your calf strength and how you tolerate load, including how you jump and hop, to understand what is contributing.
- Calf strength and load-tolerance testing
- Hands-on treatment alongside an active rehab plan
- Running and plyometric progressions that evolve as you improve
We aim to support your return to running and the activities you value.
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4 Phases of Treatment
Achilles pain management and strengthening in the early stages.
Balance, stability and strength in the intermediate phase.
Get active with sports specific exercises and plyometrics.
Return to sport or activity safely.
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How We Treat
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Treating common Achilles injuries including rupture, tendinitis, tendinosis and bursitis.
Sports specific treatment plan.
Range of exercises in custom gym.
Manual mobilisation techniques.
Use of Achilles specific equipment.
Return to sport testing.
Continued strength and stability plan.
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Our Achilles Rehab Physios
Mia Bailey
Australian Rules
FIELD SPORTS
Running
Samuel Toll
Physiotherapist (B.Sci, D.Physiotherapy)
Distance Running
Track and field
Team sports
Sam is an elite distance runner and well know member of the running community (10km PB of 30:33min).
“Tendon injuries have a reputation for being tricky, but understanding loading principles and targeted exercise programs give me the tools to help people to continue doing what they love.”
John Nicolosi
Director (B.Physio, M.ExSci)
Sprinting
Track and field
Strength and conditioning
John is a former sprinter and current Olympic sprint coach who travels the world for athletic events.
“The significant importance and unique capabilities of the achilles tendon, especially to propulsion during walking, running and jumping, can leave it susceptible to overload. By assessing the force and velocity features along with the biomechanics of the individual we can create a unique understanding of what is contributing to their achilles pain and devise a plan to eliminate the contributors and reduce the risk of reinjury.”
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Fully Equipped Physio Center
We are a fully equipped physiotherapy and sports and conditioning centre which allows us to assess your movement and strength as part of the rehab process.
Hands-on Approach
We use deep tissue massage, fascial manipulation, soft tissue work, friction techniques, dry needling, cupping and other mobilisation techniques with the aim of getting you back to your peak faster.
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