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Marcus Oyelaran
Sports physiotherapist, sports injury and post-op lead
HCPC DEMO-PH80002
Sports injurySame week, 48 hours for an acute injury
Move.
Sports injury
Sprains, strains, tears and the knee that gave way on Saturday. Diagnostic ultrasound in the room, a return-to-sport date on day one and testing before you go back. Sports massage on the same corridor.
- From
- £52
- Seen
- Same week, 48 hours for an acute injury
- Treatments
- 3 in sports injury
Treat.
3 treatments in sports injury, each with a price.
Same week, 48 hours for an acute injury. Sessions, length and whether an insurer usually pays, on every row.
Sports injury assessment
Seen within 48 hours of an acute injury: diagnosis, ultrasound, a return-to-sport date on day one.
45 minutes
- Sessions
- 1, then a block
- Each
- 45 min
- Insurer
- Yes, with authorisation
£75
Book →Sports massage
45 or 60 minutes of deep soft-tissue work, from a therapist who talks to your physio.
45 or 60 minutes
- Sessions
- As you like
- Each
- 45 or 60 min
- Insurer
- Rarely; self-pay
£52
Book →Back-to-sport block
Assessment, five follow-ups and a strength plan for the athlete who wants to get this done. £320.
6 sessions over 6 to 8 weeks
- Sessions
- 6 over 6 to 8 weeks
- Each
- 45 + 5 × 30 min
- Insurer
- Per session, with authorisation
£320Saves £35 against paying per session
Book →
Point.
What sports injury sees most.
Urgency first, then the symptoms that bring people in and what we do about them. If a same-day line matches, do not wait for us.
This week
Hamstring strain
A tear in the muscle at the back of the thigh, usually sprinting or kicking. Graded one to three; grade matters for the return date.
- Sudden pain at the back of the thigh while running
- Sometimes a pop or a feeling of being kicked
- Bruising a few days later
- Pain stretching or sitting on it
Sports injury assessment within 48 hours; ultrasound to grade it. Grade one is back in two to three weeks, grade two in four to eight, with testing before you sprint.
This week
ACL injury
The main stabilising ligament in the knee, torn by a twist or landing, often with a pop and rapid swelling.
- A pop at the moment of injury
- Swelling within a few hours
- The knee giving way or feeling untrustworthy
- Unable to carry on playing
If you cannot put weight on it, urgent care for an X-ray first. Otherwise sports injury assessment within 48 hours; we refer for MRI the same day if the examination suggests a tear, and start prehab.
This week
Ankle sprain
Ligaments on the outside of the ankle overstretched by a roll. Most heal well; the ones that do not are the ones nobody rehabbed.
- Rolled the ankle, swelling on the outside
- Bruising over a day or two
- Pain walking, especially on uneven ground
- Feels unstable afterwards
If you cannot take four steps on it, urgent care for an X-ray first. Otherwise sports injury assessment this week: grade it, get the swelling down, then balance and strength so it does not become a habit.
Meet.
Marcus leads sports injury.
“You do not get cleared because it has been nine months. You get cleared because you passed the tests.”
- 210
- ACL rehabs completed
- 91%
- back to sport by 12 weeks (2025)
- 8 seasons
- in professional football
- ACL and knee
- Hamstring and calf
- Return-to-sport testing
Marcus books
- Sports injury assessment45 minutes£75
- Sports massage45 or 60 minutes£52
- Back-to-sport block6 sessions over 6 to 8 weeks£320
Every physio can assess anything and hands you on inside the team when it helps. All 10 people →
The package
Back-to-sport block
£3206 sessions
- Sports injury assessment, 45 minutes
- Five 30-minute follow-ups
- Diagnostic ultrasound where useful
- Strength plan with force-plate re-tests
- Rehab floor access for the block
Saves £35 against paying per session.
Which door
Clinic door, Wharf Lane
14 spaces on the lane side including 2 blue badge, free for patients, sign in at reception
Step-freeGetting here →
Same building
First appointments within the week, often next day. If you are not measurably better after four sessions, we say so, refer you on to the right person at no charge for the letter, and do not book a fifth.
Ask.
Questions about sports injury.
Which insurers do you work with?
Bupa, AXA Health, Vitality, Aviva, WPA and Cigna are billed directly with your authorisation number; you pay only any excess. Healix, Simplyhealth and Allianz patients pay us and claim back. Classes, sports massage, the Running MOT and desk assessments are self-pay on nearly every policy.
Injured today?
Same week, 48 hours for an acute injury.
Phone and Beth answers. Tell her where it hurts and when you can come in; she finds the physio and the slot, and checks your insurer's rules before you arrive.
01632 960800