THE GYMTHERAPY
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GymTherapy provides comprehensive high performance, longevity and rehabilitation care, whatever your goal. We use technology and equipment from the world of elite sport to provide data-driven insights into your health, performance and rehabilitation to ensure no detail is left to chance.  

We use our GymTherapy OS to deliver indvidualised high-performance health protocols that measure and gain data on the key metrics important for your health and performance. Our approach is to test the key qualities important for performance through our Health & Performance Pillars:

1. Strength & Force Expression

2. Mobility & Movement Control

3. Muscular Endurance

4. Anaerobic & Speed Capacity

5. Cardiovascular Aerobic Capacity

Stephen Valassakis

Rehabiliation Physiotherapist

With my background in elite professional sports, I have always been passionate about optimising health, performance, injury rehabilitation, and how the body functions during various activities and sports. In the treatment of elite athletes, various techniques and strategies are used to ensure the athlete maintains their fitness and function, whilst still rehabilitating the injury.

Stephen's passion and ethos is to provide high-performance care to all clients. To enhance health, improve function, and help them achieve their health and performance goals.

  • Therapist as part of medical team at Burnley Football Club (English Premier League)
  • Head Physiotherapist for the Australian Indigenous Roos & Koalas
  • Head Physiotherapist for Tranmere Rovers Football Club (English Football League)
  • Consultant Physiotherapist at Oldham Athletic Football Club (National League)
  • Private performance & medical consultancy to professional/semi-professional athletes
  • Professional and semi-professional Rugby in the United Kingdom & Australia
  • A variety of clinical private practice settings in the United Kingdom & Australia
  • Consultancy roles for various sports teams and schools in performance and physiotherapy oversight
  • Educational roles providing practical training for students/new graduates in sports rehabilitation, performance & therapy

While Stephen is experienced in treating and managing all areas of musculoskeletal and sports injuries, he has a particular interest and expertise in:

  • Sports injury rehabilitation - such as hamstring strains & various other muscle/tendon injuries
  • Health & performance data interpretation & contextualising results
  • Complex hip and groin pain
  • Orthopaedic rehabilitation - particular interest in ACL reconstruction, tendon repairs, and joint arthroscopy/debridement
  • Running-related injuries - such as Runner's knee, Achilles, & gluteal tendinopathy
  • Injury prevention and mitigation through specialised programs for various sports
  • Shoulder dislocation/subluxation rehabilitation for the overhead athlete
  • Lower back pain - particular interest in nerve and disc-related pathologies

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