Sports Physiotherapy

Sports physiotherapist assessing a running athlete's leg strength at Base Movements Adelaide CBD

If you play sport, train seriously, or just want to get back to moving without holding back, sports physio here isn't just about treating the injury in front of us. It's about understanding your training load, your goals, and what "better" actually looks like for your body and your sport. 

Our team brings genuine sport-specific experience to every session. Emma Gericke is an APA titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist with over 10 years working with elite sports teams and in private practice, specialising in sports injury management, post-operative rehabilitation, and performance-focused care. Max Duncan has spent time working with high level athletes, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games competitors, high level football and cricketers, and has a particular interest in complex cases and runners. Between us, we're also the physiotherapy team for Westminster Old Scholars Football Club, so we understand what it takes to manage injuries across a full club, a full season, and a full team, not just a single appointment. 

Sports physiotherapy at Base Movements combines thorough movement and clinical assessment with hands-on treatment, tailored exercise programs and, where it's useful, objective data from our force plate technology to track your progress and guide return-to-sport decisions. We work with athletes and weekend warriors alike, across all levels and all sports: footballers, runners, gym-goers, golfers, and everyone in between. 

Whether you're managing an acute injury, working through a long-standing niggle that keeps flaring up under load, or planning your return to sport after surgery or a lay-off, we'll build a plan around your actual training and competition demands, not a generic template.

What we help with: 

  • Acute and overuse sporting injuries 

  • Return-to-sport and return-to-play planning 

  • Pre-season screening and injury prevention 

  • Post-operative sports rehabilitation 

  • Load management for athletes training through a niggle 

Book an appointment with Max or Emma situated right upstairs at BUILT. Strength & Conditioning, 51 Gilbert Street, Adelaide CBD.

Do you have pain or want to move or perform better? Get in touch with us today to book an appointment.