MCR Injury clinic

MCR Injury clinic #1 MSK Injury clinic in Manchester

Injury Treatment | Rehabilitation | Physiotherapy | Performance

09/09/2026

Behind the scenes of building an ACL return to sport for a female football player.

ACL return to sport is a programming problem, not just a rehab problem.

Strength. Power. Plyometrics. Running exposure. Deceleration. Change of direction. Conditioning.

There’s too much to train well and recover from in a single 7-day cycle.

So for this footballer, it’s better building an A/B week structure across 14 days. Different priorities, different exposures, enough recovery while still training hard.

The goal isn’t just a strong knee.

It’s a knee that’s ready for football.

🚨 HUGE NEWS!!🚨 We have three huge announcements at the clinic which we will share with you all soon.Number one is this h...
04/09/2026

🚨 HUGE NEWS!!🚨

We have three huge announcements at the clinic which we will share with you all soon.

Number one is this huge upgrade to our clinical staff!

From Tuesday 8th September, Magdalena will be joining the team at MCR Injury Clinic.

She’s coming to us from a highly respected clinic where she’s worked with some genuinely high-level patients, and honestly, getting her on board is a huge upgrade to our clinic team.

The kind of experience she’s bringing in is not something you get every day, and we could not be more excited about what it means for the clinic and for the level of care we can offer.

18/08/2026

Told to give up football. 3 months post meniscus surgery.

4 months post grade 2 rec fem tear, both never properly rehabbed.

Semi pro footballer, previous physio unsure where to start, NHS said hang up the boots.

We started with a full capacity test to see exactly where he stood.

4 weeks later, here’s the difference.

Calf raises: 31 up to 40
Sit to stand: 3 up to 10
Bridges: 10 up to 25
Single leg hold: 20 seconds up to 40 seconds

Strength testing on our force plates told the same story.

Knee extension asymmetry down from 11.6% to 8.5%.
Hip flexion asymmetry down from 29.5% to 2.7%.

Numbers don’t lie, and neither does hard work.

Nowhere near done yet, but this is what rebuilding a career looks like one test at a time.

30/07/2026

Quick tip on reintroducing early plyometric exercises into your workouts.

Particularly useful if you have never done this type of movement. Or you have had a drop in expose to this type of moment due to injury or time of training.

Give these a go and see what you think

28/07/2026

Most patients plateau on calf raises because they keep adding reps and weight and not changing the stimulus.

Here’s a simple fix: elevate the forefoot on a wedge before you raise. And bend the knee.

This increases ankle dorsiflexion range, placing more stretch load on the soleus and deep calf muscles.

The muscles a flat-floor calf raise barely touches…

Same exercise. Completely different demand.

Small variation, drives big adaptation.

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Healing takes time. Loading it correctly changes everything.Every structure has a different recovery timeline,but the ri...
15/07/2026

Healing takes time. Loading it correctly changes everything.

Every structure has a different recovery timeline,but the right rehabilitation can help you recover stronger, reduce the risk of recurrence, and get back to high output training with confidence.

Don’t just wait for pain to settle. Rebuild properly.

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📩 DM us or book online to start your recovery.

Objective testing within your rehabHave you ever had an injury assessment where the therapist treated your capacity and ...
15/05/2026

Objective testing within your rehab

Have you ever had an injury assessment where the therapist treated your capacity and strength?

Using objective performance testing through VALD technology, we can measure:

• Force output
• Limb asymmetries
• Rate of force development
• Capacity under load
• Return-to-run readiness
• Return-to-performance markers

Every rehab plan is then built around YOUR data, YOUR goals and YOUR sport.

No guessing.
No generic rehab.

Just evidence-based rehab, progressive loading and objective testing until you’re back performing at the level you actually want to be at.

Struggling with a long term injury - DM to start your rehab journey

Most physio starts with where it hurts.We start with something different: What do you want to get back to?That one quest...
13/05/2026

Most physio starts with where it hurts.

We start with something different: What do you want to get back to?

That one question changes everything about how your plan is built. Because pain is not the problem. Pain is the signal. The real problem is what it's stopping you from doing.

The race you're training for, the sport you love, the training session you haven't been able to get through in months.

At MCR we don't treat the symptom and send you on your way.

We build a complete picture of what's actually driving the problem using objective testing and data.

That data tells us exactly what needs to change. And from there we build a structured plan with one destination in mind. Building a body resilient enough to handle your lifestyle and demands.

Every session has a purpose. Every exercise has a reason. You'll always know where you are in the process and what comes next.

We don't discharge you when the pain settles. We discharge you when the data and assessments tell us your body is strong enough that this won't come back.

This is the difference between a one off appointment and a complete rehab journey.

Most people have had the first. Very few have experienced the second.

That's what we do at MCR.

Link in bio to book your initial assessment.

Alan Davey | PhysiotherapistYou may have see him around clinic already and witnessed that Irish charm but let’s formally...
29/04/2026

Alan Davey | Physiotherapist

You may have see him around clinic already and witnessed that Irish charm but let’s formally introduce our newest member of the team at MCR.

Alan has spent his early career working at the highest level Premier League footballers, professional boxing, and international sport athletes — bringing that same elite approach to every patients at the clinic.

Hip pain.
Knee injuries.
Shoulder problems.
Post-op rehab.

Alan is available Mondays at MCR Injury Clinic, Worsley.

Health plan or cash plan?

Alan is registered to accept major health and cash plans — your benefits can be used here.

Book directly via the link in bio.

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