DC Injury Clinic

DC Injury Clinic No-nonsense injury assessment, treatment and rehabilitation in Wroughton, Swindon

DC Injury Clinic is an Injury & Rehabilitation Clinic in Swindon, offering treatment of all manner of injuries - from soft tissue manipulation to joint mobilisations. On this page I will look to share the most recent evidence (often without opinion!) in injury treatment; post links to interesting blogs and articles; question some dubious practices; and also keep you up to date with appointment availability.

How much money are you spending on training you can’t actually do?Or can’t fully enjoy when you do? 🫣Gym membership.Runn...
03/09/2026

How much money are you spending on training you can’t actually do?

Or can’t fully enjoy when you do? 🫣

Gym membership.
Running club.
Online coach/PT.
New gear.
ReCoVeRy gadgets.
Treatments.
That influencers Program.

And there’s nothing wrong with any of that (well, most of it 👀)

But it has to be frustrating being constantly injured, surely?!

You can’t use the gym properly.
You’re missing runs.
Your coach is having to program around the same pain again and again.
And you’re spending money trying to manage the problem rather than actually address it.

Treatment might make you feel better. A bit, for a bit.

New gear is great! For the endorphins.

A fancy recovery gadget always looks cool. On Instagram.

But none of them are a substitute for a bespoke plan, progressive rehab and accountability.

And how much money do you actually want to keep throwing at it?

And this is where Rehab Programming makes sense, for you recovery and your wallet.

You get a programme built around *your* injury, *your* training and *your* goals, by soMEone with over 15 years experience, and with soMEone keeping you accountable and progressing things when you’re ready.

And you get an end point.

I’m not trying to dig you out, but sometimes, the thing standing between you and consistent training isn’t another piece of kit.

It’s you and the choices you consistently make.

Online Rehab Programming works for people who want to get back to doing what they enjoy - and then, to stay there.

Yes, you 😜

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Why (fully) Reading Research Really *Does* Matter … for your wallet! (Or, ‘Why Choosing a Therapist Who Does Matters’)I ...
30/08/2026

Why (fully) Reading Research Really *Does* Matter … for your wallet!

(Or, ‘Why Choosing a Therapist Who Does Matters’)

I often talk about the importance of 'loading' the body when it comes to injury recovery, and this is particularly important with tendons.

“If nothing changes, nothing changes”!

Passive treatments often aid recovery, but active recovery is where the magic happens.

Or is it?

This research on Achilles tendinopathies did the rounds; it suggests that pressure massage may be superior to eccentric loading. This appears to support massage for Achilles pain over loading - no way!

However - as is often the way - the devil is in the detail...

60 patients were split into 3 groups - eccentric exercise (loading); pressure massage; and then the two approaches combined.

Improvement was seen in all groups, with the pressure massage group improving more than eccentric exercise after 4 weeks.

Again, no way!

But wait...

The massage group were seen a total of 18 (EIGHTEEN!) times and received intensive treatment. In contrast, the eccentric exercise (Loading) group had just 1 (ONE!) session alongside an instructional video.

After 12 and 24 weeks, there was NO DIFFERENCE IN PAIN levels between the 3 approaches.

This could be very useful for those last minute Achilles niggles a month out from event day.

However, the best recovery is often slow and consistent, and long term you should always be leaving your appointment with a list of to-dos - which will include some form of loading.

Your Achilles, and your wallet, will thank you for it 👍

📄Using Pressure Massage for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Novel Treatment Versus an Eccentric Exercise Protocol, Stefansson et al., 2019

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I’m sorry 😔 We can but try, and my approach isn’t for everyone. Less contact time, more accountability to the rehab that...
20/08/2026

I’m sorry 😔

We can but try, and my approach isn’t for everyone.

Less contact time, more accountability to the rehab that actually works.

It’s not for everyone and that’s ok 👍🏼

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11/08/2026

Fear of pathology can be the driving force in pain - sometimes even more than the pathology itself.

Do you not do gardening because you have a “slipped” disc, or have you *become* a “slipped” disc?

Do you not run because you have an arthritic knee? Or *are you* an arthritic knee?

And have you made this call yourself or have you been sold this idea?

Fear and apprehension can become self-limiting - where actually most conditions improve by some form of movement.

And whilst this is a very human response, our job is to help guide you through this, not worsen it through nocebic, income protecting language.

Until we are not needed 😃

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⛔ This is not medical advice, and is for educational purposes only. Any exercises are carried out at your own risk.

Oooh, look at me jumping on a trend. Pathetic 🤣Anyway I don't mean to offend, but ...🤕 In pain and want that to change? ...
06/08/2026

Oooh, look at me jumping on a trend. Pathetic 🤣

Anyway I don't mean to offend, but ...

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There are reasons that rehab fails.I understand that pain and rehab is only one part of your life. And so whilst I will ...
04/08/2026

There are reasons that rehab fails.

I understand that pain and rehab is only one part of your life.

And so whilst I will often be heard saying rest is not best ("if nothing changes, nothing changes"), I firmly believe that there is such thing as too much rehab. Giving people 45 minutes of rehab to do, in a gym, every day, is not a realistic aim, and is actually the failing of the therapist not the person in pain.

I also believe that sending people home with stick men drawings, or expecting them to remember everything is not acceptable.

And I *also* believe that throwing the proverbial kitchen sink at people because of a lack of diagnostic understanding can only end one way!

To that end, I can guide you every step of the way.

I am trained in both Sports Therapy AND Strength & Conditioning, enabling a smooth transition from the version of you today - in pain - back to the version of you pre-injury, doing as you please when you please, whether that is out on the roads running, in the gym or walking the dog.

I can offer a specific, and bespoke approach for you, delivered to you weekly, 4-weekly, or as long as it takes - straight to your phone.

All of the programming and sets, reps etc, with videos, in your pocket wherever you go.

And throughout I will be at hand to offer support ... and an ear to moan at 😂

Time to consider getting off the physio/massage/chiropractic couch, and taking back control?

📄 Barriers to treatment adherence in physiotherapy outpatient clinics: A systematic review, Jack et al., 2010

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03/08/2026

DC Injury Clinic Poetry book coming soon 👌🏼

On a serious note, I’m seeing more and more low/no-evidence practices being sold, and more and more professionals straying way outside their professional lanes and, I’ll be honest, I find it hard 😔

I wholeheartedly believe that if you enter any health-based industry, you have an ethical responsibility to stick to evidence informed practices, not just popular ones.

Popularity isn’t the same as evidence.

The number of followers is not a sign of the quality.

Your mates giving it a dabble isn’t research.

The plural of anecdotes is not “evidence”.

Low Threshold Personality types tend to follow the crowd; get caught up in trends, or accepted norms; and they tend to allow these things to dictate their opinions, irrespective of fact, or evidence.

High Threshold Personality types tend to question more, and have less concern for popularity, being happy to go their own way, despite the social cost.

Which one are you?

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Not everything is growing pains, but growing can hurt: Understanding a Developing Musculoskeletal System.I always feel v...
31/07/2026

Not everything is growing pains, but growing can hurt: Understanding a Developing Musculoskeletal System.

I always feel very privileged when parents bring their prized possessions – their children – into clinic.

It is very natural to worry that pain during adolescence means something serious but, fortunately, that’s rarely the case.

Between childhood and adulthood, the musculoskeletal system undergoes one of the most rapid periods of change seen across the lifespan.

Bones lengthen, growth plates appear and fuse, hormones influence strength and body composition, and movement patterns evolve alongside physical and psychological development.

Yet despite these changes, many clinicians still base their assessment and rehabilitation strategies on adult models of injury and recovery.

I saw a youngster this week who had been led to believe that they had one leg longer than the other, and a pelvis that needed realigning.

Even though they had no pain.

And this is wrong.

Growing bodies play by different rules.

(Full blog link in comments)

28/07/2026

“Its not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change” Charles Darwin

Here’s a little secret; everyone gets injured.

Everyone.

That person on the start line every weekend? They get injuries.

Your gym instructor that is 11 out of 10 on the energy dial all the time? They get injured.

Your sports therapist/physiotherapist? They suffer the same as you.

With the best will and practices in the world, injuries, aches and pains are one of life’s inevitabilities.

How we deal with injuries, however, is in many ways unique to the individual, with their own aims, goals and commitment levels.

But pain & rehabilitation needn't be your enemy; this is not wasted time, and nor is it time where your best bet is doing nothing.

Rehabilitation is often about exposing your body - and nervous system - to movements and activities that have been perceived as (but are not always actual) threat.

See, those exercises and movements prescribed aren’t always just about stretching, or strengthening.

Rehabilitation is a road that is rarely linear; we start with what you can do today – post injury – and we end with what you could do before your injury.

It can be slow, it can be arduous, and there will almost definitely be setbacks.

This is completely normal.

But if you don't know exactly what you are rehabbing ... it of course will take longer than it maybe needs to.

Struggling with anything?

Drop me a message and let's speed things up.

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Address

Washbourne House Therapy Centre
Wroughton
SN49JU

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 10pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 10pm
Friday 9:30am - 10pm

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+447810483005

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