Sports injury treatment in Lahore
Most sports injuries in Lahore are never actually treated. You rest for two weeks, the pain goes, you go back to playing, and the same ankle turns over again a month later. The pain settling is not the same as the injury healing — and the gap between those two is the entire job of rehabilitation.
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- First assessment
- Rs 2,500 Follow-up Rs 2,000
- Every session
- 40–45 min One-to-one with a doctor
- Typical course
- 5–7 sessions Packages available over 7 sessions
- Home visits
- Rs 3,000 DHA Phase 1, 2 & 3
Does this sound like you
The injuries we see most.
- Ankle sprains that keep going over on the same side
- Hamstring strains that tear again on the first hard sprint back
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow that will not settle
- Knee and shin pain after suddenly increasing your running
- Shoulder pain in cricket, badminton, tennis and swimming
- Groin and hip pain in footballers and cricketers
Why it keeps happening
- Going back too early
- The commonest reason by far. Pain is the first thing to leave and the last thing you should trust. A tissue can be comfortable weeks before it is strong enough to take a sprint or a landing.
- The first injury was never rehabilitated
- A sprained ankle that was rested but never retrained loses balance and stability that do not come back on their own. That is why the second sprain is easier than the first, and the third easier still.
- Strength that nobody measured
- Almost everyone returns to sport with the injured side weaker than the other. You cannot feel a thirty percent deficit — it has to be tested.
- A sudden jump in training load
- Doubling your running in a week, or a first match after months off. Most hamstring, shin and Achilles problems start here rather than in a tackle.
- Hard, uneven ground and no warm-up
- Concrete, broken pitches and a five-minute start with no preparation. Not glamorous, and responsible for a large share of what walks into the clinic.
You do not need to know which of these it is before you come. Finding that out is what the first assessment is for.
How we treat it
What actually happens, in order.
Work out what is torn, and how badly
Your first visit is a full 40–45 min with the doctor. We test the joint or muscle directly for strength, stability and range. If the assessment suggests a complete tear or a fracture, you are sent to an orthopaedic surgeon first rather than started on a course of treatment.
Settle it down
Hands-on treatment from a certified manual therapist, with therapeutic ultrasound, TENS, EMS, IFT, laser and heat to bring down pain and swelling. This stage is short. It is the beginning of rehabilitation, not the whole of it.
Rebuild the strength that was lost
Progressive strengthening with thera-bands and body weight, on the injured side until it matches the other one. This is the stage nearly everyone skips, and skipping it is why the same injury keeps coming back.
Get you back to playing
Sprinting, changing direction, jumping and landing, built back up in stages. You go back when the tests say the side is ready, not when a number of weeks has passed.
See a doctor first if any of these apply.
Physiotherapy is not the right first step for every problem. Call us and we will say so honestly, or go straight to a doctor if:
- You heard or felt a pop and could not carry on playing
- The joint gave way completely, or the limb looks out of shape
- You cannot put weight on it, or cannot move the joint at all
- It swelled up hard within an hour of the injury
Who will treat you
Both doctors treat this.
Whichever time suits you, you see a Doctor of Physical Therapy who handles this condition every week — not an assistant.
Dr. Maryam Tanveer
DPT, MPhil · Certified Manual Therapist
Dr. Mehwish Warraich
DPT · Certified Manual Therapist and Chiropractor
Questions
Before you book.
How soon after an injury should I come in?
Within the first few days is ideal. There is plenty that can be done early, and starting early usually shortens the whole thing. The one exception is the red flags above, which need a doctor first.
I have already rested it for a month and it still hurts. Why?
Because rest treats pain, not weakness. A month off lets the tissue calm down and lets the muscle around it get weaker at the same time, so the pain returns as soon as you load it again. Strength has to be rebuilt deliberately.
Do I need an MRI first?
No, and you do not need a referral either. Most sports injuries are diagnosed by examination. If the assessment suggests something a scan would change, we will tell you to get one.
How long until I can play again?
It depends on the tissue and the grade, and nobody can give you a date on the phone. What we can tell you is that the decision is made on tests — strength and stability compared side to side — rather than on a number of weeks.
Ice or heat?
Ice in the first day or two for a fresh injury with swelling. Heat afterwards for stiffness and muscle tightness. Neither of them treats the injury, so neither is a substitute for coming in.
Do you treat gym injuries too, not just sport?
Yes. Shoulders from pressing, lower backs from deadlifting and knees from squatting are among the most common things we see, and they are treated the same way as any other sports injury.
How many sessions will it take?
The clinic's usual course is 5–7 sessions, and a straightforward strain often fits inside that. A serious injury with a full return to sport at the end of it takes longer, and packages are available beyond 7 sessions.
Book
Leave your number and we will call you.
Or call 0327 4349159 directly — we are open Mon–Sat 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Friday from 3:00 PM.
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