Elite Physiotherapy

Elite Physiotherapy Elite Physiotherapy employs Chartered Physiotherapists who have undergone a minimum of three years full time training at degree level at university.

Specialised Physio Clinic | Est.2010
Cookstown & Maghera
🏐Sports Injury
🏋️Post Op Rehab
🦴Back & Joint Pain
🧘‍♂️ Matwork & Reformer Pilates
🔎 MSK Ultrasound Scans
💉 Joint Injections The Elite Physiotherapy team are all members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and the Health Professionals Council (HPC). Elite Physiotherapy aim to restore normal movement allowing the affected tissues to repair in a balanced and appropriate way.

29/04/2026

Most physio clinics assess you by hand and by eye. 👐👀

So do we — a thorough physio assessment is still the foundation of everything we do.

But we go one step further.

We use in-clinic Point of Care Ultrasound scanning as part of our assessment. In real time. While you’re moving, loading, and telling us exactly where it hurts. 🎯

For you, that means fewer unknowns. Less guessing.

A clearer answer to the question you actually came in with: what’s wrong, how long will it take, and what do I do about it?

Ultrasound is one piece of the puzzle 🧩, not the whole picture.

Sometimes a scan comes back normal. Sometimes, depending on the tissue involved, an MRI or X-ray is the more appropriate next step.

The skill is in knowing which clinical question you’re trying to answer and choosing the right tool to answer it.

That’s how imaging should work: used alongside a proper assessment, to guide treatment, shape rehab, and inform onward referral when it’s needed.

Fewer appointments chasing the same answer.
Less time in pain wondering what’s going on.
A clear path forward backed by what we can actually see. 💪

📍 Cookstown · Maghera

The player who tore their hamstring last season. Came back, got through a few games, but now pulls up in the same spot e...
28/04/2026

The player who tore their hamstring last season.

Came back, got through a few games, but now pulls up in the same spot every couple of weeks.
Never feels 100%.

Maybe they’ve lost a yard of pace too — can’t drive through on a sprint the way they used to.

Look at the picture above.

Same test, both legs. Top leg firing, muscle bulk obvious.
Bottom leg — flatter. Less muscle mass. Less output.

That’s what’s left behind after a hamstring injury. And it doesn’t come back on its own.

The leg can feel fine walking, jogging, even doing Nordics.

Most return-to-play protocols never pick it up.
The player gets cleared. They go again.
The deficit is still there.

🔹 Tested side-to-side under resisted load
🔹 Loaded eccentrically at long length
🔹 Exposed to sprint-specific force at speed

That’s how the gap closes. That’s how the pace comes back.

📍 Cookstown · Maghera

24/04/2026

Two players we see almost every week…

👉 The player who pulled their quad kicking the ball. Came back, felt fine for a couple of weeks but it went again on a long kick. Now they’re nervous every time they try to drive through it.

&

👉 The player with hip pain. No single injury — just a gradual loss of power off that leg. Kicks don’t carry. Shots off that side feel flat.

Different presentations. Same gap in the rehab.

The rec fem crosses the hip and the knee.
Kicking a ball loads it at full stretch - hip extending, knee flexing, force going through it at length.

That’s the position it fails in. And it’s the position almost no one trains.

The exercise above puts the tissue exactly there.

🔹 Hip held in extension on the bench.
🔹 Knee bent over the ball.
🔹 Load going through rec fem at the length it has to tolerate on the pitch.

It’s why the quad keeps going back. It’s why the hip pain doesn’t shift with general strength work.

The tissue hasn’t been prepared for what the game asks of it.

💬 If that sounds like you — drop us a message or book via the link in bio.

📍 Cookstown · Maghera

📣 Don't Forget - New Class Alert — Maghera!We've added a brand new Monday morning Matwork Pilates class to our Maghera t...
15/04/2026

📣 Don't Forget - New Class Alert — Maghera!

We've added a brand new Monday morning Matwork Pilates class to our Maghera timetable and we'd love to see you there!

📅 Starting Monday 20th April
⏰ 9:30am
💰 4-week block — £40 | Drop-in also available

Are you living with aches, stiffness, or niggling pain that just won't shift? Or maybe you've been meaning to do something for your core strength or posture but haven't found the right class yet? This could be exactly what you've been looking for.

Our classes are run by Erin, one of our senior physiotherapists and a highly experienced Pilates instructor — meaning every exercise is adapted to suit your individual needs. Suitable for all levels, and all equipment is provided.

Spaces are limited — book your spot below! 👇

https://bookwhen.com/elitephysiocookstown/e/ev-seifg-20260420093000

Feel free to share with anyone you think might benefit! 😊

Struggle to get moving in the mornings? This is for you. 🌅We’ve added a new Monday 9:30am Matwork class in Maghera off t...
14/04/2026

Struggle to get moving in the mornings? This is for you. 🌅

We’ve added a new Monday 9:30am Matwork class in Maghera off the back of our Thursday class being fully booked with a waitlist 👀

This isn’t just another Pilates class.

This is for you if:

• You wake up stiff and it takes a while to get going 🤕
• You know you should be doing something for your body but don’t know where to start
• You’ve tried classes before and felt a bit lost / left behind
• You want to feel stronger, more in control, and actually notice a difference week to week 💪

Every session is physio-led, so you’re guided, corrected and progressed properly - not just left to follow along 🧠

And the difference that makes?
👉 You move better
👉 You feel better
👉 You stick with it

We’ve kept this one to a short 4-week introductory block starting Monday 20th April - perfect if you want to try it without committing long-term ⏳

If you’ve been sitting on the fence, this is your sign ✨

📍Maghera
⏰Mondays 9:30am
Booking link below 🔗

https://bookwhen.com/elitephysiocookstown

New block of Matwork & Reformer classes start tomorrow ☺️If your body’s been feeling a bit stiff, tight or just not movi...
12/04/2026

New block of Matwork & Reformer classes start tomorrow ☺️

If your body’s been feeling a bit stiff, tight or just not moving the way it should lately, this is a really good place to start!

Our physio-led Pilates classes are all about helping you:
• move more freely
• build strength where you actually need it
• ease those ongoing aches & pains
• feel more comfortable in your body day to day

It’s not generic Pilates - you’re guided by physios who can adjust things to suit you, especially if you’re dealing with an injury or something that keeps flaring up.

Whether you’re:
Coming back from injury
Managing a ni**le that won’t go away
Or just wanting to feel a bit stronger and less stiff

you’ll get a lot out of these classes 🙌

We have a handful of spaces left in this block and we’ve drop-in options if a full block doesn’t suit right now

Link to book 🔗⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/elitephysiocookstown

11/04/2026

Return to running after injury 🏃‍♂️

Earned not rushed 🧱

Dribbles. Pogos.

Testing and developing:

✔ Force absorption
✔ Ankle stiffness
✔ Ground contact control

If it’s not there - we don’t progress our patients.

Structured rehab. Clear progressions.
Return to sport done properly. 📈

11/04/2026

We know evening classes don’t suit everyone…

They can be busy times — you’re rushing in from work, already tired, and just trying to fit it in ⏳

Our Monday & Friday 10:30am matwork sessions in Cookstown are a great alternative 🤝

A better time to move, focus, and actually get the benefit from it.

Helping you move more freely, reduce aches and pains — and build the strength to stay active without things flaring up 💪

If your back stiffens after sitting, or you’re trying to stay consistent week to week — this tends to work really well.

We’ve also added a new 9:30am matwork class in our Maghera clinic due to popular demand ✨
(This class starts 20th April — all other classes start week beginning 13th April)

A few spaces remaining — link to book 🔗⬇️

https://bookwhen.com/elitephysiocookstown

24/03/2026

Not every hamstring or soft tissue injury needs a scan.

And if you’re a young physio — this matters.

It’s easy to lean on imaging. It feels objective. It feels definitive.
But it doesn’t replace what should come first:

– A detailed subjective history
– A thorough objective assessment
– Clear clinical reasoning

Because most of what you need to know is already there — if you know how to look for it.

Scans don’t make decisions.
Physios do.

Imaging has a role — but it should support your diagnosis, not drive it.
It helps confirm what you’re already thinking. It can help guide prognosis. It can add clarity where needed.

But without strong clinical skills behind it, it’s just information without direction.

We see it all the time — over-reliance on scans, under-confidence in assessment.

Build your fundamentals.
Back your reasoning.
Use imaging when it adds value, not as a default.

That’s what builds real clinical judgement 🤝

Uni gives you the foundations — but there’s a lot it doesnt prep you for 🦴 On Saturday we hosted our Making Sense of MSK...
23/03/2026

Uni gives you the foundations — but there’s a lot it doesnt prep you for 🦴

On Saturday we hosted our Making Sense of MSK workshop & spent the day with a great group of new grad and junior physios digging into MSK assessment, making sense of findings and having an honest chat about the realities of private practice. Loved every minute of it!

Rehab shouldn’t be guesswork.It should be structured. Measured. And built around what your sport actually demands.For ye...
18/03/2026

Rehab shouldn’t be guesswork.

It should be structured. Measured. And built around what your sport actually demands.

For years now, we’ve been running on-pitch and clinic-based rehab with GAA athletes — refining how we take someone from early stage → back to full performance.

These workshops are an extension of that.

Not generic classes.
Not random exercises.

But targeted sessions built around the key qualities we know matter in field sport athletes:

– Trunk control & the spinal engine
– Lateral hip strength for cutting & change of direction
– Posterior knee capacity
– Foot & ankle control for force absorption
– Running mechanics & return-to-play progressions

Everything is coached by experienced clinicians, with clear progressions and standards at each stage — so you’re not just “doing rehab”… you’re actually moving forward.

If you’re a GAA player, you’ll recognise how specific this is to what you do on the pitch.

Tomorrow night’s workshop is focused on running mechanics — ideal if you’re building back after injury or not quite trusting your stride yet.

We’ve had a couple of spaces open up.

If you want more info, send us a message or contact the clinic 🤝

18/03/2026

Most physios don’t struggle because they don’t care.

They struggle because they’re not being challenged enough.

Early in your career, you need more than just time on the job.
You need someone to watch your assessments.

To question your reasoning.
To look at your notes.
To ask why — not just what.

It’s not always comfortable.
But it’s where the real growth happens.

At Elite Physio, this is a normal part of how we work.

We don’t leave development to chance.
We coach.
We reflect.
We challenge.
We expect more — because we know what our team are capable of.

If you’re a student, new grad, or a physio who feels stuck…
maybe it’s not you — maybe it’s your environment.



We’re running our MSK Workshop Day this Saturday — designed exactly for this stage of your journey.

And we’re currently recruiting for a physiotherapist to join our team (applications close next Friday).

If you’re ready to be pushed, supported, and developed — this is your kind of place.

DM us or check the link in bio for more info.

Address

Cookstown

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+442886440995

Website

https://linktr.ee/ElitePhysiotherapy

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