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AJT Sports Therapy and Pilates Clinic

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AJT Sports Therapy and Pilates Clinic

Proactive healthcare clinic. Pain and injury management. Specialist in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal complaints & injuries. APPI Pilates instructor.

Clinic in the Whitby Club, supporting patients with both sporting and non-sporting injuries, joint conditions, muscular aches and pains. APPI Modified Pilates. Exercise Prescription. Advanced Sports Kinesiology, Running Assessments and Gait Re-education, Massage, Functional Movement correction. Orthopaedic Dry Needling

08/12/2025

Clinic offers Orthopaedic Dry Needling as an effective treatment modality for some patients and in clinic I may offer this inconjunction with exercise prescription, but what is it?

Dry Needling was developed in the 1970s and is an intervention that uses a solid thin filiform needle to pe*****te skin and stimulate muscular and connective tissues for the management of pain and movement impairments – targeting trigger points, commonly referred to as “knots” in muscular tissue. It is scientifically proven form of treatment based on modern anatomy & physiology principles. It is proven to deactivate myofascial trigger points reducing chronic pain, tenderness and allows the muscle to feel freer and not as tight. Dry needling differs from acupuncture and the biggest difference between the two practices is philosophical. Acupuncture is based around holistic Chinese medicine concepts while dry needling is rooted in Western medicine. Dry needling is based around the manipulation of trigger points and knotted muscle fibres. Acupuncture, on the other hand, is based around “meridians”.

Dry needling is an effective treatment for managing muscle pain, headaches, back pain, tendonitis, muscle spasms, sciatica, fibromyalgia and overuse injuries. It’s also a great way to help deal with mobility issues and sports-related injuries.

How does it work?

The insertion of the needle creates a local twitch response which has a biomechanical characteristic to it, creating a reaction in the body and is the first step in breaking the pain cycle. Research shows the outcome will include reduced muscle contraction, reductions in chemical irritation, improvement in flexibility and decreased pain. The body considers the needle as a foreign invader and will activate the immune system as a response and an inflammatory reaction that your body will respond, to not just locally but all over the body to reduce inflammation.

Homeostatic points are targets with the needles all over the body, these points encourage healing. The brain releases endorphins and they travel to the point where the needle is inserted which starts the healing
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07/12/2025

Pilates Christmas Party No2! Cocktail Making session with the mental 7pm crew! What could honestly have gone wrong 🫣🤣

These ladies never fail to make me laugh to the stage of me losing my breath - they’re hardcore drinkers and Power Pilates lovers!

They’re my counsellors and my “I’ll bring the spade” girls. My life is all the richer with them! We had a few that couldn’t come and you ladies (and Jase!) were sadly missed….which means round 2 is required….when my liver has regenerated 🤣

05/12/2025

Pilates Christmas Party No1 and my heart is so full!

This group of women enrich my life, more than they’ll ever know, they are truly amazing.

were an amazing host for our Christmas Do, the “bring your own booze”pottery painting was genius!

Chester was gorgeous…..and I will be seeing it all again for Pilates Christmas Do No2 tomorrow!
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24/11/2025

Come and benefit from this course of massages saving you £20 in 2026!

Normal clinic prices are unfortunately rising marginally in 2026 having maintained prices for 8 years. Rent increases and equipment increases have forced my hand sadly. However, I’m pleased to offer this for 40 minute regular massage appointments!!

21/11/2025

Proud to have worn a shirt with a different logo on this evening, helping Pete with his 24 hour exercise challenge for charity!

Pete started his challenge at 4:30am today and how is keeping going is beyond me, he is absolutely phenomenal. My 2 hour stint started at 7.30pm and we had a bash at Power Pilates followed by working with the ova ball with some balance moves. It was an amazing evening filled with friendship, hard work and fun…..oh and food, loads of food.

I am absolutely thrilled to be part of this gym community. Every year there is a charity challenge and this year it’s for “Port in the Storm”. Let’s help Pete smash his target, every penny counts!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/pete-howell-poddy?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
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20/11/2025

It would be great to support Pete PrimeHealth Howell journey in raising funds for our local charity “Port in the Storm”. He’s doing 24 hours of exercise - each hour doing something different. I am delivering 2 hours of pilates, 7.30pm Power Pilates and 8.30pm mat Pilates, suitable for all. Come down and show your support or donate a few pounds if you can!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/pete-howell-poddy?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=CL

17/11/2025

Ever had an elbow dislocation?

I commonly dealt with these on the rugby pitch and effective rehab can be a challenge depending on patient compliance - they’re so painful that patients can struggle and they’re usually worried about re-dislocation if they move too much.

💪The elbow is a hinge joint made up of 3 bones – humerus, radius and ulna, with those bones held together by ligaments to provide stability to the joint and when a dislocation occurs when the bones that make up the joint are forced out of alignment.

💥When the elbow is dislocated you may have severe pain, swelling, and lack of ability to bend your arm - some patients cannot feel their hand, or may have no pulse in the wrist because arteries and nerves run along the elbow may be injured - so they’re a pretty serious injury to have assessed straight away at A&E to be assessed by an orthopaedic specialist, it’s certainly not advisable to just “have a go” at putting it back in!

💪In straight forward cases the doctor may put your dislocated elbow back in place by pulling down your wrist and levering your elbow, but pain relief is commonly prescribed for this as it can be very painful!!

💥I have just discharged a patient now with the most severe case I have ever worked with. No amount of manipulation was working by his hospital, so surgical intervention was required - it was quite a nasty case and he’d been in a splint for 10 weeks before coming to me. Muscle atrophy was significant, his range of motion was a real challenge and 10 weeks on his pain was still a big deal.

⭐️Roll forwards another 10 weeks and he is back in work! With a manual job making his rehab work specific was vital. We adapted exercises so they replicated role function and made them a challenge! He followed the plan, did his exercises, we mobilised, massaged, taped and worked hard together - High praise indeed from the consultant on his progress! It’s so lovely to get direct consultant feedback but what was even more satisfying was getting his message of thanks that he’d passed his medical and he was thrilled to be back at work! Job done!

15/11/2025

This amazing group of women are running the Wirral Ultra today! We did Chester Marathon here as a “training run” for this and they are so ready and will totally nail it! This is my most favourite race of all time, 37 miles of hell where your big girl pants are really being pulled up. I can’t run it and FOMO is seriously raging, but I’ll be there as their biggest cheerleader en route. Go girls - you are the best! I love you more than Costa…..I know right?!!

13/11/2025

When you get gorgeous flowers from a super special Pilates friend and also a Costa gift voucher from another wonderful friend it makes you feel so so loved. Thank you Lucy and Yvonne, I am blessed 💕

01/11/2025

This week was alot of pulsing, lots of poorly counted “hundreds” and the groan of burning….it was such a lovely week of Pilates! Not sure who has the rights to this photo but it’s fab!
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22/10/2025

When is a groin strain not a simple groin strain?

Groin pain can be a challenge to resolve when you don’t understand the source, but when do you get it checked out to identify how to start recovery?

Generally, if your groin pain is severe/worsening, or has been long standing and not responding to rest, maybe it’s causing radiating pain down your leg or causing power loss, or perhaps you’re unable to load through the leg - those a pretty good indicators of when to get it checked out.

Getting a working diagnosis and a treatment plan is crucial.

So what can cause groin pain?

Pain in the groin can come from some many factors and can be diagnosed via a number of clinical assessments (and imaging) but under the DOHA Agreement are categorised as:

➡️ Adductor related
➡️ Inguinal related
➡️ Iliopsoas related
➡️ P***c related
➡️ Groin pain from the hip
➡️ Other causes

The subjective assessment then the actual clinical assessment will give some good indicators as to the cause - assessing ROM, functional movements that cause familiar pain, special tests to further drill down to the cause and also understanding other factors such as previous sports/repetitive work positions, neurological potential impacts, surgical history, urological history, the type of pain (eg pain at rest/night may indicate inflammatory pain) clicking/catching of the hip may indicate cartilage pathology, family history of hip dysplasia etc. There’s also the impact that the lumbar spine causing pain into the groin.

This week in clinic I’ve already had some interesting groin pain patients to manage, from a pesky adductor tendinopathy, a labrum trauma causing pain deep into the groin and also an iliopsoas strain - all of which were referring pain into the same region but from differing causes…never a dull day in clinic!

Rehab programmes clearly differ depending on the patient, their pain perception and restrictions but phase 1 will always be be try to reduce pain and get some positive mobility started.

So don’t ignore the pain….GOOGLE GOD doesn’t always come up with the answer!

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Address

Whitby Sports And Social Club, Dunkirk Lane
Ellesmere Port
CH656QF

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 2:30pm
Tuesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
	6pm - 9:15pm
Friday	9am - 11:30am
	11:45am - 6pm

Website

https://www.ajtsportstherapy.co.uk/

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