Somatic-Engineer

Somatic-Engineer Rehabilitation and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries through progressive Strength & Conditioning methods and Performance enhancement.

I am an enthusiastic sports rehabilitator dedicated to achieving superior patient outcomes. I am passionate about helping people to achieve optimum health, feel rejuvenated and focused. I understand what it's like to feel stressed, having difficulty of sleeping or pains and not sure what are the causative factors behind. An appointment with me will help you to understand why the pain is happening, helping you having pain relief with advice for long term benefits. My acadmic qualifications ‘’BSc Sports Rehabilitation’’ and ‘’MSc Strength & Conditioning’’ make me ideal for anybody with acute and chronic aches, pains, and functional musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

23/01/2026

One move. Full-body mobility.
Opens hips, unlocks the spine, fires up the core — perfect before training or as a daily reset.
Move better, train better, feel better.

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🦵 Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)Also known as Runner’s Knee — but it’s not just runners who get it.Front-of-knee pa...
23/01/2026

🦵 Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
Also known as Runner’s Knee — but it’s not just runners who get it.

Front-of-knee pain when squatting, using stairs, running, or even sitting too long is often a load management problem, not just a “knee issue”.

🔍 Common contributors
• Overuse & poor training progression
• Weak quads & glutes
• Poor hip, knee or foot mechanics
• Patellar tracking issues

⏱ Healing time: typically 4–12 weeks
With the right rehab, not just rest.

🏋️ Rehab focus
✔️ Reduce pain & control load
✔️ Build hip and knee strength
✔️ Gradual return to running/sport

Ignoring it or pushing through pain usually makes it stick around longer.

If knee pain is limiting your training or daily life, it’s time to address the cause — not just the symptoms.

📍 SE Sports Therapy | Somatic Engineer
Sports Rehab • Pain Management • Performance

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Muscle pain isn’t just “tightness” — it’s biology. 🧬💪When muscle tissue is injured, healing happens in 3 key phases, eac...
21/01/2026

Muscle pain isn’t just “tightness” — it’s biology. 🧬💪

When muscle tissue is injured, healing happens in 3 key phases, each with its own timeline and rehab needs:

🩸 Inflammation (0–72 hrs)
🔧 Repair / Regeneration (3 days–4 weeks)
🏗️ Remodeling / Maturation (3 weeks–6 months)

➡️ Rushing recovery, skipping loading phases, or treating pain alone (without restoring function) is why injuries keep coming back.

Smart rehab respects the healing timeline, applies the right load at the right time, and focuses on tissue quality — not just symptom relief.

Heal properly. Train intelligently. Stay resilient.

📍 SE Sports Therapy | Sports Rehabilitation
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References:
▫️ Järvinen TA et al. Muscle injuries: biology and treatment. Am J Sports Med, 2005
▫️ Tidball JG. Inflammation in skeletal muscle regeneration. Am J Physiol, 2005
▫️ Leadbetter WB. Cell-matrix response in muscle injury. Clin Sports Med, 1992
▫️ McArdle WD et al. Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy & Human Performance

18/01/2026

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Build strength the right way with safe, efficient technique.
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RE**US FEMORIS PROXIMAL TENDINOPATHYAnterior hip / groin pain that builds gradually — often seen in kicking, sprinting, ...
17/01/2026

RE**US FEMORIS PROXIMAL TENDINOPATHY

Anterior hip / groin pain that builds gradually — often seen in kicking, sprinting, and acceleration-based sports.
This is a tendon load issue, not a muscle strain, and requires progressive rehab, not rest alone.

Common symptoms
• Deep anterior hip or groin pain
• Pain with resisted hip flexion & knee extension
• Worse with sprinting, kicking, hills, or quick turns

Rehab focus (key exercises)
✔ Isometric hip flexion holds (pain modulation)
✔ Spanish squat / knee extension isometrics
✔ Slow heavy split squats & step-ups
✔ Eccentric re**us femoris loading
✔ Lumbopelvic control & hip extension mobility

🚫 Avoid aggressive stretching early — tendons don’t like compression under stretch.

Healing timelines (with correct loading)
• Reactive: ~4–6 weeks
• Dysrepair: ~8–12+ weeks
• Degenerative: 3–6 months

📌 Load management + progressive strengthening = tendon recovery.


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Groin strains don’t happen because athletes are “weak”…They happen because the hip adductors can’t absorb force under lo...
15/01/2026

Groin strains don’t happen because athletes are “weak”…
They happen because the hip adductors can’t absorb force under load.

The Copenhagen Adductor Exercise is one of the most scientifically supported drills for:

✔️ Increasing adductor strength
✔️ Improving pelvic & hip stability
✔️ Reducing groin injury risk by up to 41%
✔️ Rehabilitating long-standing groin pain

Research shows this exercise produces very high activation of the adductor longus — the muscle most commonly injured in footballers, runners and change-of-direction athletes.

If your groins feel tight, unstable, or painful during:
⚽ Sprinting
🏃 Direction changes
🦵 Kicking
🏋️ Single-leg loading

…this exercise should be in your programme.

Train it. Progress it. Bulletproof your groins.

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Ali Yasir Rai
MSc Strength & Conditioning | BSc Sport Rehabilitation
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15/01/2026

Groin strains don’t happen because athletes are “weak”…
They happen because the hip adductors can’t absorb force under load.

The Copenhagen Adductor Exercise is one of the most scientifically supported drills for:

✔️ Increasing adductor strength
✔️ Improving pelvic & hip stability
✔️ Reducing groin injury risk by up to 41%
✔️ Rehabilitating long-standing groin pain

Research shows this exercise produces very high activation of the adductor longus — the muscle most commonly injured in footballers, runners and change-of-direction athletes.

If your groins feel tight, unstable, or painful during:
⚽ Sprinting
🏃 Direction changes
🦵 Kicking
🏋️ Single-leg loading

…this exercise should be in your programme.

Train it. Progress it. Bulletproof your groins.

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Ali Yasir Rai
MSc Strength & Conditioning | BSc Sport Rehabilitation
SE Sports Therapy | Somatic Engineer

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Inner-thigh pain? It could be an adductor strain — a common injury in footballers, runners, and anyone doing rapid direc...
15/01/2026

Inner-thigh pain? It could be an adductor strain — a common injury in footballers, runners, and anyone doing rapid direction changes.

Grades of injury:
🔹 Grade I – Mild micro-tears (1–2 weeks)
🔹 Grade II – Partial tear, swelling & bruising (3–6 weeks)
🔹 Grade III – Full tear, severe pain (12 weeks – 6 months+)

How it happens:
⚡ Sudden change of direction
🦵 Overstretching
⚽ Forceful kicking or sprinting

Early diagnosis and the right rehab is the difference between full recovery and repeated injury.

If you’re dealing with groin or inner-thigh pain, don’t ignore it — get it assessed properly.

📩 DM for rehab & treatment
📍 Mobile Sports Therapy
💪 Performance • Pain Relief • Recovery

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Pulled your hamstring?Most athletes rush back — and then it happens again.The British Athletics Hamstring Model shows th...
13/01/2026

Pulled your hamstring?
Most athletes rush back — and then it happens again.

The British Athletics Hamstring Model shows that hamstring injuries must be treated based on:
✔️ Which part of the muscle is injured
✔️ How it happened
✔️ How much load the tissue can tolerate

Rehab isn’t just stretching.
It’s progressive loading, sprint mechanics, and neuromuscular control.

📍Mobile sports therapy
📩 DM “HAMSTRING” to book

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Lateral ankle sprains account for up to 85% of all sports-related ankle injuries and most occur when the foot rolls inwa...
13/01/2026

Lateral ankle sprains account for up to 85% of all sports-related ankle injuries and most occur when the foot rolls inward during landing, cutting, or sudden direction change.

Twisted your ankle and thought it was “just a sprain”?
Most people never rehab it properly — and that’s why ankle injuries keep coming back.

A lateral ankle sprain isn’t just pain and swelling.
It’s:
• Ligament damage
• Loss of stability
• Poor balance
• Reduced power

The right rehab can prevent chronic ankle instability and long-term joint problems.

Most happen when the foot rolls inward...
But most people don’t rehab them properly.
Pain going away # healed.
Strong ankles =
Less re-injury
Better balance
Better performance
DM “ANKLE” for rehab & treatment
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🧠 LOWER BACK PAIN — It’s not just “one thing”❗ Types of Lower Back Pain1️⃣ Muscle strain – overstretched or torn muscles...
12/01/2026

🧠 LOWER BACK PAIN — It’s not just “one thing”

❗ Types of Lower Back Pain
1️⃣ Muscle strain – overstretched or torn muscles
2️⃣ Disc bulge / herniation – pressure on spinal nerves
3️⃣ Facet joint irritation – small spinal joints become stiff or inflamed
4️⃣ Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain – pelvis-spine connection dysfunction
5️⃣ Nerve pain (sciatica) – sharp pain radiating into the leg

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🔍 Why does lower back pain happen?

✔️ Prolonged sitting & poor posture
✔️ Weak core & glutes
✔️ Tight hip flexors & hamstrings
✔️ Heavy lifting or gym overload
✔️ Old injuries or wear & tear
✔️ Stress & fatigue increasing muscle tension

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🛠️ Best therapies for recovery

At Somatic Engineer Sports Therapy, recovery isn’t passive — it’s engineered.

💆‍♂️ Sports & Deep Tissue Massage
→ Releases muscle tension & improves blood flow

🦵 Myofascial Release
→ Breaks down stiffness around fascia

🧠 Neural Mobility (for sciatica)
→ Reduces nerve irritation

🏋️ Corrective Exercise Therapy
→ Rebuilds core, hips & spinal stability

🩹 Trigger Point & Remedial Therapy
→ Switches off pain-producing muscle knots

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⏳ How long does recovery take?

⏱ Acute muscle strain: 1–3 weeks
⏱ Disc or nerve pain: 4–12 weeks
⏱ Chronic back pain: 8–16 weeks with rehab

👉 Massage reduces pain, but movement fixes the cause

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📚 Backed by science

• NICE Guidelines (UK) – Manual therapy + exercise is best for low back pain
• British Journal of Sports Medicine – Strengthening & mobility outperform rest
• Spine Journal – Massage reduces pain & improves function
• Cochrane Review – Exercise therapy prevents recurrence

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💬 If your lower back pain keeps coming back, your body is telling you something.

Fix the cause, not just the symptom.

📍 Mobile Sports Therapy | Rehab | Pain Relief
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Power Cleans = Track & Field Performance 🏃‍♂️⚡The power clean isn’t just a gym lift — it’s one of the most effective too...
11/01/2026

Power Cleans = Track & Field Performance 🏃‍♂️⚡

The power clean isn’t just a gym lift — it’s one of the most effective tools for developing explosive speed, jump height, and force production in track & field athletes.

Research shows power cleans improve:
✔ Rate of Force Development
✔ Vertical Jump
✔ Sprint Acceleration
✔ Peak Power Output

These qualities directly transfer to sprinting, jumping, and throwing — making power cleans one of the best return-on-investment lifts for performance.

Train for power.
Move faster.
Jump higher.

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