Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

Tired of being told to manage your pain? We find the cause, fix the problem, and get you back to doing what you love — with a specialist physiotherapist in your corner every step of the way.

You've tried things. A GP who referred you on. A physio who gave you a sheet of exercises. A massage that helped for a few days. Rest that made no difference. Anti-inflammatories that took the edge off but never solved anything.

And yet here you are. Still in pain. Still adjusting your life around it.

This is the pattern we see constantly and it almost always comes down to the same problem. The cause was never properly identified. Treatment addressed the symptom, not the source. And without a clear diagnosis and a structured plan built around it, nothing sticks.

Back pain is not just a back problem. Sciatica is not just a nerve problem. Shoulder pain is rarely just about the shoulder. These conditions have a root  movement dysfunction, a structural issue, a compensation pattern built up over years and until that root is addressed, the pain keeps coming back.

That is why previous treatment has not worked. Not because you are beyond help. Because you have not yet had the right assessment.

We Know This  Because We've Been There

Instinct was founded by Brendan. And before he was a coach, before he built this gym, before any of this — he spent three years unable to sit, stand, walk, or sleep without serious pain.

A serious L4/L5 disc herniation ended his fighting career overnight. For three years it took everything from him. He tried to push through. He tried treatment that didn't work. He reached a point where surgery to remove the disc was weeks away.

The right physiotherapist and the right rehabilitation programme changed the outcome entirely. No surgery. No managing it. Fixed.

That experience is the reason this programme exists. Brendan doesn't see back pain, sciatica, and musculoskeletal injury as conditions to be managed. He has lived the darkest version of what you are going through right now and he found the way out.

When you come to Instinct, you are not a case file. You are being looked after by people who have been exactly where you are.

We have been in your corner our whole career. For Brendan, that started long before he became a coach. 

The Solution

Our physiotherapy and rehabilitation programme starts where every other treatment should have — with a proper clinical diagnosis.

Led by Costa, our specialist physiotherapist, your initial 90-minute assessment identifies exactly what is driving your pain. From there, every session is built around that diagnosis — combining hands-on manual therapy with progressive rehabilitation designed to correct the problem at its source, restore your movement, rebuild your strength, and make sure it does not come back.

This is not a generic programme. It is a structured, clinical, entirely personalised plan — designed around your body, your history, and your goals. 

Four Reasons This Works

1. A Diagnosis First — Everything Else Second
Most treatment fails because it skips this step. Your initial assessment is 90 minutes of thorough clinical evaluation — movement analysis, full case history, root cause identification. You leave knowing exactly what is wrong and exactly what it will take to fix it.

2. Hands-On Treatment Every Single Session
You are not handed exercises and sent home. Costa works with you directly, every session — manual therapy, mobilisation, soft tissue work — combined with targeted rehabilitation that builds session by session.

3. Progressive Rehab That Closes the Door on It
Short-term relief is not the goal. The programme is designed to correct the underlying dysfunction, rebuild the strength and mobility around it, and leave you genuinely resilient — so the problem does not return six months later.

4. A Clinician Built for This
Costa has competed at elite level — Greek National Rowing Team, GB Rowing Development Pathway, Bristol Bears Senior Academy. He understands injury, load, and what real return to performance looks like. You are not being treated by someone reading from a textbook. You are being treated by someone who has lived it. 

The Conditions We Treat

• Lower back pain — chronic, recurring, or acute
• Sciatica — nerve pain, numbness, and referred symptoms into the leg
• Shoulder pain — rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, impingement, restricted movement
• Hip and knee pain — from arthritis, old injuries, or accumulated load
• Neck pain and referred headaches — postural in origin and highly treatable
• Post-surgical rehabilitation — structured recovery after joint replacement or orthopaedic procedures 

If you have been adjusting your life around pain for long enough this is where that ends.