Blog · Deborah Bateson · 28 May 2026
Physiotherapy
Strength after injury
Why Deborah Bateson writes exercise programmes — and why “rest until it is gone” is how niggles become chronic.
Tissue heals; capacity must be rebuilt
Pain easing is not the same as being ready for a five-a-side. Tendons and muscles need graded load. That is physiotherapy’s core skill.
Your programme will look boring on paper
Good. Complicated Instagram workouts are how people re-injure. I would rather you did two exercises well.
If you hate exercise
Say so. We pick the smallest dose that still works. Walking counts. So does sitting-to-standing from a dining chair, done properly.
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