Sports physiotherapy in Copenhagen
Get rid of your injuries with excellent sports physiotherapy so you are able to exercise and do sports without pain.
Specialized in sports injuries
At Copenhagen Physio, we specialize in treating all types of sports injuries. We have extensive experience from the world of sport at both national and international level, including DBU, FC Copenhagen, the Danish Handball League and the Basketball League. It is your guarantee for high quality, quick results and thorough and effective treatment.
"None as skilled as Lars"
Philip Due Schmidt
“As an elite athlete, I have over the last few years been with several physiotherapists, but none as skilled as Lars from Copenhagen Physio. With his expertise, he has made me injury free, optimized my performance and made sure my body is in balance. Can definitely be recommended if you want to be sure not to waste your money. :-)”
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"My future physiotherapist"
Nicolas Olivares
“It has been fantastic to visit Lars. He has seen things that no other physiotherapist or osteopath has. That means I can very surprisingly make my first Ironman in 4 weeks. In addition, he has great knowledge in terms of cycling, strength and conditioning. He will definitely be my future physiotherapist and can definitely be recommended.”
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"Extremely competent"
Kristian Bentsen
“The big difference between Copenhagen Physio and all the other therapists I have been to is that Lars not only treats the problem, but the cause of the problem! Lars has his large share in that my pain in the back and hip are finally gone. Extremely competent, in-depth and effective treatment. The warmest recommendations from here.”
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Acute sports injuries
Acute sports injuries occur suddenly while playing sports or exercising. It can be a sprained ankle or a twist in the knee or injuries that occur as a result of a tackle or a crash on the bike. There may also be pulled muscle in e.g. the calfs, quads or hamstrings. Muscle injuries typically occur in connection with sudden, rapid movements and feels like a snap in the muscle. For acute sports injuries, you must always start by treating according to the RICE principle. After this, it is important that you find a physiotherapist specializing in sports physiotherapy. It is essential to get the correct diagnosis quickly so that you can start your treatment and rehabilitation immediately.
Sports injuries due to overuse
Overuse injuries are injuries that develop over time and where the pain gradually becomes greater and greater. The cause of overuse injuries is typically due to weakness in one or more muscles. If the primary muscle is weak, the second-best muscle will try to compensate and eventually become overloaded over a period of time. Overuse injuries can also result from reduced mobility in one or more joints. This changes the body's biomechanics, which is why muscles, tendons and the connective tissue can become overloaded. It is important to identify the cause of the problem if the injury is to be treated effectively. Classic sports injuries due to overload could e.g. be jumper's knees and shoulder pain.
Chronic sports injuries
Some sports injuries can become long-term and chronic if not diagnosed and treated correctly. The reason is mostly that the underlying cause of the injury has not been identified, causing the injury to be mistreated. It can also be because you have not received any treatment, which is why the damage just gets worse and worse. Therefore, it cannot be emphasized enough how important it is to have a thorough examination by one of our physiotherapists specializing in sports injuries. In this way, you reach your goal much faster, as the treatment can be targeted to your problem.
Typical injuries that become chronic could e.g. be plantar fascitiis or tennis elbow. However, these injuries can be treated with the right treatment.
"Extremely competent"
Jesper Lindhardt
“Lars is a fantastic physiotherapist (and I have tried several!) with a great approach to treatment. He works with the whole body and treats the cause of the problem instead of only treating the symptom. Lars is professional, friendly and extremely competent. I highly recommend it.”
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"Really great and competent"
Lucas Kragh
“I have visited Lars for treatment of a shoulder injury and after 4 treatments I am almost injury free. Lars worked thoroughly and diagnosed the underlying problems that were the cause of the injury (along with other previous injuries) and I got over it. Really great and competent treatment.”
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"It turned out very well!"
Mikkel Højer
“I have struggled with a lumbar injury for 8 years, where more than 4 physiotherapists have tried with all kinds of treatment. Therefore, I was excited about whether the treatment would help. But it turned out very well! Also in the long run. I’m able to continue my active life without noticing my back.”
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Running injuries
Running injuries are some of the most frequent sports injuries we see at the clinic. It can, for example, be runner's knee, shin splints or pain in the Achilles tendon. Running injuries mostly occur due to weakness in one or more muscles (e.g. the gluteal muscle) or reduced mobility in the hip or ankle.
Running injuries can also be a result of too rapid progression in training. That means that you have either run too far or too fast before you were really ready for it. As a rule of thumb, they say that you must increase by no more than 10% per week in terms of distance or speed. If you exceed this, the risk of running injuries increases drastically.
Football injuries
At Copenhagen Physio, we have particularly extensive experience in treating football injuries. Our physiotherapist, Lars Røpke Nielsen (right in the picture) has previously been a physiotherapist for FC Copenhagen and FC Nordsjælland. At present, he is a physiotherapist for DBU and continues to treat several Superliga players. Therefore, you can book an appointment with him if you have sustained a football injury. The most frequent soccer injuries are hamstring strains, sprained ankles, and groin pain. We also treat a lot of Schlatter's knees in young footballers up to the age of 17. It is an overuse injury that occurs when they grow a lot. With our approach to treatment, we can often relieve and treat this kind of pain so that the player gets back on the field more quickly.
Other sports injuries
There are, of course, many other types of sports injuries than the ones we wrote about above. These can be sports injuries related to racquet sports, handball, swimming, dance and gymnastics as well as general fitness and strength training. We see all types of sports injuries at the clinic, so you are in good hands regardless of the injury you have sustained.
When you regularly practice sports and exercise, it is almost inevitable that you will not run into an injury at some point. The best thing you can do is to see our sports physiotherapists, who can diagnose and treat the injury, quickly and safely. In that way, you will be ready again quickly.
Physiotherapy for sports injuries
Sports physiotherapy is incredibly effective in treating sports injuries if done correctly. At Copenhagen Physio, we take pride in finding and treating the underlying cause of the sports injury. If the treatment is to be successful, in addition to focusing on the injury itself, the surrounding muscles and joints must also be treated. Eg. a hamstring injury can be caused by a weak gluteal muscle. If you only focus on rehabilitation of the hamstring, you will never quite reach the goal, as the hamstring still has to compensate for the weak buttock. The hamstring isn't "designed" to handle that, which is why the injury will keep breaking out. This compensation strategy applies to almost all sports injuries, which is why it is important to identify the underlying cause.
Book an appointment
You can book an appointment online by clicking the orange button below.
You can also call our secretary and book an appointment by phone +45 60 55 44 50.
Do you have any questions?
If you are in doubt about whether we can help you, you are always welcome to write to us by email. We look forward to hear from you.