The Physio Institute is a sports injury clinic in Stoke, Nelson, set up to diagnose, educate and treat people across the wider Nelson area. The clinic has a fully equipped rehabilitation gym, Pilates equipment, several treatment rooms and plenty of parking. Its work is hands-on manual therapy, with manipulation, acupuncture, dry needling, massage, Pilates, gym-based rehabilitation and functional movement pattern analysis. Its approach is set out as relieve, restore, enhance. Treatment is available from 7.30am to 7.30pm, Monday to Friday, and the site says re-booking is easy. The clinic says it is accredited to the New Zealand Allied Health Standards. The physiotherapists have backgrounds in sports medicine, manipulative therapy and acupuncture, and the team has worked with football, rugby and basketball players, as well as office workers and older clients.
The clinic has a strong local sports link. The team physio for a Nelson rugby premier side and a South Island football league is among its staff. We hear the clinical director, Ed, is not currently seeing clients, so ask the clinic for the physio you want. The clinic describes itself as affordable and of good quality, and it says it supports local community groups. For a Stoke or Nelson sports player who wants a clinic with a full rehabilitation gym and a team that has worked with local teams, The Physio Institute is a clear pick.