Our Services

ACL Injury Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation

Rebuild strength, stability, and confidence in your movement.

ACL Injury Rehab Unique to You

An ACL injury is one of the most significant knee injuries you can experience, often affecting not just your mobility but your confidence in how your body moves.

The anterior cruciate ligament plays a key role in stabilising the knee, particularly during rotation, pivoting, and changes in direction. When injured, whether through sport, exercise, or an unexpected movement, recovery requires more than rest. It requires structure, precision, and the right progression.

Here in Hampstead, London, our ACL injury physiotherapy and rehabilitation supports you at every stage. Whether you are managing the injury conservatively, preparing for surgery, or recovering post-surgery, your programme is built around your body and your goals.

We carry out a detailed assessment to understand your strength, stability, movement patterns, and stage of recovery. From there, we design a structured rehabilitation programme that supports you from early-stage recovery through to full return to activity.

For those undergoing surgery, we provide targeted pre-surgery preparation to build strength, improve outcomes, and support a smoother recovery. Post-surgery, we guide you through a progressive rehabilitation programme designed to restore movement, rebuild strength, and safely return you to activity.

The first 12 weeks after ACL surgery are the most important phase of recovery, determining how well your knee regains strength and stability. During this time, the tissue begins to remodel and strengthen, while swelling, stiffness, muscle activation, and movement patterns must be carefully managed to support long-term recovery and reduce the risk of re-injury.

This may include sports physiotherapy, targeted strength training, and Pilates-based rehabilitation to rebuild strength, restore control, and support long-term joint health.

Our focus is not just recovery, but returning you to movement stronger, more stable, and more resilient than before.

Benefits of ACL Injury Rehab

An ACL injury affects far more than just the knee.

It can impact how you walk, limit your ability to exercise, and reduce confidence in everyday movements such as turning, stepping, or climbing stairs. Many people experience instability or a feeling that the knee may give way, which can lead to reduced activity and longer-term weakness.

Targeted ACL rehabilitation focuses on:
• Restoring strength and stability in the knee
• Rebuilding balance and coordination
• Improving movement control and confidence
• Reducing the risk of re-injury

Without structured rehabilitation, the risk of ongoing instability, compensatory movement patterns, and further injury increases.

Early and consistent physiotherapy, including pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation, supports better outcomes and a more complete recovery. With the right programme, you can safely return to daily activity and sport while building a stronger, more resilient knee.

What Your Treatment May Include

Your physiotherapy programme is designed around you, your current activity level, and what you want to achieve.

Sports Physiotherapy

Our sports physiotherapy is a performance focused service. We take the time in a thorough assessment to understand your body, your habits, and your daily life so we can create lasting relief rather than a short term fix.

Knee Pain Physiotherapy

ACL injuries can contribute to other pain in the knee, which is why our knee pain physiotherapy focuses on how your body has adapted to the injury and created new pain.

KINVENT Assessments

We offer assessments using KINVENT technology. Perfect for athletes and those recovering from injuries, these tools identify muscle strength, range of motion, balance, and physical symmetry in real time to eliminate guess work.

Strength Training

Through targeted strength training programmes, you can build the weakened and painful muscles in your knee to be stronger and resistant to further injury.

Personal Training

Through your individual personal training, our practitioner builds a programme that is tailored to your pain and recovery.

Pilates

Pilates focuses on improving core strength, stability, and muscle tone through guided movement and low-impact exercises.

How We Work With You

We begin with a complete understanding of your body.

Your physiotherapist will take time to understand your injury, your lifestyle, and your goals for recovery. This allows us to build a clear picture of where you are now and where you need to get to.

We then carry out a detailed assessment of your movement, strength, and joint function. Importantly, we look beyond the knee to assess how your hips, ankles, and overall movement patterns influence your recovery.

From this, we design a structured rehabilitation plan tailored specifically to you.

We also use KINVENT technology to measure strength, balance, and asymmetry in real time. This removes guesswork and allows us to track your progress with precision, ensuring you are progressing safely at every stage.

Our focus is long-term recovery. We guide you through each phase with clarity, building strength, confidence, and resilience so you can return to movement fully.

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Private Medical Insurance

Our physiotherapists are registered with Aviva and WPA.

We operate on a self-pay basis and provide a detailed invoice for reimbursement. Clients have also claimed with providers including Vitality, Healix, and others, depending on their coverage.

If you are planning to use private medical insurance, we recommend checking with your provider in advance to confirm your level of cover and reimbursement eligibility.

OUR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

Associated practitioner

Suzanne Ferreira

Founder of SF Studios | Physiotherapist & Coach

Suzanne Ferreira has been a physiotherapist, movement specialist, and coach for more than 25 years. Her holistic approach includes hands-on treatment, embodied movement, and coaching to give care that is accurate, individualised, and life-changing. She restored her strength after a devastating snowboarding accident that left her with only a 10% chance of saving her arm. She learnt that the body can heal when the mind, body, and soul work together. She works with people who have had surgery, athletes, and business leaders today. She collaborates with surgeons and consultants to achieve the best results for her clients, and she is highly respected in London’s medical community.

Qualifications:

Physiotherapist (BPhysT, Cum Laude)
Pilates Instructor (APPI)
Certified Co-Active Coach ( ACC)
Certified Coach with The International Coaching Federation ( ICF)
TIR Facilitator (TIRA)
Somatic Embodiment Training – Strozzi Institute (Embodied Foundation Training)
Gestalt Foundation Training – Gestalt Institute
Symphony of Self – Coaches Rising (currently in training)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) – Coaches Rising (currently in training)

Tamas Kariko-Toth

Physiotherapist & Rehabilitation Specialist

Tamas Kariko-Toth is a skilled physiotherapist and rehabilitation trainer who combines evidence-based physiotherapy, current mobilisation techniques, and functional movement retraining in his work. He went to Semmelweis University in Budapest and has worked with a lot of people who have had surgery, athletes, and people with chronic pain. He taught and developed specialised courses at the Feovenyessy Medical Fitness Academy in subjects such as ACL repair, sports taping, and myofascial mobilisation. Tamas is recognised for his expertise in treating knee and lower back problems, recovering from sports injuries, and caring for seniors. He helps clients restore strength, confidence, and long-term resilience.

Qualifications:

BSc Physiotherapy – Semmelweis University, Budapest
Member of HCPC (UK) & CSP (UK)
Lecturer, Feovenyessy Medical Fitness Academy
Sport Rehabilitation Trainer | Functional Trainer | Sensomotoric Spine Trainer
Specialist training in IAMMT, cupping, sport taping, flossing therapy, lymphatic drainage massage, ACL rehabilitation