Elevate Performance Healthcare

Performance Healthcare treats musculoskeletal injury, sports injury, post-surgical rehabilitation, paediatric movement issues, persistent tendon and soft tissue pain, and strength and conditioning needs from its physiotherapy clinic in Darlington.

Care is provided by Tom Dell, Director and Physiotherapist. His background includes roles as Head Academy Physiotherapist at Middlesbrough Football Club, Specialist Physiotherapist with the Ministry of Defence, and First Team and Academy Physiotherapist at Hull City Football Club. His experience covers professional football academy systems, military rehabilitation services, grassroots to first team youth and development squad support, athletes, professionals and serving personnel.

The practice provides physiotherapy assessment, injury assessment, post-surgical physiotherapy assessment and paediatric physiotherapy assessment. Assessment may include a history of the injury, training, lifestyle or child’s health, movement and posture assessment, review of surgical history and consultant recommendations where relevant, early treatment where appropriate, exercises and a rehabilitation plan.

Follow-up care includes progressive rehabilitation sessions with hands-on treatment, exercise therapy, mobility work, strength and control work, sport-specific and lifestyle-specific drills, home exercises and performance strategies. Online physiotherapy consultations are also bookable.

Clinical areas named by the practice include sports injury rehabilitation and physiotherapy, return-to-play and performance screening, strength and conditioning integration, tactical and military rehabilitation, recovery massage and therapy, team and athlete support, and post-surgery rehabilitation and support.

Other services include shockwave therapy, used as part of a structured rehabilitation approach for persistent tendon and soft tissue pain, plus sports massage and one-to-one physiotherapy-led strength and conditioning. Sports massage addresses tight or overworked muscles, soreness, stiffness, mobility, training load, sport and lifestyle needs. Strength and conditioning sessions assess movement, strength and performance needs and use a customised programme supported by physiotherapy.