A person reaching upward, drawn in vertical lines
Athlete in a lunge

/ Direction

Return
to sport

The body no longer hurts. But going back is scary. We work out when you actually can — and how not to slide back.

Kyiv · downtown (Universytet metro)Offline / Online

We work step by step — from removing pain to building strength, under medical supervision.

★★★★★4,9 · 205 reviews on Google

Leave your number — then pick what suits you: Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber or a call. No commitment.

First movement assessment2,000 UAH
One-off90 minutes
Sessions after that · 60 min1,500 UAH
The assessment commits you to nothingAll prices →

/ Sound familiar?

After a break
or an injury

The injury healed

Your confidence did not.

The break dragged on

Months or years without load.

You tried to come back

And broke down again.

Your shape dropped

The body is not the one you remember.

The doctor said “you can”

But did not say where to start.

You have a goal

A race, a run, a season — and a deadline.

/ What is going on

Why “just start
gradually” does not work

The tissue healed. Function did not necessarily.

  • after a break the first thing to drop is not strength but movement control
  • the body remembers the technique but no longer handles the volume
  • the compensations picked up during the injury have not gone anywhere
  • motivation brings you back to the old numbers faster than the body gets back to its old base
  • this is exactly where repeat injuries happen — not in the acute phase

So coming back is not “adding a little at a time”. It is a managed progression with checkpoints.

/ Who it is for

This is for you if…

  • you were in shape, dropped out and do not dare go back
  • enough time has passed since the injury, but the fear stayed
  • you have already tried to come back and broke down
  • you have a date — a race, a run, a season — and you need to make it
  • you do not want to “start from zero”, but you do not want to break either
  • you need someone who will say honestly: too early, or you can now

People who come to us are not only athletes but also those who simply want their usual load back without setbacks.

Probably not, if you: are looking for a quick fix without any effort on your side · want “just a massage” or “to have it put back in place” · are not ready to work with your body systematically

/ Method

Load management
and volume progression

The decision is based on how ready the body is, not on the calendar.

Every stage has an exit criterion.

We look not only at the absence of pain but at strength, stability and functional tests. Then we build volume progression with checkpoints: how much to add, when to stop and by which signs to tell that the body is not keeping up.

Preventing repeat injuries

A repeat injury happens not because a person is weak, but because they went back to the old volume with the old compensations. We remove exactly those — and only then increase the load. The task is not to “make it to the start line” but to get you through the next season without breaks.

/ First visit

What happens at the first visit

It will not hurt. This is not about enduring, it is about understanding your movement — 90 minutes at a comfortable pace, and you leave with a plan.

01 · 30 min · movement assessment

We check joint mobility and muscle strength, palpate the area you complain about, take your history and run functional tests.

02 · 60 min · trial session

We try the first exercises and watch how your body responds — without sharp pain.

→ result · a plan to take with you

What exactly is holding the pain, which movement patterns are off, and a clear route forward. No pushing.

A free physical therapy procedure at the first visit — at no extra cost.
Most people feel noticeably better after the first visit.
Book a movement assessment UAH 2,000 · 90 min · no commitment

/ Proof

What you take
at the first visit

Not an opinion “in words”, but a written report: complaints, examination data in numbers, a conclusion and recommendations. Here are three real ones — different cases.

Physical therapist’s report after surgery
After knee surgery
Physical therapist’s report after an injury
Injury at the gym
Physical therapist’s report for a complaint
A complaint without an injury

Real reports. Personal data hidden.

/ Recovery route

How we work:
from pain to strength

How long does it take? It depends on how long the break lasted and what came before it. After the assessment we give approximate timelines and, more importantly, criteria — the signs that tell you to move on, rather than the calendar.

Stage 01 of 04

Readiness assessment

To understand what volume you personally can start from.

  • Strength, range, stability — in numbers, not “by feel”.
  • Functional tests for side-to-side symmetry.
  • A review of what led to the break or the injury.

Stage 02 of 04

Removing compensations

Before adding volume, we remove the old workarounds.

  • We restore movement control in the problem area.
  • We even out the strength difference between sides.
  • We bring back the range where it dropped.

Stage 03 of 04

Building the base

Strength and endurance that will handle your volume.

  • Load progression with checkpoints.
  • Work on machines and with free weights under supervision.
  • Endurance for your type of load.

Stage 04 of 04

Back to full volume

The specifics of your sport and getting back to your usual numbers.

  • Sport-specific training.
  • Alongside your own training, not instead of it.
  • A program of your own exercises to hold the result.
01Readiness assessment
02Removing compensations
03Building the base
04Back to full volume

/ how long it takes

HOW MANY SESSIONS
AND WHAT IT COSTS

The honest answer is: it depends. But here is what it looks like for our clients — three typical scenarios instead of one number.

A single visit

Roughly one in three comes once: we find the cause, you get a plan and do the rest yourself. That is UAH 2,000 — and nothing more.

5–10 sessions, four to six weeks

The most common path: twice a week, sessions plus physical therapy procedures. The whole course usually comes to UAH 8,000–18,000.

Two to three months

After surgery and with long-standing problems: the same two visits a week, but 15–25 sessions. That is UAH 20,000–35,000 spread over a quarter.

This is a benchmark, not a rule. What affects the timeline most is how long you have been living with the problem. The movement assessment shows what your case needs — after it you can budget instead of guessing.

/ Team

Who will work with you

Real specialists with medical education — not “just massage”.

Yaroslav YastremskyiYaroslav YastremskyiOrthopedic trauma surgeonJoint replacement, pain syndromes7 years+
Yaroslav Yastremskyi
  • primary and revision joint replacement
  • treatment of pain syndromes of various origins; postoperative analgesia
  • diagnosis and treatment of complications after orthopedic and trauma surgery
  • 3D modeling in orthopedics; VAC therapy
  • osteosynthesis of limb fractures
Valerii KutsaiValerii KutsaiRehabilitation and physical therapistAfter surgery, discs, neurology6 years+
Valerii Kutsai
  • recovery after injuries and surgery
  • recovery with disc protrusions and extrusions
  • rehabilitation after stroke and with multiple sclerosis
  • work with amputations and contractures
  • recovery after joint replacement
Mykyta ShutovMykyta ShutovRehabilitation and physical therapistKnee, posture, foot · FC Zorya5 years+
Mykyta Shutov
  • works with professional footballers: FC Zorya first team, previously Shakhtar academy
  • recovery after injuries, including ACL tears and meniscus damage
  • rehabilitation after surgery and joint replacement
  • conservative recovery for disc protrusions and extrusions
  • posture correction: scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis
  • work with pregnant clients
Yaroslav HatsenkoYaroslav HatsenkoRehabilitation and physical therapistBack and neck, preparing for surgery5 years+
Yaroslav Hatsenko
  • recovery after injuries and surgery
  • work with chronic back and neck pain
  • rehabilitation after joint replacement
  • preparation for surgery
  • improving mobility and movement quality
Valeriia CherniiValeriia CherniiRehabilitation and physical therapistInjuries, arthrosis, chronic pain4 years+
Valeriia Chernii
  • trauma rehabilitation: injuries, fractures, dislocations, sprains
  • postoperative rehabilitation: orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures
  • neurological rehabilitation: neuropathies, stroke
  • orthopedic rehabilitation: arthrosis, arthritis, joint replacement
Tania HerasymivTania HerasymivRehabilitation and physical therapistPostoperative recovery, prosthetics4 years+
Tania Herasymiv
  • postoperative recovery: neurosurgical and orthopedic procedures
  • amputations: preparation for a prosthesis and further rehabilitation
  • traumatology: fractures, dislocations, metal osteosynthesis
  • orthopedics: contractures, arthrosis, arthritis
Denys SemerikDenys SemerikPhysical therapistInjuries, surgery, neurology2 years+
Denys Semerik
  • recovery after injuries and orthopaedic surgery
  • musculoskeletal conditions
  • neurology: after traumatic brain injury and stroke
  • assessment with functional scales: MMT, Berg, TUG, Rivermead

/ Physical therapy

What can help
you get there faster

When pain is sharp or there is swelling, the body blocks movement — and any exercise becomes either impossible or unsafe. Physical therapy removes that barrier so you can start moving.

This is not a separate course of procedures. Everything works inside the plan — and at the first visit it is included in the price.

Ten tools. Which of them you actually need is decided by the physical therapist after the movement assessment.

/ Red flags

When it is still
too early to come back

These signs mean the load has to wait:

01pain during movement, not only after it
02swelling that appears after every session
03the joint gives way or locks
04a noticeable strength difference between sides
05the doctor has not cleared you for load yet

/ Reviews

What people say about us

4,9★★★★★205 reviews on GoogleRead all →

“As a professional athlete I always have high standards for the quality of rehabilitation.… Thanks to your work I not only came back to sport quickly but was able to improve my results.”

Sasha Budarevreturn to sport

“I really liked the session, I felt muscles I rarely feel; I want to come back to Pilates, because I run and need to add stretching and strength work.”

Svetlana Frankovarunning

“A really cool place, we came with our running team for an intro session and realized everything here covers recovery, rehabilitation and strength prep for races.”

Максим Аненкоrunning team

“I ran for 5 years without testing and without understanding my capacity.… On top of that, I could potentially run marathons much faster.”

Mykola Kizilovmarathon
Athlete in a lunge
Athlete in a lunge

/ First step

Find out whether your body is ready —
before you go back

The assessment will show what volume you personally should start from. The movement assessment does not commit you to further work.

Movement assessment — UAH 2,000 · sessions after that UAH 1,500

/ Questions and answers

Frequent questions
about coming back

How long until I am back in shape?+
It depends on how long the break lasted and what came before it. After the assessment we give approximate timelines and, most importantly, criteria — the signs to move on by, rather than the calendar.
Can I train at my own gym right away?+
In most cases yes — the question is what exactly and in what volume. We can work with you alongside your own training, not instead of it.
I have a race in two months. Will I make it?+
We will tell you honestly after the assessment. If not, we will suggest how to approach the race with minimal risk, or why it is better to move it.
I am afraid the injury will happen again+
That is a rational fear, not weakness. The risk drops when strength and movement control are restored and instability is gone. That is exactly what we work with, and you see the change in measurable numbers.
How is this different from rehabilitation after an injury?+
Rehabilitation restores function. This is about getting back to volume and results. It is often the next stage after recovery, but you can come straight here if the acute phase is long behind you.
How many sessions will I need and what will it cost?+

About a third of people are done after a single visit — UAH 2,000 for the movement assessment and a plan they follow on their own. The most common path is 5–10 sessions twice a week over four to six weeks, UAH 8,000–18,000 for the course. After surgery or with long-standing problems, two to three months and 15–25 sessions, UAH 20,000–35,000. The assessment gives the exact answer.

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