Stride Physiotherapy

Stride Physiotherapy is a sports-focused physiotherapy practice that puts its clinics where active people already spend their time: inside gyms. There are three sites in Malta, at Cynergi Health and Fitness Club in St Julian's, at Fort Fitness in Sliema and at the Sky Spirit Fitness Lounge within the Skyparks Business Centre at Malta International Airport in Luqa.

That layout suits UK visitors, runners and gym-goers well. Treatment rooms, a rehabilitation area and testing equipment sit alongside the training floor, so a session can move from assessment to supervised exercise without a second trip. Stride is one of the clinics in our physiotherapists in Malta directory, and the Sliema and St Julian's sites are close to many of the visitor areas in our hotels in Sliema guide.

Founder and approach

The practice was founded by Mark, who leads as head physiotherapist. He has worked in the private sector in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy and has previously been head physiotherapist for several Premier League football clubs, as well as working with elite and recreational athletes and people with work-related injuries. He graduated in physiotherapy from the University of Malta and holds a master's degree in sports and exercise medicine and science from the University of Glasgow.

The aim at Stride is to help people recover from injury, manage pain and improve physical performance, using up-to-date technology so that clients return to daily life or sport stronger. For a British reader, the Premier League background is a useful signal that the practice is used to the demands of professional sport.

Physiotherapy and sports injury care

Physiotherapy for pain and injuries begins with a detailed assessment to find the injury and the cause behind it. Treatment can include manual therapy, electrotherapy and dry needling, followed by rehabilitation and exercise prescription in the clinic's dedicated rehab area. It suits people with chronic pain, an acute injury or recovery after surgery.

Sports injury treatment and rehabilitation is designed for everyone from weekend players to elite competitors. It covers acute problems such as sprains and strains and longer-running ones such as tendinitis and overuse injuries, and the plan is built to prevent the next injury as well as treat the current one. Sports physiology testing, run by internationally qualified sports scientists, uses laboratory-grade equipment to assess movement quality, endurance, strength and power, which gives athletes and fitness enthusiasts concrete data to guide training.

Strength, running and recovery

Physio-led strength and conditioning follows a test, train and re-test method, so that progress is measured with specialist equipment rather than guessed. Running analysis and re-education looks at your gait, biomechanics and movement patterns. The practice's physiotherapists are qualified through the Running School in London and give personalised feedback and corrective exercises for novices and seasoned marathoners alike. Our Malta weather guide is worth reading before you plan outdoor training, because summer heat changes how and when most people run.

Sports massage and recovery combines deep tissue work to release tension and improve flexibility with Recovery Boots compression to boost blood flow and reduce swelling. Specialised treatments include focused shockwave therapy for musculoskeletal pain, Human TECAR therapy, which uses radiofrequency energy to support the body's own healing, and acupuncture or dry needling aimed at trigger points in tight muscles. Diet matters for recovery too, and our directory lists nutritionists such as A New Better Life.

Visiting and planning your trip

The Luqa clinic inside the airport business centre is handy for travellers: see our flights to Malta and London Heathrow to Malta pages for routes from Britain. If you plan a longer stay, the Malta relocation guide explains the move in practical terms, and the things to do in Malta guide helps you fill your recovery weeks with gentler activity, from coastal walks to the capital described in our Valletta guide.

All three clinics keep the same hours: Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm and Saturday from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, closed on Sundays. To ask which clinic suits you or to enquire about a treatment, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Stride Physiotherapy.