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Be the clinic a coach or surgeon sends the injured player to.

A weekend footballer tears a hamstring on Sunday and spends Monday searching for a physiotherapist who understands match fitness. Two reviews and a word with the coach later, the booking goes to whichever clinic answers the phone and has a Tuesday evening slot. The clinic that picked up wins five weeks of sessions.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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In one paragraph

A sports rehabilitation centre helps athletes and active people recover from injury through physiotherapy, strength work and a structured return to play. Marketing makes you known to the people who refer patients. Sales is the assessment visit that becomes a full plan of sessions. GullySales prepares the referrer pack for surgeons and coaches, the injury pages your clinicians review, and the enquiry replies for calls missed during sessions.

Sports rehab depends on two kinds of trust. One comes from the player, who needs to believe the clinic knows the sport. The other comes from the orthopaedic surgeon, the coach and the gym owner who decide where an injured person goes.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

How buyers decide

How sports rehabilitation centres are chosen.

Patients arrive on a referral or a quick search. An orthopaedic surgeon advises physiotherapy after surgery and names a clinic, a coach tells a player where a teammate recovered, or a runner searches Google for knee pain near them. The choice is made within a day or two, and the first impression is whether the phone is answered and a slot is offered.

The assessment visit is where the plan is agreed. Patients and parents of young athletes want to hear what is wrong, what the sessions will involve and how long before training can resume, all said honestly and without promises. Clinics that explain the plan and the milestones, rather than just selling a package, are trusted with the full course.

Once the pain eases, some patients stop coming. A clinic that explains at the assessment why the strength and return-to-play stages matter, and shows the patient a progress record, gives them a reason to stay for the stages that prevent a repeat injury.

The problem

What usually goes wrong for sports rehabilitation centres.

What owners tell us on the first call, in their words.

  • “Patients stop coming once the pain goes”

    A patient feels better after a few sessions and never returns for the strength phase, which is the stage meant to guard against a repeat injury.

  • “Referring surgeons do not know what we offer”

    A nearby orthopaedic clinic sends patients elsewhere, because nobody from us has met them or sent a note on how we handle post-surgery cases.

  • “We look like a general physiotherapy clinic online”

    Our site lists every service from back pain to sciatica. An athlete looking for ACL or hamstring rehab cannot see that we work with sportspeople.

  • “Enquiries arrive in the middle of sessions”

    Calls go unanswered while the therapist is with a patient, and the caller books with the next clinic they find.

  • “We cannot share patient stories”

    Our best recoveries are athletes who value privacy, and treatment outcomes are not something we put in marketing. The site has little to show.

  • “Teams and academies use us once and move on”

    A club calls after an injury and forgets us until the next one. We have no regular contact with the coaches and managers.

What we do

What we do for sports rehabilitation centres.

Everything included for sports rehabilitation centres.

  1. Pages for each sport injury

    Separate pages explaining how your team approaches knee ligament recovery, hamstring and groin strains, shoulder instability, ankle sprains and stress injuries. Written in general terms and reviewed by your clinicians.

  2. A referrer introduction pack

    A short document for orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors and coaches covering your team's qualifications, equipment and how post-operative referrals are handled.

  3. Phone and WhatsApp enquiry handling

    A routine for capturing callers while therapists are in session, with a message that offers assessment slots and collects the injury and sport.

  4. Appointment reminders and course follow-up

    Appointment reminder wording and a short check-in message for a patient who pauses mid-course, using words your clinicians approve and sent only where the patient has agreed to be contacted.

  5. Team and academy partnership offer

    A written proposal for clubs and academies describing screening days, on-ground cover and priority appointments for their players.

  6. Google Business Profile and review routine

    A profile that lists sports injury services, therapist names and clinic photographs, with a polite review request after discharge.

How the result is measured

  • Assessment visits by source
  • Enquiries missed during sessions
  • Patients completing the full course
  • Referrals from surgeons and coaches
  • Appointment no-shows
  • Club and academy agreements active

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Worth a page and a campaign of their own

Referrals from orthopaedic surgeons · Relationships with coaches and academies · Assessment visits booked from searches · Full course completion beyond the pain phase · Clear pages for each injury type · Appointment reminders and fewer no-shows · Reviews from athletes, with consent · Team and club agreements

Priority campaigns

Campaigns for what sports rehabilitation centres most want to sell.

Each one planned around when your buyers decide, and measured against the baseline.

  • Season-start screening day

    An invitation to academies, running clubs and gyms for a movement screening before the cricket, football or marathon season, with a clear note on what the screening does and does not do.

  • Marathon and run-club injury campaign

    Content and Meta ads for runners training ahead of city races, with general guidance on getting niggles assessed early and a booking link.

  • Post-surgery referral outreach

    A visit and follow-up note for surgeons in your area describing your post-operative process, with a way to send patient details through a secure form.

  • Return-to-play explainer series

    Short videos from your physios on why the strength and return stages come after the pain eases, shared on Instagram and in the patient WhatsApp broadcast.

  • School sports day injury cover

    An offer to school sports teachers for first-response physiotherapy at annual meets and inter-school tournaments.

Beyond search

Where we reach buyers of sports rehabilitation centres, beyond Google.

Search matters, but it is rarely the only way this industry's buyers find a supplier.

  • Orthopaedic surgeons and sports medicine doctors

    A list of surgeons and hospitals within your catchment, a printed and digital introduction, and a plan to meet in person where possible.

  • Coaches, academies and club managers

    A map of the academies and clubs near you and an offer of screening days or priority slots, put in writing.

  • Gym owners and personal trainers

    A note for the trainer whose client says a shoulder "clicks" during presses, on when to send the client for assessment and how your team hands them back to training.

  • Active adults searching for help

    Google search, Business Profile and Meta ads for injury searches near the clinic, handled on pages written by your clinicians.

Who it is for

This is written for these sports rehabilitation centres.

  • Physiotherapy-led sports injury clinics
  • Post-surgical rehabilitation after ACL, shoulder and ankle surgery
  • Return-to-play programmes for cricketers, footballers and runners
  • Strength and conditioning-led rehabilitation centres
  • Clinics based inside gyms, stadiums or sports complexes
  • Rehabilitation for school and club academies
  • Hydrotherapy and recovery studios for active adults

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    The numbers this work is meant to move, such as enquiries, quotations, orders, visits or renewals, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is a reply, a follow-up, a page, a listing or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the work runs for sports rehabilitation centres

  1. 1

    Trace where the last patients came from

    Where your last patients came from and who sent them, set beside how enquiries are answered at the front desk.

  2. 2

    Rewrite the clinic's story

    Your sports focus, your equipment and your team, shown on pages that clinicians review for accuracy.

  3. 3

    Build the referral routine

    A list of surgeons, coaches and gym owners, with a plan for who meets whom and what is left behind.

  4. 4

    Fix the booking and follow-up

    The missed-call reply, the appointment reminder and the check-in for the patient who skipped the strength phase, each worded with your clinicians.

  5. 5

    Count assessments and courses by referrer

    Assessments booked and full courses completed, counted by who referred the patient, so the surgeon's list and the coach's list can be told apart.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Engagement options

Ways to work with us.

Pick the size of commitment that fits. Every option starts with your brief and a conversation.

  1. Option 1

    The conversation on its own

    A call after you send your brief. It says honestly whether you need outside help, and many fixes are ones your own team can make.

  2. Option 2

    One fix, scoped

    Start with the fix that matters most, such as reply time or follow-up. The fee is in writing before anything starts.

  3. Option 3

    An ongoing programme

    We run the work, report against the baseline, and you renew on the numbers. The term and the reporting are agreed in writing first.

  4. Option 4

    Guidance for your own team or agency

    We plan, brief and check the work of your in-house team or current agency, instead of replacing them.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

FAQ

Questions sports rehabilitation centres ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Can you publish patient success stories?
We do not write recovery claims or before and after cases for treatment. We write about how your team works, who it works with and what patients can expect from the process, and nothing goes up without your clinicians approving it.
What do we say about rules for health advertising?
Rules differ by state and by professional council and they change. We write in general terms and ask your own council or adviser to confirm what can be said before a page goes live.
Will advertising work for a clinic that relies on referrals?
Search ads reach people who look for a clinic themselves, but for this clinic the surgeon and the coach send the patients. The referral material comes first and ads are a smaller part.
How do we get surgeons to refer to us?
Meet them with a clear note on how you manage post-operative patients and what you send back to them. We prepare the pack and the follow-up. Your senior physio goes to the meeting.
Can you contact patients who stopped coming?
Yes, with wording your clinicians approve and only where the patient has agreed to be contacted. We do not use patient records for marketing without that consent.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
Fixes to reply time, follow-up and your Google Business Profile are the quickest to show, because the enquiries already exist. Ads can follow soon after follow-up is in place. SEO and content take longer. How long each takes depends on your business, and we tell you which applies to you after we have spoken. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
To start, last month's enquiries in any format and time with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM.

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