Return-to-sport rehabilitation is the structured process of restoring an athlete from injury to competition — progressing through stages rather than stopping when pain resolves. In a therouteup package it is delivered by the licensed practitioners at CareHub Physiotherapy Center, who set the stages and the criteria for progressing.
The most expensive decision in an athlete's season is usually the one that felt free: returning at the point the pain stopped.
Pain resolving is an early signal, not a finish line. Capacity, control and confidence all lag behind it, and an athlete who returns on the pain signal alone returns with a gap they cannot feel — until the movement that caused the first injury asks the same question again.
How rehabilitation works in a therouteup package
Clear on responsibility first, because it matters more here than anywhere else on this site.
| Role | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| CareHub Physiotherapy Center | Delivers all rehabilitation. Independently licensed. Sets the programme, the progression criteria, and the decision on readiness to return to sport. |
| therouteup | Coordinates access, scheduling and payment across the package. Delivers the mental performance coaching that runs alongside. Provides no clinical care. |
This page will not tell you what your rehabilitation should involve, how long your injury should take, or when you are ready to play. Those are clinical judgements about a specific body, made by the practitioner who assesses it. What follows is how the programme is structured and what it costs.
Why the packages run over months
Rehabilitation packages are two to four months long, and that is the point of them. The failure mode with pay-per-session physiotherapy is predictable: athletes attend while it hurts and disappear once it doesn't — which is precisely when the strengthening and control work that prevents recurrence would have begun.
A package with a defined session count over a defined period is a commitment made in advance, when motivation is high, that still holds in week seven when the pain is long gone and the work is boring.
The part most rehabilitation misses
An athlete can be cleared, fit, and still not back. They hesitate on the cutting step. They favour one side. They avoid the specific contact that put them out.
This gets read as a lack of commitment, and it almost never is. During injury the nervous system learns to protect the area — that protection is appropriate at the time and does not automatically switch off when tissue heals. Physical clearance and psychological readiness are two milestones, and the second does not arrive with the first.
Cleared to play is a clinical decision. Ready to play is an athlete's experience of their own body. They arrive at different times.
therouteup runs mental performance coaching alongside the physical rehabilitation for exactly this reason — the hesitancy gets worked on while the body rebuilds capacity, instead of being discovered in the first competitive match back. That combination is the most common reason athletes come to the programme rather than to a clinic alone.
Packages and pricing
| Package | Price | Sessions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRU.BRONZE | KSh 7,500 | 4 | 2 months |
| TRU.SILVER | KSh 15,000 | 8 | 3 months |
| TRU.GOLD | KSh 22,500 | 12 + 1 bonus | 4 months |
Paid in monthly instalments; sessions unlock as instalments are received. Sessions across physiotherapy, rehabilitation and nutrition are interchangeable, allocated at the practitioner's discretion according to what the athlete needs at that stage — which suits rehabilitation particularly well, since needs shift as recovery progresses.
Full conditions are in the terms; machine-readable pricing is at /pricing.md.
Common Questions
What is return-to-sport rehabilitation?
It is the structured process of restoring an athlete from injury to competition, progressing through stages rather than stopping when pain resolves. The stages and the criteria for progressing are set by the treating practitioner based on the individual injury and sport.
Who delivers it?
Rehabilitation is delivered by CareHub Physiotherapy Center, an independently licensed provider in Nairobi. therouteup coordinates access, scheduling and payment, and does not provide clinical care. All clinical decisions, including readiness to return, rest with the treating practitioner.
Why do I still hesitate after being cleared?
Physical clearance and psychological readiness are separate milestones. You may be cleared physically while still moving protectively, because the nervous system learned to guard the area during injury. This is addressed through mental performance coaching alongside the physical work, not by waiting for it to resolve on its own.
How long does it take?
Timelines depend entirely on the injury, the sport and the individual, and are determined by the treating practitioner. Packages run over two to four months, reflecting that rehabilitation is a process across a season rather than a few appointments.
Can it combine with coaching?
Yes, and for athletes returning from a significant injury it is the most common combination. The physical rehabilitation is delivered by CareHub while mental performance coaching addresses return-to-sport confidence, under one package.
What if my injury is very recent?
Book an assessment through a package and the practitioner will determine the appropriate stage to start from. For an acute injury needing urgent medical attention, seek immediate care first — a rehabilitation package is not an emergency service.
Come back properly.
Rehabilitation for the body, coaching for the hesitancy that follows it. One package, one price, both sides handled.