Understand the movement.Build the capacity.Return to performance.
Individual assessment. Progressive loading.
For professional athletes and the Georgetown community.
Play the full season.
Not around it.
Clinical Excellence. Elite care. Your season first.
Choose your path.
Every path begins with assessment.
Athletes
Professional and competitive athletes. Rehabilitation built around training, competition, and travel.
Apply 02Community
Runners, weekend competitors, and active people in Georgetown. One-to-one care for your goals.
Start 03Event cover
Independent physio cover for tennis, squash, polo, and professional sport fixtures.
RequestRehabilitation by region.
Shoulder
Restore rotation. Rebuild load. Return to serving.
Hip & Groin
Find the driver. Build capacity. Move freely.
Knee
Resolve pain. Rebuild strength. Restore performance.
Foot, Ankle & Achilles
Load the tendon. Build stiffness. Run and land again.
Back
Understand the movement. Build tolerance. Trust your body.
Assessment.
Capacity.
Sport demands.
Assess beyond the painful area. Load progressively. Prepare for the speeds, positions, and repeated efforts your sport demands.
Explore our approachFrom the court to the field.
And every mile between.
Serve. Brake. Change direction.
Shoulder and trunk loading, lateral court movement, and repeated match efforts.
02 / SQUASHLunge. Recover. Repeat.
Deep lunges, rapid deceleration, recovery to the T, and repeated rallies.
03 / RUNNING · RUNEASIThree assessment tiers.
Running movement, impact loading, and capacity for training mileage.
04 / FIELD ATHLETESAssess your performance.
Acceleration, cutting, landing, and the repeated demands of field sport.
Nicole Kruger, DPT.
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Sports Injury Specialist
As founder of Protea, Nicole brings her experience of professional sport to Georgetown, combining clinical precision with a performance-driven approach to help you move and perform at your highest level.
- Doctor of Physical TherapyDPT · FOUNDER OF PROTEA
- Georgetown RugbyFORMER TEAM PHYSICAL THERAPIST
- Professional athletesTENNIS · SQUASH · OLYMPIC ATHLETES
- District Polo CupSPONSOR · 2026
Need a physio
for your event?
Independent physical therapy cover for players at tournaments and sporting fixtures — arranged with Nicole herself, planned around your event.
- ATP & WTA tennis
- PSA squash
- Polo matches & cups
- Rugby, running & other fixtures
Rated 5.0 by patients
and athletes.
52 reviews on Google. Every one five stars.
She took the time to understand my goals, explained every step of the treatment, and created a personalized plan that really worked. I noticed significant improvement much faster than I expected.
Her professionalism, insight, and expertise were immediately apparent. She helped me understand the underlying issues and put together a clear, practical program that gave me confidence in my recovery.
Nix was extremely thorough in her assessment and treatment, and she was able to reassure me and put me at ease during competition — essential for performing at the highest level in professional squash.
Nix immediately stood out as one of the best we have worked with — a highly professional expert in her field who understands the demands of matchdays.
Thorough, knowledgeable, and incredibly supportive. My knee pain has significantly improved, my strength is back, and I’m moving with much more confidence.