Something already hurts You have already
You have rested it. You have stretched it. You may have had it worked on somewhere that spent an hour on the sore spot and sent you home feeling better for about two days.
It came back because where it hurts is often not where the problem is. Finding the difference is the whole job. It’s why people who have put up with something for years often say the first session was the first time anyone looked properly.
There’s something else that comes with a long-standing problem, and it isn’t physical. It’s the worry about whether it will hold up: whether to load it, whether to go back to what you stopped doing, whether it’s time to stop being careful with it. A session is partly for that. Not to tell you you’re fine, but to show you what is actually going on, so the next decision is yours to make, with the facts behind it.
systematically identify the root cause of the problem—which is not always where the pain is felt
True expert in physio, massage and musculo-skeletal issues. J was able to make progress on a really stubborn shoulder issue that I’ve had for years. Would definitely recommend.
You know something's wrong, but not what it's called. Point at it instead: eleven areas of the body, and what Jonathan actually does for each one.
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Desk posture, screen height and how you sleep. It often starts in the upper back, not the neck itself.
He checks your neck, shoulders and upper back together, then works on the neck and upper back.
Overhead work in racquet sports and the gym, or long hours held still at a desk.
Work on the rotator cuff, chest and upper back to free up movement before you load it again.
Long hours at a desk and shallow breathing. Usually felt as tightness between the shoulder blades.
Deep tissue work around the mid-back and ribs, plus mobility exercises to help it last.
Long hours sitting, lifting technique and stiff hips. The back is usually where you feel it, not the cause.
He checks your hips and glutes first, then works on the lower back and whatever is really causing it.
Lots of running or cycling, or the opposite: long hours sitting with your hips bent.
Work on the front of the hip and the glutes, looking at how your hip actually moves when you walk or run.
Underused from sitting, then overloaded in training. A common cause of both lower back and hamstring problems.
Focused glute and deep hip work, plus things to do between sessions.
Heavy training, hill work and not enough recovery between hard sessions.
Deep tissue work on the thigh and the front of the hip, with advice on managing your training.
Sprinting and quick changes of direction, usually on top of stiff hips.
Work on the hamstrings and glutes, with a sensible plan for getting back to full training.
Rarely the knee itself. The strain usually comes from the hip, the thigh or the ankle.
He works above and below the knee first, then checks again how it moves.
Lots of running, a change of shoes, and stiff ankles.
Deep work on the calf and Achilles, plus ankle mobility.
Long hours on your feet, footwear, and strain passed down from further up the leg.
Work on the sole of the foot and the lower leg, with practical advice on footwear and activity.
67 reviews. 5.0 average. One therapist.
No team, no juniors: every session is Jonathan, so every review is about him. One-to-one massage in Kingston upon Thames: sports massage, deep tissue and injury recovery. Here are a few of them, in their own words.
Jonathan is amazing. I’ve been managing shoulder pain for a few years and finally feel like I’m making progress in the past few months after starting treatment with him. He has great knowledge and techniques. Don’t think twice.
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Deep tissue work is firm, and you'll feel parts of it. But you should never have to brace yourself. The pressure stays at a level you can breathe through, and Jonathan adjusts as he goes.
Neither of you can know before you start whether one will be enough. Something that has been there for years usually takes three to six: weekly at first, then spaced out as it improves. You'll get an honest view at the end of the first session, not a package sold up front.
It's targeted soft tissue work, not a spa treatment. If something needs a diagnosis, a scan or a prescription, Jonathan will tell you and point you to the right person rather than work around it.
No. It's actually the most common situation: something you've put up with for months or years, rested, stretched, and had worked on somewhere that helped for about two days. How long you've had it matters less than what's causing it, and finding that out is what the first session is for. Something long-standing usually takes three to six sessions, not one.
Still not sure it's right for you? That's what the call before a first session is for. It takes fifteen minutes, and it's with Jonathan, not a receptionist.
Book a first sessionSomething that has been there for years usually takes three to six sessions: weekly at first, then spaced out as it improves. Somewhere along the way, the thing you came in with stops being on your mind.
What nobody tells you is what happens after that. There are really only two options.
Most people do, and it is a perfectly reasonable end to it.
The work has done what it was going to do and you get on with your life. Nobody will chase you, there is nothing to cancel, and you are not on a list. If something else goes in two years you know where he is.
Usually monthly. Most people start after a flare-up and keep coming once it has settled.
Not four sessions a month, and not a plan written in advance. Just a time that stays in your diary, so it's one less thing to decide. That's a standing slot, and there are three kinds, depending on whether you have a season, an event date, or neither.
Which one suits you isn't something to decide from a web page. It's a conversation at the end of a session, with someone who has just worked on the problem and can give you an honest view.
The maintenance page shows the nine routines other people have settled into, each in that person's own words.
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