Deep-tissue and sports massage for pain, injury and bodies worn down by training or desks. A proper assessment, honest advice, and hands that know what they're doing.
Eight hours at a laptop, shoulders somewhere up by your ears, and a headache that starts in your neck by Thursday.
The same calf, the same hamstring, the same spot between the shoulder blades — settles for a fortnight, then it's back.
The programme says progress; the body says two weeks of tightness you keep stretching at and getting nowhere.
It's been six months. You've adjusted how you sit, sleep and reach for things, and you've quietly accepted it. Don't.
Level 5 Sports Massage (BTEC)
The highest UK qualification level for clinical sports massage
Sports Massage Association member
The SMA — the UK's professional body for sports massage therapists
Fully insured · first-aid trained
10 years · 8,000+ treatments
Every session starts by working out what's actually going on — then we treat it, and I send you off knowing how to keep it from coming back.
£50 · 60 minutes
Focused, firm work for knotted shoulders, stiff backs and the tension that builds up over months. Pressure always set by you, not by ego.
£45 · 45 minutes
Pre-event, post-event or maintenance work for runners, lifters and weekend warriors. Keeps you training instead of nursing the same niggle.
£240 · 6 × 45 minutes
A structured plan for a specific injury or recurring problem — treatment plus progressive exercises, tracked over six sessions. My most effective option for stubborn pain.
£30 · 30 minutes
Thirty focused minutes on one area — neck and shoulders, lower back, or legs. The lunch-break option that actually does something.
We talk through the pain, the history and what you need your body to do — then I test how it's actually moving.
Hands-on work aimed at the real problem, at a pressure you choose. Firm when it helps; never the "no pain no gain" nonsense.
You leave with two or three simple stretches or changes, so the relief lasts past the car park.
I spent my twenties playing semi-pro rugby and the back half of them injured. I got to know treatment tables from the wrong side — some brilliant, some a waste of an afternoon — and the difference was always the same: did the person actually work out what was wrong, or just rub oil around and hope?
When a knee injury ended the playing, I retrained to be the kind of therapist I'd wanted on the sideline. Ten years on, I treat runners, climbers, desk-bound shoulders and everyone in between, out of a proper clinic space in Kelham Island.
Straight-talking and hands-on. We find the actual source of the pain — which often isn't where you feel it — treat it firmly but sensibly, and give you the homework to stop it returning. I'd rather fix you in four sessions than keep you coming for forty. If something's beyond massage, I'll tell you and point you to the right physio, GP or consultant.
You'll find me at the clinic on Alma Street, with parking outside and no whale music unless you specifically ask.
Six sessions, one plan, one problem taken seriously — treatment plus progressive exercise, tracked until the thing that keeps coming back stops coming back.
£240 · 6 × 45 minutes · In person
That's £40 a session instead of £45 — but book it for the structure, not the discount.
How the block works5.0 · Google reviews · 61 reviews
Six weeks of shoulder pain gone in two sessions, and Dan showed me why it kept happening in the first place. No mysticism, just someone who knows bodies.
I've seen a lot of sports therapists as a marathon runner. Dan is the first who treated the cause and not just the sore bit. Knocked four minutes off my PB that season.
Went in barely able to turn my neck after months at a laptop. Walked out moving freely, with a plan that's actually kept it away. Worth every penny.
No — that's a myth that puts people off good treatment. Firm pressure helps for some knots, but "good pain" should ease as I work, never make you brace or hold your breath. You set the pressure, and we adjust constantly.
Comfortable, loose clothing you can move in. Depending on the area we're treating you may stay largely dressed or undress to your underwear, always with towels for cover and your comfort leading. I'll explain before anything happens.
Sometimes a single treatment settles an acute niggle. Longstanding or recurring problems usually need a few sessions plus the exercises — the Injury Rehab Block exists for exactly that. I'll give you an honest estimate after the first assessment.
Completely. Half my clients have never worn a running shoe — they've got desk shoulders, garden backs and the general wear of a busy life. The approach is the same: find it, treat it, prevent it.
No referral needed. If anything in your history suggests you should see a GP or physio first, I'll tell you honestly rather than treat around it.
No — it works alongside them. For diagnosed injuries I'm happy to coordinate with your physio or consultant, and I'll always refer on when something's outside my scope.
The clinic sits in a converted works building in Kelham Island, five minutes' walk from Shalesmoor tram stop. First visit? These photos are exactly what you'll see.
Unit 4, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8SA
Pick a slot, tell me what's hurting in the booking notes, and we'll assess it properly before any treatment starts. Evenings and Saturdays available.
Book a sessionEvening & Saturday slots · 24-hour cancellation