Shoulder pain treatment for the tension you carry into every day.
Tight across the top of the shoulder and up into the neck, or sore every time you reach or press? We find what is driving it, then build the shoulder back up over six to eight weeks.
Need a scan or a doctor? You leave with written findings and where to go next.
What clients with shoulder pain say.
Rated 5.0 from 265+ reviews.
Does this sound like your shoulder?
An ache across the top of the shoulder that creeps up into the neck
Tight between the shoulder blades after a day at the desk
Sore reaching overhead, behind your back or into a high cupboard
Flares on pressing, pull ups or carrying heavy bags
Two or more? Book the assessment and we will find what is driving it. Book your assessment
Why massage and stretching have not fixed it.
Most shoulder pain is a load problem. The muscles and tendons around the shoulder, neck and upper back are asked to do more than they are ready for, through long hours at a screen, a jump in gym work or carrying the same bag on the same side every day. A massage eases it for a day or two. Stretching feels good and then the tightness returns. What changes it is finding what is loading the shoulder and building it back up, with someone checking it is working. That is what the programme is for.
The Achilles Method: one practitioner, three phases.
1
Assessment
We find what is driving the pain, checking the shoulder, the neck and the upper back.
2
Tension Release
Hands-on treatment, including cupping where it helps, to settle the neck, the upper back and the tissue around the shoulder.
3
Strength Rebuild
A strength plan written for you, so the shoulder can take your work and your training again.
Your plan is explained in the room and given to you in writing.
Prices: two ways to start.
START WITH THE ASSESSMENT
£129
Blueprint Assessment · 75 minutes
- ✓Find out what is driving it
- ✓Written findings and a plan
- ✓Go ahead with the programme and the £129 comes off
The Shoulder Pain Programme
£765
8 sessions · 6 to 8 weeks
- ✓Starts with the Blueprint Assessment
- ✓Saves £99 against the same sessions one by one
- ✓The same practitioner at every session
If the assessment shows the programme is not right for you, everything except the assessment is refunded.
Changed your mind? Cancel within 14 days of booking and pay only for the sessions you have used.
Payment options, session validity and receipts+
- Book the full programme online and your first session is the Blueprint Assessment.
- Already had the Blueprint Assessment? Your seven remaining sessions are £636, in full or in two payments of £318.
- Started session by session? Switch to the programme within 14 days of the Blueprint Assessment and every session you have paid for counts towards it.
- Sessions are valid for 4 months from your first session.
- Written notes and home exercises between visits.
- A full receipt and paid invoice for every session, so you can claim it back if your policy covers treatment.
Find us in London.
Both clinics sit a short walk from the station. Open the map to check your route, or tap through for directions.
The same person, every session.
From your assessment to your last session, you see the same practitioner: Alexander Khang, an ISRM Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist, at Kings Cross or Hampstead. He is not a registered physiotherapist. If your case needs a doctor or a registered clinician, he will tell you and refer you.
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Kings Cross 260 Pentonville Road, 3 minutes' walk from Kings Cross St Pancras
Hampstead 40 Rosslyn Hill, 6 minutes' walk from Hampstead station
Questions before you book.
About the programme
Can I book the whole programme now?+
Yes. Book it online and your first session is the Blueprint Assessment. If the assessment shows the programme is not right for you, we refund everything except the assessment. You can also cancel within 14 days of booking and pay only for the sessions you have used. Prefer to meet first? Book the Blueprint Assessment on its own, and if you go ahead the £129 comes off the programme.
Do I have to stop training?+
Usually not. We agree what your shoulder can handle at your assessment and adjust your pressing, pulling and overhead work around it, so you keep training while it settles.
How long does it take?+
The programme usually runs over six to eight weeks. Your assessment sets the plan for your shoulder, and you leave with the plan to carry on.
What if it turns out to be a rotator cuff injury or a frozen shoulder?+
Then we tell you at your assessment. Both have their own rehabilitation programme, which starts with The Cornerstone assessment, and if you have already booked this programme we move you across and settle the difference.
What if it is not working?+
If it is not moving, the plan changes, or we refer you on.
Is Alexander a physiotherapist?+
No. Alexander is an ISRM Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist, not a registered physiotherapist. Physiotherapy on this site describes a type of service, not a registration. If your case needs a registered clinician or a doctor, we tell you and refer you.
Can I claim on health insurance?+
We do not work with private medical insurers. We provide a full receipt and a paid invoice for every session, so if your policy or health cash plan reimburses treatment, you can claim it back yourself.
About shoulder pain
What is causing my shoulder pain?+
Most often it is the muscles and tendons around the shoulder, neck and upper back being asked to do more than they are ready for. Desk work, a new gym routine, carrying, or a stiff upper back can all add to it. Your assessment tells us which applies to you before a single exercise is set.
Is it my shoulder or my neck?+
Sometimes it is the neck. Pain across the top of the shoulder, or pain that runs down the arm, can come from the neck, which is why the assessment checks both.
Is my desk or posture to blame?+
There is no single correct posture. Staying in one position for hours is the bigger problem. Changing position often and building strength in the upper back helps more than a perfect chair.
Do I need a scan first?+
Usually not. Scans often show changes that are just as common in people with no shoulder pain. Imaging helps after a fall, when you cannot lift the arm, or when progress stalls, and we will tell you if yours is one of those.
Who do you see?+
Desk workers around Kings Cross, people who lift, swim or climb, parents carrying young children, and anyone whose shoulder and neck tension keeps coming back. We see clients at both clinics, in Kings Cross and in Hampstead, and the assessment and the programme are the same at each.
When does shoulder pain need a doctor?+
Call 999 if shoulder or arm pain comes with chest pain, tightness, sweating or breathlessness. Go to A&E or urgent care if the shoulder has come out of place, or if you had a fall and cannot lift the arm.
See your GP first if the shoulder is hot, red and swollen, if you feel unwell or feverish, if pain is constant and worse at night, if you have lost weight without trying, or if you have numbness or weakness down the arm. We screen for all of these at your assessment and refer you on if your case needs it.
Start with the assessment.
75 minutes. Written findings. £129, taken off the programme if you go ahead.