Physiotherapy for Islington
At our Kings Cross clinic on Pentonville Road, a short walk, bus or one stop from most of Islington.
The Cornerstone, £120 · a 60 minute assessment, hands-on treatment and a written rehabilitation plan.
- ★ 5.0 from 265+ reviews
- 729 clients treated
- ISRM Level 5
- One practitioner, start to finish
You see Alexander at every session.
Alexander Khang, ISRM Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist and founder of Achilles. He assesses you, finds what is driving the pain, treats it hands on and writes your rehabilitation plan himself. When your plan needs strength work, he coaches it at A Fitness, his training studio in Angel. No handovers, and no starting again with someone new.
Achilles is the Official Soft Tissue and Recovery Partner of Old Streetonians RFC.
Physiotherapy here describes the service: assessment, hands-on treatment and a written rehabilitation plan. Alexander is a soft tissue therapist, not an HCPC registered physiotherapist. If your assessment shows you need one, a doctor or a scan, he tells you and refers you on.
729
clients treated
935
appointments
109
clients coached in strength
Kings Cross 260 Pentonville Road, 3 minutes' walk from Kings Cross St Pancras
Hampstead 40 Rosslyn Hill, 6 minutes' walk from Hampstead station
A case from the clinic.
Sciatica · Great North Run 2026
From sciatica to the Great North Run finish line.
Nathaniel S.What it looked like: Lower back pain from long hours sitting at work.
What the assessment found: Long days at a desk were loading the muscles of his lower back and the joint at the base of his spine. When the pain did not settle, testing showed the sciatic nerve was irritated too. That changed the plan, because an irritated nerve needs calming, not pushing. His feet and hips were also adding load on every stride.
“I came in a few weeks ago with an impingement on my sciatic nerve while training for a half marathon, and Alex was excellent from the start. He worked through and released a lot of tight muscles, which made an immediate…”Google review, Kings Cross clinicRead Nathaniel’s case →
Shared with written consent. One person’s experience is not a promise for yours.
What our clients say.
Google reviews from our clinics in Kings Cross and Hampstead.
“After struggling with Achilles tendon pain that had prevented me from running properly for some time. The rehabilitation was structured around gradually increasing my capacity rather than rushing the process. I was given clear guidance on loading, recovery and exercise progression, which made the whole process much easier to understand. Excellent clinical approach and very professional throughout, single handedly by one practitioner only. Highly recommend this clinic for anyone in Hampstead”
Khánh Lê Duy
Google review, Hampstead, October 2026
“Absolutely excellent therapist. I arrived with horribly tight and tense shoulders and neck and after a thorough consultation I got a thoughtful and bespoke treatment addressing the issues I raised and more I didn’t know were there. Alexander was very professional and polite and clearly knows what he is doing. I will be back!”
Marie-Claire Strawbridge
Google review, Kings Cross, April 2026
“I injured my ankle playing sport a few months ago and was still having stability and flexibility issues. Alexander did a very thorough assessment, getting to the root of the problem and building plan for going forwards - highly recommend!”
Hector McDonald
Google review, Kings Cross, August 2026
What people from Islington come in with.
How it works.
1. Assessment
A 60 minute clinical assessment: how you move, how you load, and what is driving the pain.
2. Tension Release
Hands-on soft tissue work on the restriction we find, not only where it hurts.
3. Strength Rebuild
A written rehabilitation plan that Alexander writes and coaches with you.
Prices.
Rehabilitation Programme
10 sessions, The Cornerstone is session one. Saves £120.
£1,080
£108 a session
Book the programmeEvery session comes with a full receipt and paid invoice, so you can claim on your own policy if it covers treatment.
Getting here from Islington.
We are at 260 Pentonville Road, N1 9JY, on the road that connects Angel to Kings Cross. From most of Islington you are a short walk, bus, or one tube stop away. From Upper Street, head down toward the Angel junction and onto Pentonville Road.
Achilles Clinic, Kings Cross
260 Pentonville Road, N1 9JY
Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm
Why people from Islington come to us
Islington runs on media, tech and professional services, and the bodies that come with that work: long hours at a desk, then hard training to offset it. We see a lot of recurring lower back pain, hip and glute load problems, and runners picking up calf and Achilles issues around the canal and Highbury Fields. The Achilles approach suits this crowd because it does not stop at relief. We assess how you move and load, treat what is actually restricted, and build a plan that lets you keep training. If you finished a course of treatment and the problem came back, the assessment is where we find out why.
Questions before you book.
About physiotherapy in Islington
Where are you relative to Upper Street?+
A short walk south. Pentonville Road runs off the Angel junction at the bottom of Upper Street.
Do you treat runners from Highbury Fields and the canal?+
Yes. Calf, Achilles and knee load problems from running are among the most common cases we handle.
I finished a course of treatment and the pain returned. Can you help?+
That is a common reason people book. The assessment looks at what is driving the pain now, and the written plan sets out what we do about it. If you need a registered clinician or a doctor instead, we tell you.
The practitioner and the price
Are you a registered physiotherapist?+
No. Physiotherapist is a protected title for HCPC registered clinicians, and Alexander is not registered, so we never use it. On this site, physiotherapy describes a service, not a registration. Here is what you get. Alexander is an ISRM Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapist with 6+ years of MSK rehabilitation and 5+ years of strength coaching. He has treated 729 clients across 935 appointments, and coached 109 clients through strength training. Achilles is also the Official Soft Tissue and Recovery Partner of Old Streetonians RFC. You see him at every session, from the assessment to the last one. He finds what is driving the pain, treats it hands on and writes your rehabilitation plan himself, then coaches your strength work at A Fitness, his training studio in Angel. If your assessment points to something that needs a registered clinician, a doctor or a scan, he tells you and refers you on. We work alongside GPs, physiotherapists and consultants, never instead of them.
How much does it cost?+
The Cornerstone, the 60 minute clinical assessment with a written report and rehabilitation plan, is £120.
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