Sports Massage at Home in London

No, and most people who book it are not. The name describes the technique, not the client. If you have one area that keeps giving trouble, whether from running or from carrying a toddler on one hip, this is the treatment for it.

Deep tissue covers the body and spends most of the time where you are tight. Sports massage picks one area and works only on that, with trigger point release and stretching aimed at a specific problem. If you have a diagnosis, book this. If you are generally knotted, book deep tissue.

Both work, but not the day before. A deep session two or three days out gives the muscle time to settle. Afterwards, wait until the worst of the soreness has passed, usually a day or two, then book.

No, and we are careful about the difference. We do not assess or diagnose. If you need to know what is wrong, see a registered physiotherapist. Once they have told you, our therapists deliver the soft tissue and stretching part of that plan at your home.

The trigger point work is uncomfortable in a very specific way: a held pressure that builds, then releases quite suddenly. It should stay bearable and you should say so if it does not. We have written about massage and pain properly.

An hour for one problem area, which is what most people book it for. Ninety minutes if there are two, or if you want the surrounding muscles worked as well, which is often what an old injury actually needs.

£59 for 60 minutes, £80 for 90 minutes and £110 for two hours, the same as every other treatment we offer. Some outer London areas carry a small travel charge, which you see before you pay. We have written up what a massage costs in London and how we compare.

Whatever you are comfortable in when she arrives. During the massage you undress as far as you want to and stay covered by a towel throughout, with only the part being worked on uncovered. If that is the bit you were worried about, what to wear during a massage goes through it properly.

Often within the hour, though it depends on who is free near you at the time. Put your postcode into the box on this page and you will see the therapists covering your area and the times they have left today. We work seven days a week, from 7am until 11pm.

Somewhere to lie down, either your own bed or a mat on the floor, and your own towels. Your therapist brings the oil and the music. We ask you to use your own towels for hygiene, because a therapist working in homes all day cannot launder between visits the way a spa can, and yours will always be cleaner. Old ones are best, since oil stains.

Across more than 200 London neighbourhoods, wherever you are staying or living. Your therapist comes to your home, your hotel room or your workplace. Enter your postcode above to see who covers your address, or look through every area we cover.