Get in touch today for a 10 min chat which, if appropriate, may lead to a no-obligation, complimentary 30-min online consultation.
We will run through the issues you are facing, offer as much advice as possible, and discuss potential next steps.
About Me
Professional, Fully Qualified Clinical Massage Therapist
My Background
Hello from Zoltan – I run Adagio Hands.
I’m a fully qualified, professional Clinical Massage Therapist (BTEC 5 Diploma and Certificate in Advanced Myofascial Release). I am a member of the Institute of Sport and Remedial Massage (ISRM), the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), and the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM). I work in South-East London, from clinic rooms in Monument, Canada Water, and Clapham Common. Learn more about my locations here.
How I Can Help You
I offer what is known as “soft tissue therapy.” – I treat muscles, tendons, ligaments, and the connective tissue that binds these all together. Treatment may be to address a specific pain or injury; an area of tightness or inflexibility; or a more structural issue of constriction or misalignment. It may also be in preparation for an event or performance, for example to ensure that muscles are all working smoothly; or after such an event, quickly to flush out waste products and relax stressed muscles, for rapid recovery.
Through an understanding of the daily reality of trying to train and perform with pain or injury, I can support you with a realistic rehabilitation programme to return you to performing at your best.
My Mission
I believe in continuity of professional healthcare. So we will not just give you a treatment and send you on your way “hoping it worked;” first we will look at the cause of any muscular or structural imbalance, and afterwards we will develop a potential rehabilitation programme that may involve exercises, stretching, or just subtly different ways of moving. I will support you with any rehabilitation work in between sessions. And where manual therapy alone is not enough, we will discuss other treatments you might usefully explore.
I want to offer professional, clinical massage therapy to everyone seeking to maintain their bodies or to improve their performance, not just sportsmen and women.
Why I Started
When I was small, I used to give my mother a neck and shoulder massage. Later on, wherever I travelled – Scandinavia, Central Europe, North Africa, the Far East – I would go out of my way to find a massage for myself and I enjoyed the variety of approaches.
I developed a professional interest in body mechanics through a range of hobbies that I took seriously, both sports and music. Over the course of resolving one or two long-term injuries of my own – injuries that were probably compounded by then sitting daily at the office computer – I had been to a variety of respected medical professionals, but could not seem to make progress, even after myself training as a Massage Therapist.
I became increasingly aware of the reluctance by many clinicians to offer specific, systematic, slow, deep manual therapy to help resolve injuries and restrictions. Yet these conditions are often insidious – allowing a person to go about their daily lives, but preventing them from pushing themselves and performing to their full potential. It became apparent to me that exceptional people such as musicians and performers were suffering in silence, and missing out on the help others such as sports people take for granted.
I was blessed eventually to find a course of training for myself to develop in depth the skills needed to assist with these kinds of conditions, and this is the gap in healthcare that I aim to fill with my own work.
Frequently Asked Questions
The standard single-session fee is £90 / hr at all clinics, or £125 with a personalised follow-up video call on rehab exercises (note Hot Stone massage £125 / 80mins).
In general, several treatments and a self-maintenance plan will be required to achieve full recovery from anything but the simplest of issues. The per session rate will reduce accordingly, and the total cost of support for recovery will therefore vary from client to client.
If the fee prevents you from seeking clinical assistance, do give me a call and I am happy to offer advice and discuss options.
Adagio Hands is based in Central and South-East London. All available locations and clinics can be found on the contact page.
Book via phone or email. Get in touch on the contact page and feel free to state preferred times for a no-obligation chat.
It will depend how much work is needed, and how much you are willing to do your exercises in between sessions! You should have a feeling from the first session as to whether massage therapy will work for you, and you should experience meaningful change, i.e: one that has an impact on your life, after three sessions. Longer-term, chronic issues typically take six sessions or more to resolve fully.
I will recommend a package of sessions depending on need. I offer a complimentary half-hour review (phone or face-to-face discussion) after three sessions, in the event that progress is not as fast as you would like. I consult with and refer you on to relevant professionals as appropriate to ensure you are getting the most effective treatment.