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Sports Injury Clinic in BromleyAssessment, hands-on treatment and rehabilitation, three minutes from Shortlands station

SMSM Therapy is a private sports injury clinic in Bromley, three minutes’ walk from Shortlands station. We assess and treat musculoskeletal problems: the injuries people pick up playing sport, the ones that build slowly from a desk or a steering wheel, and the old complaints that never quite settled.

What a sports injury clinic actually does

People sometimes assume a sports injury clinic is only for athletes. In practice most of who we see are not competing at anything. They are runners with a knee that complains on hills, office workers whose neck has seized, parents who lifted something awkwardly, and people in their sixties who want to keep playing tennis without paying for it the next day.

What makes it a sports injury clinic rather than a massage parlour is the order things happen in. We start by working out what is wrong. Only then do we decide what to do about it, and the answer is usually a combination of hands-on treatment and exercise rather than any single technique.

How your first appointment works

Your first visit begins with a consultation, not a treatment couch. We take a full case history: what happened, how long it has been going on, what makes it better or worse, what you have already tried, and what you actually need to get back to.

From there your therapist assesses how you move, and where it is relevant carries out a posture analysis to identify asymmetries that may be feeding the problem. Treatment follows, usually combining two or three of the approaches below, and you leave with an exercise programme so the change holds between appointments.

Quoted appointment times include that consultation and time to change, not just the hands-on portion. If we think the problem needs a GP, a scan or someone other than us, we will say so.

Who treats you

The clinic is run by Dharam Vyas, who holds a BSc in Applied Sports Science from Southampton Solent, a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Soft Tissue Manipulation and Corrective Exercise, and diplomas in OMT Spinal Manipulation and Professional Acupuncture. He works alongside Atlanta Robinson, who holds a sports therapy degree from Essex, and Dwaine Henderson, who holds the Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy. There is more about the team on our about us page.

We are rated 4.8 from 166 Google reviews.

Hands-on treatment

Sports MassageTargeted work on a specific injury or problem area, if you are training for something or just want to move without pain. Suitable before an event, after one, or as regular maintenance.Deep Tissue MassageFirm, full-body or focused massage to release muscle tension, break down knots and reduce stress. Ideal for desk-related tightness through the neck, shoulders and lower back.Swedish massageLighter, full body work for stress and all over stiffness rather than one sore spot.Spinal ManipulationManual techniques to restore movement to stiff spinal joints, used where a joint is genuinely restricted, always alongside soft tissue work and exercise rather than on its own.

Acupuncture and cupping

Medical AcupunctureFine sterile needles used to settle persistent pain and release muscle that has stopped responding to hands-on treatment alone. Also known as dry needling, and aimed at specific trigger points rather than worked to a traditional point system.Cupping TherapySuction cups that lift and decompress tissue rather than pressing into it, often used across congested upper backs and stubborn lower backs.

Assessment and rehabilitation

Posture AnalysisA structured look at how you stand, sit and move, to find the habits and imbalances behind a recurring problem. Available as a free initial check.Exercise ProgramA specific set of exercises, with resistance bands where useful, so the improvement you feel on the couch holds between appointments.Pregnancy MassageSide-lying and fully supported, adapted for each trimester. Most often for lower back and pelvic girdle pain.

Not sure which treatment you need?

Most people arrive with a problem rather than a preference. Our conditions pages explain what tends to help for sciatica, back and neck pain, whiplash, shoulder and rotator cuff problems, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, runner’s knee, hamstring and calf strains, Achilles pain, shin splints and plantar fasciitis, including when you should see a doctor instead.

Common questions

Do I need a referral?

No. You can book directly, online or by phone, without a referral from anyone. Most of our patients come to us on their own initiative or on a recommendation from someone we have already treated.

How much does an appointment cost?

A 10 minute posture analysis is free. An initial consultation is £35. Sports massage and deep tissue massage run from £45 for 30 minutes to £105 for 90 minutes. Spinal manipulation on its own is £60 for 45 minutes, and combined with sports massage it runs from £55 to £115 depending on length. Full details are on our prices page.

Are you physiotherapists?

No, and we are careful about that. Physiotherapist is a protected title in the UK and our team are qualified in soft tissue therapy, sports therapy and spinal manipulation rather than physiotherapy. In practice that means we are well suited to muscular and joint problems, movement assessment and rehabilitation, and we will tell you plainly when something falls outside what we do.

Do I need to play sport to come here?

Not at all. A good share of our work is desk related neck and back pain, and people who simply want to move more comfortably. The assessment and the treatment are the same whether the problem came from a football pitch or an office chair.

Book an appointment in Bromley

Call 07896 257328 to book, or to talk through whether we are the right people for your problem before you commit to anything. You will find us at Carlton Chambers, 5 Station Road, Bromley BR2 0EY, through the red side gate to the right of the building, three minutes’ walk from Shortlands station. Opening hours and directions are on our location page.

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