ALTRINCHAM · BROADHEATH · WA14 5EL
Sports Massage Altrincham
Level 5 qualified sports massage therapists at RE:UP, Altrincham's sports recovery centre. 45-minute sessions from £30, seven days a week from 8am. Deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point therapy and dry cupping, matched to what your tissue actually needs.
£30
Sessions from
45 min
Session length
Level 5
Therapists
7 days, 8am–9pm
Open
PRICES
Pay per session. No membership, no referral, no packages.
THE QUICK ANSWER
RE:UP is at 20 Huxley Street in Broadheath, five minutes from Altrincham town centre with free parking. A 45-minute sports massage with a Level 5 qualified therapist is £30. Sessions run 8am to 9pm, seven days a week, and you book online with no membership or referral. If the problem is an injury rather than tightness, start with the £60 injury assessment instead.
WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION
45 minutes, spent where it counts
A sports massage at RE:UP is not a fixed routine. It starts with questions and a look at how you move, and the 45 minutes are spent on what that shows.
1
A short assessment
Your therapist asks what you do, what hurts and what you want from the session, then looks at posture and a few movements. Five minutes, and it decides where the 40 that follow are spent.
2
Treatment matched to the tissue
Deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point pressure or cupping, chosen for what the assessment found rather than one method applied everywhere. Pressure is worked to what you can tolerate.
3
What to do next
You leave knowing what was found, what to stretch or load, and whether it is worth coming back or booking an injury assessment instead. No upsell, just the honest answer.
TECHNIQUES
What a Level 5 therapist brings to the table
Level 5 is an advanced sports massage diploma. In practice it means assessment skills and a wider range of techniques, so the treatment changes with what the tissue is doing.
Deep tissue massage
Slow, firm pressure into the deeper layers of muscle and fascia.
Myofascial release
Sustained pressure and stretch through the connective tissue that binds muscle groups.
Trigger point therapy
Direct, held pressure on specific tight spots within a muscle, released slowly.
Dry cupping
Suction cups lift the tissue rather than compress it. Used where appropriate, never by default.
Dry cupping guide →Pre-event and post-event work
Lighter, faster work in the days before a race or match. Slower, gentler work in the days after.
Movement assessment
Every session starts with a short look at posture and how you move, so the time is spent where it is most useful.
WHAT PEOPLE BOOK FOR
What people come in with
Roughly half of our massage clients are athletes managing training load. The other half sit at a desk in Altrincham or Manchester and have the neck, shoulders and lower back to show for it.
Lower back pain
Desk posture, cycling, lifting and long drives.
Neck and shoulder tightness
Screen work, contact sport and overhead training.
Hamstring and calf tightness
Accumulated running and football load.
IT band syndrome
Lateral knee tightness in runners and cyclists.
Plantar fasciitis
Calf, Achilles and plantar fascia worked together.
Hip and glute tightness
Cycling, squatting and sitting all load the same tissue.
After a marathon
Gentle work in the days after a long race.
General maintenance
Regular sessions through a training block.
WHICH ONE TO BOOK
Sports massage or injury assessment?
The honest split. Book the wrong one and you will be told on the day and moved across, but this saves you the trip.
SPORTS MASSAGE · £30
Tight, sore, stiff, heavy legs
- General muscle tightness and soreness
- Recovery between training sessions or after a race
- Desk-related neck, shoulder and back tension
- Maintenance during a heavy training block
- No specific injury, no sharp or sudden pain
INJURY ASSESSMENT · £60
Something specific is wrong
- A pain that started suddenly or has lasted more than two weeks
- Swelling, instability, pins and needles or weakness
- Shin splints, tennis elbow, runner's knee, ankle sprains
- Returning to sport after time off or surgery
- Follow-up treatment sessions are £40
RE:UP's therapists are Level 5 sports massage therapists and sports therapists, not physiotherapists. If your assessment shows you need a physiotherapist or a GP, we will say so and point you to one.
WHO COMES TO RE:UP
From Saturday footballers to the 8am desk crowd
Footballers and weekend-league players
Hamstrings, calves, hip flexors and groins take the load in football. Players from local clubs book sports massage in the days after a match, through the whole season.
Runners and cyclists
Athletes from Altrincham & District AC, Altrincham Velo and the Manchester Marathon training crowd use sports massage for IT band, hamstring, calf and Achilles tightness during heavy blocks.
Rugby, hockey and lacrosse players
Contact and stick sports load the shoulders, neck and lower back across a season. Players from Bowdon and Timperley clubs book massage between matches.
People who sit all day
Half of our massage clients are not athletes. Neck, shoulder and lower back tightness from desk work is what most of them come in for, and a 45-minute session fits before work or on the way home. Open from 8am.
UNDER THE SAME ROOF
Massage, then sauna, then the plunge
Sports massage, an 8-person Finnish sauna, two ice baths at 4 to 7°C and Normatec compression are all in one building at RE:UP. The combination is the point: sauna after your massage, then a short cold plunge, all without leaving the building.
A 90-minute recovery session is £20 and can be booked for straight after your massage.
PRICING
Sports massage from £30
One price, no packages you have to buy up front. Pay per session, come as often as you need.
SPORTS MASSAGE
£30
45-minute session
- Level 5 qualified therapist
- Assessment included
- Deep tissue and myofascial release
- Trigger point therapy
- Dry cupping where appropriate
- Private changing rooms and showers
Injury assessment £60, follow-ups £40. Injury rehab details
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What people say about RE:UP
Rated 5.0 from 70 Google reviews.
QUESTIONS
Sports massage in Altrincham, answered
RE:UP is at 20 Huxley Street, Broadheath, Altrincham WA14 5EL, five minutes from the town centre with free parking. Sports massage is delivered by Level 5 qualified therapists in 45-minute sessions from £30, seven days a week from 8am to 9pm. Book online, no membership or referral needed.
A 45-minute sports massage at RE:UP is £30, paid per session. If you have a specific injury rather than general tightness, an injury assessment and treatment session is £60, with follow-ups at £40.
It can be uncomfortable where tissue is tight, but it should never be painful in a way you cannot breathe through. Your therapist works to the pressure you can tolerate and checks in throughout. Some tenderness for 24 to 48 hours afterwards is normal, like the feeling after a hard training session.
Sports massage is hands-on soft tissue treatment for tightness, soreness and range of motion. Physiotherapy is a regulated profession focused on diagnosis and rehabilitation. RE:UP does not offer physiotherapy. Our therapists are Level 5 qualified sports massage therapists and sports therapists. For a diagnosed condition, post-surgical rehab or anything you would see a physio for, our injury assessment service is the right starting point, and we will refer on if you need a physiotherapist or GP.
Neither. Book a session online and turn up. Memberships exist for people who use the sauna and ice bath regularly, but sports massage is booked and paid per session.
GETTING HERE
Five minutes from the town centre
By car
Huxley Street is off the A56 in Broadheath. Free parking on the street and nearby.
By tram or train
Navigation Road stop is about a 15-minute walk. Altrincham Interchange is about 20 minutes on foot or 5 by taxi.
By bike
On the Bridgewater Way and the A56 cycle route. Bring a lock, there is somewhere to leave it.
SPORTS MASSAGE NEAR YOU
One site, one team. Drive times: Hale (5 min), Timperley and Hale Barns (8 min), Sale (10 min), Stretford (12 min), Wilmslow (15 min), Knutsford and Didsbury (18 min).
ALSO AT RE:UP
Everything else under the same roof
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