Shoulder
Stiff Shoulders, Neck & Frozen Shoulder
Before
After
HUMAN
STRETCH
STRETCH
Have you grown used to
the same old aches?
Stiff shoulders, lower-back pain, frozen shoulder, hip discomfort —
even when an osteopath or massage gives temporary relief, you're back to square one in days.
Because they treat only the symptom.
The real cause hides in your 24-hour daily habits.
Lengthen the muscle, restore the joint's range.
A grounded-in-prevention approach to lasting change from within.
Build a body that won't relapse —
choose stretch.
The Human Stretch Method
1/4
Listening
How you walk, how you work at the desk, how you sleep — we map your everyday movement to pinpoint the real source of your discomfort.
2/4
Assess & Visualise
Anatomy-based posture analysis and palpation make your skeletal and muscular state visible. We explain exactly where and why the imbalance lives.
3/4
Personalised Stretch
A programme built for your body alone. Our hands reach the deep muscle layers you can never get to yourself, and release them.
4/4
Re-check & Aftercare
We confirm the before-and-after change on the spot, then hand you a self-stretch routine you can keep up at home — so the new state becomes habit.
Our Value
I
Technique forged abroad
Built from work with athletes in the UK, translated for the demands of everyday life. Every approach is grounded in evidence.
II
Private room, one-on-one
A fully private space, just for you. Through conversation we build trust, and design treatment that fits your lifestyle.
III
The depth only a pro can reach
Trained hands access the deep muscles that self-stretching never can. Every session leaves a change you can feel.
That pain, dramatically transformed.
Shoulders, shoulder blades, posture, flexibility. See the before-and-after change for each common concern.
Shoulder Blade
Shoulder Blade & Upper Back
Before
After
Posture
Posture & Rounded Back
Before
After
Flexibility
Flexibility & Forward Bend
Before
After
* Figures reflect our average session outcomes. Individual results may vary.
After the Session
How everyday life
begins to shift.
Recovery
Sleep deepens, fatigue clears.
The parasympathetic nervous system settles; circulation and metabolism lift. You fall asleep faster and wake to a lighter body. The more you continue, the harder it becomes to slip back into discomfort.
Posture
Posture changes — presence changes.
The chest opens, the rounded back straightens. Breath deepens. How you appear, and how you feel inside, shift at the same time.
Performance
A body that moves.
Joint range expands and flexibility lifts. Your sport — and your everyday movement — change visibly.
What Clients Say
I went through every osteopath in town and nothing helped my back. By the third session here, the pain had clearly eased. The fact that they explain why it hurts — from the cause up — is what I trust.
I kept up the self-stretches they taught me every night, and my sleep quality genuinely changed. The fully private, quiet room makes it feel like a real reward for myself.
My golf swing is unrecognisable. Treatment that reaches the deep places you can never get to yourself is in a different league from gym stretching.
First Visit Plans
All plans are 50% OFF for first-time visitors.
Light
60 min
Upper or Lower Body
Regular ¥8,600
¥4,300
Standard
80 min
Upper or Lower Body
Focus Area
Regular ¥11,400
¥5,700
Premium
120 min
Full Body
Focus Area
Regular ¥17,200
¥8,600
Included in every plan
- A full lifestyle interview and body assessment
- A personalised stretch programme designed for you
- A re-check after treatment, so you feel the change
- A self-care routine you can keep up at home
Where are you staying?
Find Your Therapist by Area
Tap the area closest to your hotel or residence.
The therapists who cover it will appear below.
Not sure which zone you fall into? Contact us and we will match you with the closest therapist.
Choose Your Therapist
Meet the Team
Five therapists covering Greater London.
Read a quick word from each, then book directly with whoever fits.
Oliver Mitchell
Hello — I'm Oliver. After a decade working with rugby clubs in the Midlands, I now focus on the quietly damaging effects of long-haul flights and back-to-back meetings. Most of my clients in Mayfair, Westminster, Soho and Marylebone book me when their shoulders have started to creep up around their ears. I bring them back down.
Sophie Bennett
I'm Sophie. I've spent six years untangling the shoulders and lower backs of people who live on Slack and back-to-back conference calls. If you've finished a Canary Wharf workday wondering whether your neck is supposed to feel this stiff, I can help. I work calmly across the City, Shoreditch and Whitechapel — and I never lecture.
James Harper
Hi — I'm James. I trained in pre and post-natal bodywork after seeing how little support new parents are offered. I now spend most of my week in Kensington flats, Chelsea homes and Notting Hill townhouses, helping mothers and fathers move freely again. Slow, careful, very safe — and I never push you anywhere your body isn't ready to go.
Emily Carter
I'm Emily, and most of my clients are runners — Hampstead Heath types training for a marathon, Camden cyclists who've stopped being able to touch their toes, Islington office workers chasing a half-PB. I work like a coach does: hands-on, but with a plan you can take home. The session is the start of your week, not the whole thing.
Daniel Hughes
Hi, I'm Daniel. I look after travellers — visiting executives, touring musicians, people who landed at Heathrow this morning and have a dinner in town tonight. I focus on undoing the damage of long flights and bad hotel beds, anywhere from Greenwich to Richmond. Quiet, efficient, in your room or rental: you'll be back on your feet inside an hour.
Not sure which therapist to pick? Contact us and we will match you with the closest available one.
Your body is
the infrastructure of your life.
Osteopathy treats the pain as it happens.
We build a body that doesn't break in the first place.
Grounded in preventive medicine, we change daily habits at the root.
That is the Human Stretch philosophy.
"
What we treat is not your symptom — it is the way you live.
Change the body, and everyday life changes with it.
A Message from the Founder
The thinking behind Human Stretch, in his own words.
Founder & Representative
Daiki Urai
Simply kneading a muscle will never change the body in any meaningful way.
Working with athletes in the United Kingdom, and then shifting to everyday clients after returning home, convinced me of one thing: the anatomical approach used by professionals is what changes daily discomfort at its root.
At Human Stretch, the work does not end with the session. I will hand you self-care you can keep up at home — so the goal is not "come back forever or it will return," but a body you can maintain on your own. Let us aim for that together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from an osteopath or massage?
An osteopath or massage mostly addresses pain as it happens. We work on the root cause — lengthening the muscle and widening the joint's range. We also hand you a self-care routine so that you can maintain your body without having to come back forever.
I have a very stiff body. Is it really for me?
Absolutely. A professional stretch is, in fact, most effective precisely for stiff bodies. We adjust pressure to your flexibility and reach the deep muscles you can never get to on your own — gently and without strain.
How often should I come?
We recommend once a week for the first three months. Once your flexibility settles in and your daily habits begin to shift, most clients are fine with one or two maintenance sessions a month.
What should I wear?
Anything you can move freely in is fine. We also have complimentary loan-wear, so you can come empty-handed straight from work.
Will it hurt?
Our benchmark is what is sometimes called "comfortable discomfort" — never the kind of pain that feels unpleasant. We will never push you beyond that, so you can relax.
アクセス
所在地
京都府京都市中京区西大文字町599
京都錦HKビル 512
お電話
090-6066-0119
営業時間
8:00 — 22:00（最終受付 21:00）
定休日：不定休
阪急京都線 河原町駅より徒歩2分。
四条駅・烏丸駅より徒歩3分。
完全個室2室を備えた、四条烏丸の隠れ家。
所在地
大阪府大阪市北区天満4丁目1.5-18
1507号室
お電話
090-6066-0119
営業時間
8:00 — 22:00（最終受付 21:00）
定休日：不定休
JR大阪駅・阪急梅田駅より徒歩圏内。
天満橋エリアの静かな空間でお待ちしております。