Therapist
Jamie Stedman
- Level 4 Sports Massage, qualified since 2014
- Specialises in lower body work
- Running rehabilitation
- Covers the Llanelli area
Dafen Park, Llanelli
Sports massage in Llanelli
Jamie Stedman treats from his own room at Dafen Park, working with runners, athletes and anyone whose working week has left them stiff and sore. If you have been meaning to get something looked at, this is the easiest place to start.
- Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Practising since 2007
- Level 4 SMA therapists
- Treated Olympic and Commonwealth athletes
Sports massage for Llanelli
Sports massage in Llanelli is available at Jamie Stedman's own treatment room at Unit 1-2, Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Park, SA14 8QG, which means you can be seen in town rather than driving to Swansea. Jamie works with Llanelli Athletics Club and treats a running-heavy client base, alongside the aches that come from desk work and long hours on the road.
Your nearest treatment room
Dafen Park, Llanelli
Unit 1-2, Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Park, Llanelli, SA14 8QG
On the eastern side of Llanelli.
Treated by Jamie Steadman.
Get directionsIf the phone is not answered, please leave a message. We are often mid session and will return your call.
What We Treat
A running town with a rugby heart
Llanelli runs. The town has a serious running culture, and Llanelli Athletics Club is at the centre of it, with Jamie Stedman working directly with club athletes. That shows in what comes through the door. We see more calf, achilles, hamstring and iliotibial band problems here than anywhere else we cover, and more of the specific lower back stiffness that builds from high mileage on tarmac and road camber.
The running pattern has its own logic, and it is worth understanding because it explains why the problem is rarely where it hurts. Distance running loads the calf and achilles thousands of times per session, and when those tighten the ankle loses range, which changes how the knee tracks, which changes what the hip and lower back have to do. A sore lower back in a runner is very often the end of a chain that started at the ankle.
Then there is rugby, and the presence of Parc y Scarlets is part of what gives the town its character. The Scarlets are a regional side with a deep local following, and rugby is played at every level across Llanelli and the surrounding villages. The problems rugby brings are different again: shoulders, necks, and the contact load through the lower back and hips. Where someone runs in the week and plays at the weekend, the two sets of demands stack, and the lower back is usually what notices first.
Beyond sport, Llanelli has a large number of people whose working day is spent driving or at a desk, whether that is commuting along the M4 or working from home. That produces the familiar pattern of a tight neck, heavy shoulders and an ache between the shoulder blades that builds through the week and eases at the weekend. It is not dramatic, and it is exactly the kind of thing that responds well to being dealt with before it becomes something worse.
What links all of it is that people here tend to be active and want to stay that way. Almost everyone who gets in touch wants to know when they can train again, not whether they should stop. That shapes how we work. Our page on returning to exercise over 40 covers the sensible way back in.
Your Therapist
Who will treat you
Jamie Stedman is the therapist at Dafen Park, so he is who you will see. He is also a qualified personal trainer and sports scientist, and he works directly with Llanelli Athletics Club.
Services available in Llanelli
Massage treatments we offer
Deep tissue massage
A whole body treatment working into the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. The right choice where tightness has built up over months or years.
First appointment £75 · follow ups £65See detailsSports massage
Targeted work on one area, matched to training, competition or recovery. Suits runners managing a training block or preparing for a race.
First appointment £45 · follow ups £3545 to 50 minutes, whether it is your first visit or a follow upSee detailsRelaxing massage
A gentler treatment, half body or full body, when the tension is more about stress and long hours than training load.
30 mins £30 · 60 mins £60See detailsConditions we treat
Conditions we see most often
These are the problems that come through the door most often from Llanelli. Each one has a page of its own explaining what is happening and what treatment can reasonably do.
Lower back painThe most common thing we see from runners and from anyone whose working day is spent on their feet.Neck and shoulder painTightness across the shoulders and up into the neck, built up from driving, desks and carrying loads.Sciatica and referred leg painPain travelling from the back or glutes down into the leg, which runners often mistake for a hamstring problem.Returning to exercise over 40What to expect when you start training again, why everything aches at first, and how to build back without stopping.Desk and posture painAches that follow from how you sit, drive or hold a phone through the working day.
Local clubs and facilities
Where Llanelli trains
Knowing what a training week looks like helps before you come in, and these are the places we see most.
Llanelli Athletics Club
Jamie works directly with the club, which means he understands what a training block actually asks of a runner. Track sessions, tempo runs and long Sunday miles each leave a different mark, and knowing which one caused a problem changes how it is treated. If you are training for a half marathon or a marathon, tell us when you book and we will work around your schedule.
Parc y Scarlets and local rugby
The regional ground is the biggest sporting landmark in town, and rugby is played throughout Llanelli and the villages around it. Contact sport puts load through the shoulder, neck and lower back in ways running never does, and we treat players across the age groups. Where someone plays as well as runs, we look at both.
Llanelli Leisure Centre and local gyms
Where a lot of the town does strength work, swimming and classes. A new programme, a heavier phase or a return after a break are the usual points where something that had been coping stops coping. Gym work is rarely the cause on its own, but it is often the thing that reveals a problem that was already there.
The Millennium Coastal Path
The path along the Burry Estuary is where a lot of local running happens, and it is a beautiful place to put in miles. What it is not is undulating, and long stretches of flat, even surface mean the same muscles work in the same way for the whole run. That repetition is worth knowing about if you have had problems that keep coming back at the same point in a training cycle.
The Dafen Park clinic shares its building with Fitter Body Ladies Llanelli, a women only gym we own and run. Clients often pair a treatment with their training week, and it is the same building either way.
Llanelli clients
What clients say
Pat
Jamie uses nice, strong movements which are needed to help loosen up my back muscles. I have suffered with back problems and tightness around the upper back and shoulder, and I can feel it getting better with every treatment.
Questions about Llanelli
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Llanelli treatment room?
Jamie Stedman treats at Unit 1-2, Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Park, Llanelli, SA14 8QG. It is his own room, on the eastern side of town close to the A4138, so Llanelli clients can be seen locally rather than travelling to Swansea.
Where do I park?
Parking is on the car park at Dafen Park. There are no restrictions and no time limits.
Who will I see?
Jamie Stedman. He has been a qualified sports massage therapist since 2014, holds a Level 4 qualification, and is also a qualified personal trainer and sports scientist. He works with Llanelli Athletics Club, so running problems are what he sees most.
I am training for a race. When should I book?
It depends on the race and how you are feeling. Many runners find a session in the last fortnight is useful for freshening up, but it is worth getting anything that is niggling looked at earlier rather than leaving it until race week. Tell us what you are training for when you book and we will work around your schedule.
Can I be treated in Swansea instead?
Yes. Richard Clarke and Ryan Herbert treat at the Birchgrove clinic in Swansea, at 6 Parc-Yr-Helig Road, SA7 9PN, around two minutes from Junction 44 of the M4. Most Llanelli clients come to Dafen Park, but the choice is yours.
How do I book?
Call Jamie directly on 07815 509874 or email info@jamiestedman.co.uk. You can also send an enquiry through the form on this page.
Areas we cover
Other towns we cover
Llanelli is served by our room in Dafen Park, Llanelli. The same room covers the towns below, so wherever you are travelling from, you will be seen in the same place by Jamie Steadman.
Also covered by this room
Ammanford, Burry Port, Fforestfach, Gorseinon, Gowerton, Hendy, Loughor, Pontarddulais.
Book in Llanelli
Book your appointment
Llanelli is the one place where we have our own premises. Jamie Stedman treats at Unit 1-2, Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Park, SA14 8QG, which means Llanelli clients can be seen in town rather than travelling. Dafen Park sits on the eastern side of Llanelli, close to the A4138 and straightforward to reach from the town and from the villages around it.
If you would rather be treated at the Birchgrove clinic in Swansea, that is the other option, and it is where Richard Clarke and James Prosser work. The clinic is at 6 Parc-Yr-Helig Road, Swansea, SA7 9PN, around two minutes from Junction 44 of the M4, so from Llanelli it is a run east along the motorway. Most Llanelli clients come to Dafen Park, but it is worth knowing the choice exists.
Parking is on the car park at Dafen Park. There are no restrictions and no time limits.
From Llanelli town centre to Dafen Park the drive is 8 to 10 minutes outside peak times, and 12 to 15 minutes at peak. The run to the Birchgrove clinic along the M4 is longer, and worth allowing a little more for.
If the phone is not answered, please leave a message. Jamie is often mid session and will return your call. Prefer Swansea? Call the main number on 07971 742797.
Jamie Stedman Sports Massage, Unit 1-2 Heol Rhosyn, Dafen Park, Llanelli, SA14 8QG.