With workspaces tailored to operations of all sizes, Canada Water is a place where businesses can grow.
One such business is bodytonic clinic, an award-winning medical centre offering treatments including osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, cupping, massage, Pilates, foot health, shockwave therapy (a non-invasive treatment that uses sound waves to promote healing in soft tissues), podiatry, health and beauty.
Bodytonic clinic’s journey began with registered osteopath James Gill, who has lived in Canada Water for the past 20 years. He started with a massage table in his flat,and now runs a team of 30 practitioners working in the Dock Offices, the listed Victorian building that also houses British Land’s project HQ. The clinic handles around 28,000 appointments a year, mostly helping people recover from back pain, neck pain, sports injuries and desk-based job injuries.
The business has grown organically from James working as a one-man outfit, to the eight treatment rooms and a rehab studio they use today.
James saw a gap in the market in Canada Water, which didn’t have anywhere offering physio, chiro or osteopathy before he set up bodytonic clinic. But the other thing that made this a perfect place for him to start a business was the location. Close to central London with good transport links, but surrounded by green open spaces, it’s an attractive residential area that ensures a steady stream of custom.
Bodytonic clinic is very much part of the community here in Canada Water. Professionally, they work with local GPs, personal trainers, fitness instructors and other holistic health practitioners. They also do a lot of work with local charities, offering treatments and massages as prizes to help with their fundraising efforts.
With the development bringing more people to Canada Water, the bodytonic clinic team are looking forward to the opportunity to grow the business further. With Dock Office Gardens opening up the space leading to the new Canada Water Leisure Centre right on bodytonic clinic’s doorstep, new local-run restaurants opening later in the year and new walkways such as Marker Way soon to connect the area into the wider development, bodytonic clinic is preparing to find itself in the thick of the action as Canada Water grows.
