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Sports Therapy UK are looking for volunteer therapists for the upcoming London Marathon on the 2nd of October. This is a great opportunity for LCSP members to get some hands-on experience whilst also helping the many charities that are involved. To find out more about how to get involved contact either fid@sportstherapyuk.com or 01438 718755

Running a business through the pandemic (and beyond!) hasn’t been easy.  At the LCSP Register we have always looked after the welfare of our members in as many ways as we can and we are delighted to announce a new Affiliation with Medisave – a UK based supplier of medical equipment & supplies many of you…

When looking to find a massage therapist we would recommend you look to use a therapist who is Registered with a recognised, reputable Professional Association, which ensures your Therapist has the qualifications required to carry out the treatments advertised and operates under a strict code of conduct.  All members of the LCSP Register of Remedial…

Throughout May, Mental Health Awareness Month, we’ve been looking at burnout and how to avoid it. The focus for Therapists has to be self-care, it’s our job to look after others and often don’t take the time to look after ourselves.  Some of the key takeaways from the series are: Spotting the signs – knowing…

Our AGM this year is on Saturday 25th June at DoubleTree by Hilton in Stratford upon Avon. As well as the AGM we will be hosting 3 presentations covering: the role of fascia and fascia training, ‘Are you at Risk as a Therapist?’ and developments with our website and social media channels. To view the…

We’ve been talking about Mental Wellbeing this month. We asked you to consider how you are, and what immediate steps you could take to turn things around if you’re feeling close to burnout. This week we’re looking at a few ideas around how to create & maintain a resilient work/life balance for the longer-term. Work/life balance –…

Alastair began his career in bodywork as a student of remedial/therapeutic massage in 1981. He became a practitioner of the Bowen Technique in 1995 and has taught Bowen since 1997,  introducing Bowen into countries such as Norway, Italy, Spain and Cyprus.  (Bowen is a bodywork therapy that gently stretches the fascia.) Alastair has created and…

A similarity of symptoms and dysfunction is clinically observed between Long COVID-19 patients and patients with autonomic dysfunctions, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. The content of the proposed bio-psychosocial case management rehabilitation program is based on the muscle fiber type composition, a novel policy aimed at priming Type-1 muscle fibers, the energy-saving function of the…

Touch is one of our fundamental senses. We love to touch things – soft fabrics, furry pets, other people – but scientists had struggled to understand our sense of touch until recently. They understood that our nerves play a role, but not how receptors sense heat and cold. However, this understanding was recently deepened by…

Our son was born in the summer of 1989, and 11 weeks later I was knocked off my bike and sustained a severe head injury. It took me several months to get over this injury. I think anyone who’s ever had a significant trauma to the head will know how I felt. Over the next…

Early on in my remedial massage career, I noticed that clients/patients who had neck and shoulder tension and difficulty in turning their head, also had hearing problems, especially tinnitus. The medical term for the outer ear is the auricle or pinna, this also links to acupuncture points that connect to the whole of the body. I was…

Opportunity to review some variations of glute stretches