I’ve been reflecting recently on the effect passing or gaining a qualification has on our work. Often we aim for that one passing grade – but is this all we need? Quite a few years ago now, the decision to change my career and study at the Northern Institute of Massage fitted in with having a new…
Ever wondered why you have chronic pain that is not getting better with treatment? Maybe a scar is the underlying reason. This one you will want to listen to a few times. Lots of a-ha moment will hit ya. Get your brain and your scars ready!
Excerpts from Sports Massage, a hands-on guide for therapists… by Susan Findlay Event work can be rewarding, challenging, and have an air of excitement. It also provides an opportunity to demonstrate your skills to potential clients. Many of my graduates use event work as an opportunity to network, get their foot in the door, gain experience…
Meet some of our students who have changed their careers and are now qualified sports massage therapists. If you would like a career involving sport, then why not try our sports massage intro day to find out whether it’s for you…
Single leg care and pelvic stability and strengthening exercises. Great for knee, hip and lower back rehabilitation. Single leg stability is also essential for runners and cyclists to reduce injury risk and improve performance
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…
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