‘Tendon disorders represent some of the most frequent orthopedic diagnoses, accounting for over 30% of all musculoskeletal consultations.’ (1) What are tendons? Tendons are the thick, fibrous cords that attach muscle to bone, not to be confused with ligaments, which attach bone to bone. Tendons are connective tissues that are made up collagen, a strong…
The LCSP Register is delighted to welcome Tim Paine to our board. Tim is the registrar and founder of the Sports Therapy UK, and has over 30 years experience in developing and teaching sports therapy courses, both through his organisation Sports Therapy UK and as a senior lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire. Tim is…
This is a question I get asked by therapists, clients, medical professionals and even by those who are well versed in the benefits of soft tissue therapy. In my experience, what makes it different from other types of massage is the disease and the clients’ state of health. Like other conditions that affect the tissue…
Lockdown has brought many challenges to us all; however, I like to look at the positives this last year has brought us and the new opportunities it brings to us as therapists, and the way it has forced us to change some of our practices. I have used this time to slow down from the hectic…
After a year of being isolated in our own individual bubbles we are now making a move towards normality. For many of us this shift brings with it a new anxiety, seen in many different guises and forms. We are unused to being in close proximity to those outside of our bubble, we are unused…
An American chiropractor Dr George Goodheart amongst others researched the link between muscles, meridians, organs and systems of the body. This work became Applied Kinesiology in the early 1960s. Dr John Thie with the assistance of his wife Carrie developed the Touch for Health programme in the late 1960s initially for lay people, with the permission of the team…
The LCSP Register is delighted to announce a working collaboration with Sports Therapy UK , a well established and respected provider of Sports Massage training and professional CPD courses under the direction of its Registrar Tim Paine and his excellent teaching team based in Hertford. The LCSP Register will welcome both Students and Graduates from…
Our Annual General Meeting this year will be held via Zoom at 1100 on Saturday 26th June. The details for the zoom call are now available in on our noticeboard in the members’ area. Also there are various documents available for your to peruse prior to the event – AGM Agenda, President’s Report, Directors’ Report,…
Healing comes from the Old English hælan, meaning “cure; save; make whole, sound and well.” This information was shared with me at a recent workshop with anatomist John Sharky, whose work on understanding of fascia and biotensegrity is immense. I sat there thinking this sounds like something we should aim for more than ‘being healed’. Maybe…
A majority of clients I see at their first session are dehydrated. I will spend some time doing the Hydration Balance below. I also educate them by explaining about how important water drinking is. Very often the people who are hydrated tell me they never get thirsty! I discovered reading the anatomy books that there…
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