Who am I and what do I do?

I specialise in soft tissue massage, which involves work on muscles, tendons and ligaments. I use massage to help encourage the body to release, stretch and re-align itself in order to relieve pain which may have arisen because of chronic tension, injury, poor technique or poor posture, and to increase the range of movement around joints. I also try to help my clients to understand why they may be as they are via assessment of the soft tissue using palpation and muscle testing.

By providing exercise/stretching/strengthening programmes, I hope to encourage the client to have some means to help themselves, and to later use these exercises as a means to maintain the resolved issue, and to ultimately remain pain-free.

I work with clients of all ages, from 11 to 85 years of age, male and female. Some are actively involved in sport and regular activity, but most are not.

Qualifications & training

• LSSM Diploma in Sports and Remedial Massage
• B.Ed (Hons) in Physical Education, Biology and Dance
• MSc in Sport and Exercise Science

Background

Previously I have taught PE at secondary schools, and more recently, held the post of Senior Lecturer in PE at De Montfort University in Bedford. I also completed 2 years of a 3 year SRN nursing course.

Please use the links on the left for more background information on how sports and remedial massage can help you, whether you are a sports person looking to improve performance, or if you are somebody who needs the special attention to detail I can give.

The Techniques section gives more detailed information on the massage techniques I use in my work.