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.

Exercise Pilates Class - News

Since January 2010 I have been teaching a weekly Exercise Pilates Class, all thanks to my lovely friend and teacher Hilary Sewter.

I am trying to make exercise functional, to increase your strength and flexibility and hopefully for you to be more mindful as to how your body works.

If you are interested in coming along, the class is on Tuesdays at 7.00pm for an hour and a half (to finish at 8.30pm) at Salesian School, Guildford Road, Chertsey KT16 9LU. The location is usually in the school hall, but sometimes we have to move to the Dance Studio nearby when the hall is in use by the school. The weekly schedule can be found below if you want to check the location for each week.

Please note that you might want to bring an extra blanket or jumper as it can be a bit cool sometimes.

All are welcome, there is no need to book, and it is pay-as-you-go at £8.00 a session.

01 March 2011 - As of Tuesday 1st March classes will be taken by Hilary until I can get back to you. Enjoy, she is fabulous.