By Paula Clayton, MSc Physiotherapy, MSc Sports Injury Management, FA. Dip. Mast. STT, MSMA (L5), MCSP, HCPC. The Achilles is the longest and strongest tendon in the body. And for very good reason; it needs to absorb and amplify huge forces. Did you know that when...
James has received advance copies of the new edition of Born to Walk, due to be published at the end of May 2020. Copies could be available earlier but a lot depends upon the UK supply chain, which is having a torrid time, much like the rest of us! Copies are due in...
We have all seen our lives become more like the script of a movie over the past few weeks. This pandemic is truly democratic in its reach in a way we have never experienced; regardless of culture, geography, or financial circumstance, none of us is immune to the...
By Shirley O’Donoghue Shirley O’Donoghue, Principal of Lucis College, is a therapist, author and lecturer for the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT). She has been teaching energy-based complementary therapies for over 25 years and has written numerous courses...
Good Morning San Diego, Channel 9 Morning News, on 15th March, featured Injury-Free Running by Thomas Michaud as part of its offer to viewers, hosted by Bruce Pechman, known affectionately as Americas Best-Built Technology & Fitness Television Personality. See the...
John Gibbons, BSc (OST) – The ‘Bodymaster’ Shoulder impingement – or subacromial impingement as it is sometimes referred to – is caused by a compression of structures located within the subacromial space (rotator cuff, long head of biceps and subacromial bursa) and...
Kinesiology taping has seen a huge surge in popularity in recent years, most notably since the 2008 Beijing Olympics where it adorned athletes everywhere from the diving board to the track and hurtling around the velodrome. Bulging quadriceps with brightly coloured...
Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 development, the Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation (SMTO) has been cancelled. James Earls, the author of Born to Walk, was due to present at the conference, 21st–22nd March, 2020, Station Hotel, Perth, PH2 8HE. We hope...
Unfortunately, this event has now been cancelled as a physical entity due to Covid-19, but the plan is that it will be held online over 5 days. Please see www.fasciasymposium.co.uk for more details.
