Continued Professional Development:
Appointed Person’s First Aid – St Johns Ambulance October 2006
Taping and strapping workshop – Pulse Training Solutions Ltd October 2006
Postural Assessment workshop – Pulse Training Solutions Ltd May 2006
Sports Injuries and Science Symposium – University College Northampton 2005
Whilst studying for a BA (Hons), I learned that I had minor arthritis in my lower back. I was launching my Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness and I had to be fit. I visited various specialists with no success. I then had a sports massage – WOW! I had developed hypertension mostly down to poor posture and I was subconsciously trying to protect it. Muscles contract and relax to maintain posture and provide movement. Muscle, fascia, tendons and ligaments compose our musculoskeletal system. This system attaches across joints to the skeleton. By applying sports massage techniques such as STR (Soft Tissue Release) my lower back came out of spasm. This technique is simple and has an immediate effect. By focusing on the tissues that are tight and adhered you can administer the treatment just to those tissues affected. This makes it safe to work close to an acute area of damage, an injury perhaps and aid a quicker recovery. I continued to have regular treatments and post gaining a First Class Honours degree started studying Anatomy and Physiology coupled with massage.
Before I accepted that this was the way my back was and missed out on a lot of activities. Now, I am more active than ever and still managing to fit in the odd sky dive. This September I worked as part of the Will Young Tour in Nottingham applying my skills to the production team and in the process, supporting Active Foundation, a charity who’s aims are: Provision of educational & sporting opportunities for those with special needs and in addition grants to aid children, the disadvantaged and people with disabilities.” |
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