15 December – 16 December 2018 When all the students went home for Christmas🎄, some stayed to learn how to use tape for something more than wrapping presents. Lots of theoretical learning ✍️ supported by practical elements helped us all understand 🤔 the meaning behind different applications of @kinesiotape Everyone fully enjoyed themselves and it was so interesting feeling the differences between applications for ourselves – … Continue reading Kinesiology Taping Course
Saturday 20 October Back at it again with sports massage – but this time for a completely different sport. Before you read on, can you guess what it is for? I’m at the Obstacle Course Race World Championships on behalf of SV Sports Therapy providing sports massage and taping to competitors across the “course” of the weekend. Today has been a real eye opener and … Continue reading OCR World Champs
Sunday 14 October What a day at the Perkins Great Eastern Run ! A strong team of 9 qualified sports massage therapists care together to support, help, and offer advice to this years participants at the Peterborough Half Marathon. Despite the weather, our team representing Anatomy Well-being made sure the runners got that little TLC they deserved. Tired and soaked, all athletes were pleased to … Continue reading Peterborough Half Marathon
06 May – 07 May 2018 What a lovely bank holiday weekend we had! I spent the day in the great outdoors at the Mytchett Athletic Football Club 2018 Tournament, held annually at the Mytchett Community Centre. Having recently completed my Level 1 Introduction to First Aid in Football (FA), I was able to offer pitch-side assistance to all the teams who took part, ranging … Continue reading Mytchett Tournament 2018
April 28 2018 Today I embarked on a new chapter on my journey to becoming a graduate sports therapist. I was lucky enough to be given an internship with FitFab Therapy this week, where I will be travelling with them to various events across the county of Bedfordshire, promoting the company and putting my skills to good use! This Saturday saw me attend my first … Continue reading Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship
April 21 2018 This Sunday, a group of volunteers from University of Hertfordshire studying BSc Sports Therapy teamed up with Asthma UK at the Virgin Money London Marathon 2018 to provide sports massage to more than 250 runners – raising lots of money and awareness for Asthma in the UK. There were some truly brave and inspirational stories shared amongst all competitors, with the majority … Continue reading Virgin Money London Marathon 2018
March 04 2018 Volunteers from the University of Hertfordshire studying BSc Sports Therapy teamed up with The Sports Injury Clinic to provide complementary post-exercise massage to runners who had completed the Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon. With an arrival time of 8am on a Sunday morning, dedication was key. After being briefed, we set up our stations and waited with anticipation for the first runners making their way … Continue reading Saucony Cambridge Half Marathon 2018
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