The Sports Massage Association

20/01/2026

Neuro sensory integration in a nutshell. Why it matters to everyone treating pain movement?

We’re biologically wired to turn scraps of sensory information into adaptable movement, all in service of one goal: staying alive. This session takes a fresh look at pain and movement through a neurosensory lens, exploring how the brain, eyes, and inner ear shape muscle tone, protective responses, and the way clients experience pain.

Click on the link below to register: Free to SMA members.

Just £25 for none members. For this you will gain access to all the SMA's live Study Events for the following 12 months.

https://thesma.org/event-6509231

06/01/2026

So here we are in 2026!

We hope everyone had some time to take a rest over the Christmas holidays and you're back at work revitalised and full of energy?

Some people were trying to guess who was who from our cartoon style Christmas greeting. So here is an updated picture with the names in the order we appear in the picture.

Did you know who was who?

31/12/2025

✨🎉 New Year Wishes from Everyone at the SMA 🎉✨

All of us on the SMA board would like to wish our members, partners, and followers a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.

Thank you for being part of our community – here’s to an exciting year ahead! 🥂✨

25/12/2025

We wish you all a peaceful and happy Christmas and look forward to working with you all again in 2026 🎄❄☃

23/12/2025

We hope you are all looking forward to some time off over the Christmas holidays.

If that means spending time with family and friends, or time doing your favourite hobby or pastime we wish you all a Happy Christmas.

Our office will be 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 from 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 as our Membership Secretary, Lynne, and the board take some time off. 🎄🔔☃❄️

19/12/2025

🎄✨ Festive Wishes from All of Us ✨🎄

As the Christmas holidays fast approach, everyone on the board would like to wish our members, partners, and followers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Thank you for your continued support throughout the year – we look forward to what 2026 will bring. Wishing you a joyful, restful, and festive season! 🎅🎁✨

19/12/2025

✨🎄 A Festive Throwback to Therapy Expo! 🎄✨

Can you believe it’s already a month since Therapy Expo? Time really does fly at this time of year! A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand and joined in with our competitions – both online and in person. We loved seeing so many of you get involved 🙌

We were hoping to share some winner photos, but between busy diaries and festive chaos, it just wasn’t meant to be this time!

🎁 Competition Winners 🎁

🦴 Palpation Challenge
Correctly identifying the HIP and SHOULDER joints by touch alone (impressive!) was 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞. Harriet won a mini skeleton and anatomy poster for her clinic, kindly sponsored by our partners PhysiQue.

🧠 Bone Naming Brain Teaser
The winners of our challenge to name the bones of the human body that don’t contain the letters B, O, N or E were SMA members:
✨ 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐣𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐫
✨ 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡
✨ 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭

They’ll each be receiving an SMA-branded T-shirt – a little SMA cheer heading their way 🎅

🎉 Huge congratulations to all our winners, and thank you once again to everyone who took part. Wishing you all a festive season filled with health, happiness and maybe even a little anatomy trivia! 🎄✨

10/12/2025

Are you joining Yvonne tomorrow for her online session on Differential Diagnosis for Therapists?

If you missed her fantastic talk at this year’s Therapy Expo, this is your chance to catch up and learn directly from her—live and online!

✨ Free for SMA members
✨ Only £25 for non-members

Yvonne will be online at 7pm, ready to share insights you can put straight into practice.

👇 Click the link below to register and secure your spot!

https://thesma.org/event-6451947

03/12/2025

Did you know today is Purple Sock Day—aka the Day of Disabled People? 💜🧦

Who’s rocking their purple socks today? Yvonne is leading the way in style! 😄💜

27/11/2025

27/11/2025

with our lovely member Sarah.