In Safe Hands sports massage

05/12/2025

Still one of my favourite blog posts.

Whether you are a new therapist about to change the world or a seasoned pro, no matter your discipline I'm sure it will make you take a minute to reflect on your own journey.

I wrote the first version of this over 3 years ago and I still get contacted by health professionals who want to discuss their similar...

05/11/2025

29/10/2025

The Bio psycho social model was a breath of fresh air back in the 70s at a time when reductionist models hadn't even given thought to joining up all the dots
We now take the BPS model for granted but it interests me where it goes next and how it looks in the future ?
It's been interesting reading papers and people's thoughts on this and I'll post a few slides later in the week.

19/10/2025

Reciprocal inhibition!!

Who knew working as a massage therapist for all this time would hone my skills helping to pave my way into other therapies.
I've put this post together to try and show we are all far more alike than we are different.
Whilst studying Hypnotherapy it really showed that from the initial consultation , treatment, and advice so many similarities kept popping up.
To all therapists upskilling or taking on new challenges, always look for the skills that overlap and make life easy for yourself.

19/10/2025

'SEEING IS BELIEVING'

When it comes to performance and well-being, the science backs it up. Visualization—or mental rehearsal—is a legitimate, research-backed technique used everywhere from elite sports to clinical therapy.

George Russell lab around Silverstone sitting in a chair eyes closed

20/09/2025

Athlete's working hard towards a specific goal, clients dealing with chronic pain, or clients in the midst of anxiety its not often a quote captures exactly my thoughts on therapy , but then who knows where learning, research, and collaboration will lead my thoughts and beliefs in the future.
For me that's the exciting part of being a therapist

26/08/2025

I thoroughly enjoyed this critique of CFT.
And it's great to know as therapists interested in this , we have been doing our own version of CFT in the treatment room for years.

25/08/2025

Great listen

David Butler has been a pivotal Physiotherapist figure in the field of pain management since the mid-1980s, with a career spanning clinical practice, researc...

10/08/2025

Looking forward to a busy week ahead,

A good mixture of massage and Hypnotherapy keeps things fresh and thought provoking.
Lol keeps me on my toes.

Thought I'd post this blog from Adam Eason for anyone putting themselves under a bit of pressure this week.

Worth taking a few minutes to read.

Article detailing a range of reasons and supporting theories why you do not need to be exceptional to lead a meaningful life.

23/01/2025

After posting the podcast the other night , I was asked by a few people what caught my attention enough to delve in and find out more. On Dr Google lol!!

The podcast spoke about how we use language helping to limit clients pain scores. Something as therapists we are now well aware of.
And interestingly pointed out the potential same problem when using headlines like compromised nervous system etc.

My first thoughts went to clients with long term chronic pain, often invisible and who suffer extreme pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression. But to the outside world look healthy.
So to be heard they need to be vocal .
So my first question was ?

How does the pain science community who say that the way we talk about and catastrophise can effect our pain scores. Deal with the fact people with painful chronic symptoms which can't be seen have to express how much pain they are in and catastrophise their own issues for there to be some level of understanding.

it is only a very few years ago something like fibromyalgia was even acknowledged, and sufferer's had to be speak up to be heard and believed.

For me, The juxtaposition highlights the need for a more compassionate and nuanced approach to understanding and addressing chronic pain.

Pain science can benefit from incorporating the lived experiences of people with chronic pain into its research and clinical practice. And I'm sure there are ongoing studies and papers being written as we speak.
This can only help to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and the realities of living with chronic pain.

the tension between the goals of pain science and the lived experiences of people with chronic pain. It's a complex issue with no easy answers.

I love pain science , how far it has come and what lies ahead.
But I have questions . We all do!!

Lol so that was my thought process.
As I've stated numerous times before my head is a big dark scary ( some would say empty) place I tend not to frequent too often . But when I do !!🤣🫣

People who know me well can confirm things just interest me.
Anatomy/physiology. Neurology/psychology it matters not a jot .

For example what are the 5th and 6th quad muscles?
And what do we need to know as therapists about
Articularis genus, or tensor vastus intermedius.🤣.

That's for another day.