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OSSM has a 19-year history of delivering high quality Soft Tissue and Sports Massage training courses

10/03/2026

Weekend 1 🗓️

It was great to welcome a new cohort of soft tissue therapy students on to our level 5 diploma course this past weekend!

On weekend 1 we learn all about the fundamental of topics of:
👉🏻 The effects and benefits of soft tissue therapy
👉🏻 Contraindications
👉🏻 Bony prominences
👉🏻 An overview of musculoskeletal anatomy

Along with these more theoretical elements of what we do, we also consolidated general massage techniques for the upper and lower body 💆🏻‍♀️

If you’re interested in a change of career or upskilling then get in touch!

27/02/2026

TREATMENT ROOM AVAILABLE TO RENT - Cheltenham

31/01/2026

Only a few weeks until the start of our 10-month BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy, and there are still a few places available for anyone wishing to enrol. Starting our course in March would mean that by Christmas you could be graduating as a fully-qualified soft tissue therapist running your own business!

If you’re nervous about taking the plunge please get in touch and chat to us - or have a look at our Student Success Stories (https://ossm.co.uk/blog/) to see where our graduates came from and where they are now.

This could be the start of a life-changing experience – find out more on our website: www.ossm.co.uk or call Lisa on 07590 047076

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08/12/2025

This past weekend was the final teaching weekend for PT59 🧑‍🎓 👩‍🎓

The group spent Saturday revising and practising for their final practical assessment on Sunday as well as preparing for life as fully qualified level 5 soft tissue therapists after the course!

Mel Cash left us with some experienced words of wisdom and the group did excellently in their examination.

We wish you all the best from everyone at OSSM 🤩

If you have thought about a career change to soft tissue therapy then get in touch! This group of students began in March and over the course of the year have acquired the skills and knowledge to equip them as competent and skilled soft tissue therapists 💪🏻

23/11/2025

The McMurray’s Test is used to find out more about the deeper structures of the knee 🦵

Using a combination of knee flexion and tibial rotation we are effectively testing the different aspects of the joint, specifically the meniscus and articular cartilage, for wear & tear and injury or dysfunction.

If you’re not including this test in your knee assessments then why not learn it?! 🤓 💪🏻

14/11/2025

Use this palpation instructional to help you next time you’re struggling to find the Piriformis muscle 🧐

29/10/2025

How to find… Soleus

17/10/2025

In the world of soft tissue therapy we love simple ways of remembering things which is why we have acronyms and rhymes to help us remember potentially complex ideas.

Here is one such (unplanned) example…

When we’re learning to identify asymmetries through posture and joint assessment it’s easy to get carried away when we spot something! Always remember that, unless the observed asymmetry is related to complaint the patient presents with, it is just an observation that may or may not become relevant further down the line.

We need to be careful with the words and phrases we use when talking to patients, it’s all too easy to label someone with a ‘syndrome’ or ‘dysfunction’ with the danger being that the patient will identify themselves as such.

To find out more about our BTEC Level 5 diploma in soft tissue therapy you can get in touch here or visit our website: www.ossm.co.uk

05/10/2025

This weekend was weekend 2 for the new group and we learned the importance of using the SOAP protocol and the associated ARTS structure to assessment..

Liam demonstrates that it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of information a client may be willing to offer but by sticking to SOAP and ARTS we can retain structure in the assessment process and quickly develop a suitable treatment plan!

To find out more about our level 5 diploma in soft tissue therapy get in touch!

15/09/2025

A big welcome to our new students starting their Level 5 Professional Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy last weekend. Here they are on the first morning taking part in a group discussion on what Soft Tissue Therapy actually is and does. Liam was leading the teaching, ably assisted by Claudia.

The next 10 months will be exciting and challenging, but I'm sure our previous graduates would agree that it will be worth all the hard work!

27/08/2025

Only a few weeks until the start of our 10-month BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy, and there are still a couple of places available for anyone wishing to enrol. Starting our course in September would mean that next summer you could be graduating as a fully-qualified soft tissue therapist running your own business!

If you’re nervous about taking the plunge please get in touch and chat to us - or have a look at our Student Success Stories (https://ossm.co.uk/blog/) to see where our graduates came from and where they are now.

This could be the start of a life-changing experience – find out more on our website: www.ossm.co.uk or call Lisa on 07590 047076

03/07/2025

Congratulations go to our latest group of students who completed their BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy this weekend. Here they are enjoying a well-earned picnic following their final practical assessment on Sunday.

I'm sure they will all enjoy the rewarding opportunities and careers this qualification can give, spending their days helping clients, and enjoying all the positive feedback and many thanks they'll receive in return. Well done for all the hard work!

Liam, Emily and Dean (our senior tutors) tell me they've been a great group to teach and I would like to say a big thank you to them for all their efforts over the past 10 months.

If a career as a soft tissue therapist might be for you, come and join us on our next introductory massage weekend and see how you get on - 12/13 July.

Call Lisa on 07590047076 or email info@ossm.co.uk
https://ossm.co.uk/introductory-massage-course/

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http://www.ossm.co.uk/

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