Advanced Massage Techniques School

09/12/2025

Look at our new course dates in our events. Don't miss out, book your place now. All courses start 4th April 2026. See you then!

05/10/2025

You have completed your Advanced Remedial Massage Diploma and you are a successful practitioner. But you have yet to put the icing on the cake. You still have the opportunity to rise to the very top of your profession. The 12 month Orthopaedic Massage and Manipulation Course not only teaches you how to manipulate the spine, but gives you incredubly valuable tools such as peripherl manipulation, neurodynamics and cranial mobilisations. For full details of the course see: https://www.amts.co.uk/diploma-in-orthopaedic-massage-and-manip

For an example of a peripheral manipulation and some nerve sliding see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l565r0XBQKI and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zME3ilLPda8

Once you have completed this course, you can truely call yourself an orthopaedic therapist, and revel in the fact that you are now one of the most top qualified practitioners in the country. Congratulatons!

The Diploma in Orthopaedic Massage and Manipulation takes the student to the top of their profession, allowing them to treat the most complex and difficult cases. The course covers manipulation of the spine and all peripheral joints, neurodynamics, cranial mobilisations and biomechanics of the limbs

05/10/2025

You are now on a roll. But you have yet to complete the course that will truely transform your practice. The Diploma in Advanced Remedial Massage really is the daddy of all courses. Now you will truely understand the spine and the causes of back pain. And not only that, but you will have the tools to alleviate almost anything that comes your way. This 11 month course covers detailed assessment and treatment of every joint and enables you to treat nerve as well as muscular issues. For full details of the course see https://www.amts.co.uk/advanced-remedial-massage.
An example of how to treat an externally rotated rib is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXuZ1hIEYqc

The Diploma in Remedial and Sports Massage Course enables students to effectively assess and treat conditions and injuries, both within the clinical and sporting environment. Practical tools are given to treat these conditions, helping the student to reduce pain, promote healing and restore balance....

04/10/2025

Having completed your Diploma in Swedish Massage, you are ready to move on to the more medical side of the job. The 9 month Remedial and Sports Diploma Course increases your ability to assess injuries, and gives you many more treatment options. It also covers sports rehabilitation for the injured athlete. See https://www.amts.co.uk/remedial-and-sports-massage for full details of the course. Here is an example of shoulder assessment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGMLk3MeKCk
An example of some of the techniques we teach you is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZYs50CIZYQ

How to perform NMT, MET (SPAR), PNF and Trigger Point Therapy using the gastrocnemius.

03/10/2025

So your journey starts with Swedish Massage, an 8 month diploma course. This course wets your appetite for things to come. Not only will you learn all the massage strokes, and how to apply them to each part of the body, but you will also learn basic assessment of each joint, and the anatomy and physiology associated with this. Here is what you will learn on Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjGRqzOIwu4

This video shows the basics of Swedish Massage, including effleurage, stripping and couch set up.

02/10/2025

How do I become an Orthopaedic Therapist?

To become an orthopaedic therapist you need to complete a series of 4 Diplomas:
Swedish Massage (8 months)
Remedial and Sports Massage (9 months)
Advanced Remedial Massage (11 months)
Orthopaedic Massage and Manipulation (12 months)

Over the next few days I am going to show you some examples of what you might learn in each course, so watch this space. In the meantime, go onto our website, www.amts.co.uk to see the content of each course.

Advanced Massage Techniques School provides the highest level of massage training courses in Scotland. Only 20 minutes from the Edinburgh bypass, Advanced Massage Techniques School runs massage workshops and Diploma courses in Manipulative Therapy, Advanced Remedial Massage, Remedial and Sports Mass...

01/10/2025

Ready for some CPD? Come this weekend to learn the magic technique of Specific Positioning Active Release. We will also teach you how to assess the spine, and then use this technique to relieve back pain. For full details of the course see https://www.amts.co.uk/spinal-assessment-and-treatment

Learn how to assess and treat the spine in this 2 day workshop, using specific positioning active release,

26/09/2025

Last chance to apply for this year's Diploma courses, starting 1/2nd Nov 25 at Queen Margaret University campus, Edinburgh. For full details and to apply see www.amts.co.uk

Advanced Massage Techniques School provides the highest level of massage training courses in Scotland. Only 20 minutes from the Edinburgh bypass, Advanced Massage Techniques School runs massage workshops and Diploma courses in Manipulative Therapy, Advanced Remedial Massage, Remedial and Sports Mass...

16/09/2025

What a wonderful send off. Thank you everyone.

15/09/2025

Not the handing over of the keys to the School, but the handing over of the skeleton, as Beth takes over ownership of Advanced Massage Techniques School.

08/09/2025

Congratulations to our latest Advanced Remedial Massage graduates.

02/12/2024

What is going on with this psoas?