Total Hip Replacement – Part 1 Preparation for surgery
My journey started about five years ago. As a massage therapist, I was increasingly aware that the range of movement...
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2013 Bupa Great North Run – Post-Event Massage by The Therapy Rooms
The Therapy Rooms' Tracy Russell was on hand to give post-event massage therapy at the 2013 Bupa Great North Run...
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Why Computer Posture May be Giving you Back Pain
Good computer posture is something that we're all aware of, but only when we remember it. The computer: one of...
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How to spot Vitamin Deficiency
At certain times in our lives our nutrition may not be as good as we'd like it to be. We...
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Why Quadriceps Switch Off
In my article about knees, I mentioned that knee problems can be associated with the quadriceps muscles 'switching off'. I...
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Knee Pain and Possible Treatments
As massage therapists, we often see clients with painful knees. Professionals working with knees often bandy around the term VMO...
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Vitamin D Deficiency
When I first started my studies to be a massage therapist, we were expected to cover the basics in nutrition. ...
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Trigger Points… and the role of Massage Therapy in recovery
No, nothing to do with guns and aiming, although Trigger Point Therapy – as anyone who has experienced it will...
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Eucalyptus Essential Oil
Eucalyptus originated from Australia and Tasmania and today is cultivated in Egypt, Algeria, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, California, India and South...
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Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh
January 6th is Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, when as well as taking our Christmas decorations down, we remember the three...
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