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Covid-19 Protocols

Then after numerous rehabilitation approaches the one that got the best results was a myofascial release technique. Sometimes is requires a bit of persistence and digging. You have to come up with strategies that affect the whole of their lives and not just what they do in the sport.

Olympic Information

Anatomy of the Right Knee

date about all the current policies, procedures. I cannot say this for every PA, but I do know that those sitting as board members of the GCMT (The General Council of Massage Therapies) played a significant role in getting information out to all their members.

I was heartened to see that so many therapists joined in on the conversation, how the profession started talking as a unified body, and how we got behind our professional associations, with GCMT emerged as a body with influence. It is now up to us to support our PA’s in their efforts to petition the government to recognise the value of higher education within the profession.

The first official Olympic international event was at the London Games in 1908 opening with 6 teams at this time only amateurs were allowed to participate. This changed in 1984 when professional players were allowed to participate with some compromises. FIFA did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup so certain teams are allowed their strongest professional players while restricting the UEFA and CONMEBOL teams to players who have not played in a World Cup.

events taking place from the 25th July to 11th August.

2012 Venues include City of Coventry Stadium (Coventry); Hampden Park (Glasgow); Millennium Stadium (Cardiff); Old Trafford (Manchester); St. James’ Park (Newcastle); Wembley Stadium

So, what can you do? The good news is, the more education and experience you have the easier it will be for you to re-establish yourself. For those therapists that are new to the profession, it is important that you have a niche, a specialism that places you in a position of greater value. Your expert skills will establish you firmly and increase the need for your services.

There are 16 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams with 2 medal

I want to leave you with thoughts of encouragement; we all know how important massage is and the thought of a future without it is daunting, both for our clients and ourselves as professionals. I cannot see massage stopping; whilst we may have to improvise and adapt, we will certainly survive.

TERMINOLOGY CORNER/SOCCER GAMERISMS:

Banana Kick - jargon for a kicked ball that curves and moves around obstructions.

References

Dummy Run - movement by two players of the same team; only one of which has the ball, with the intention of tricking the opposing team.

“Coronavirus And The Impact On Output In The UK Economy - Office For National Statistics”. Ons.Gov.Uk, 2020, https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/ grossdomesticproductgdp/articles coronavirusandtheimpactonoutputintheukeconomy/june2020#:~:text=It%20 is%20clear%2C%20that%20the,the%20largest%20recession%20on%20 record.&text=Furthermore%2C%20Quarter%202%202020%20is,downturn%20of%202008%20to%202009.

Flick Header - lingo for a player who deflects the ball with his/her head.

Nutmeg - slang for the action of threading or moving the ball through the space between a player’s legs.

“Set Up A Business”. GOV.UK, 2020, https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business. Hellicar, Lauren. “Coronavirus: What Support Is Available For Small Businesses And The Self-Employed?”. Simplybusiness.Co.Uk, 2020, https://www.simplybusiness. co.uk/knowledge/articles/2020/06/coronavirus-support-for-small-business/.

For more interesting terms for all sports go to www.gamerisms.com

Susan’s first love is dance, sport, anything to do with the joy of movement. She trained as a nurse in Canada but soon left the profession when she came to the UK as she wanted a deeper connection with her clients. For many years she worked in both health and fitness, teaching 20+ classes a week and running GP referral schemes. She wanted to make better use of all her knowledge which led her to retrain as a Sports Massage and Remedial Soft Tissue Therapist. Currently she is the director of NLSSM and specialises in teaching Oncology Massage. She is the author of Sports Massage: Hands on Guide for Therapists and is the Sports Massage feature writer for Massage World. She volunteers her time as a board member of GCMT.

SUSAN FINDLAY

You can join her on Massage Mondays for free weekly massage videos www.susanfindlay.co.uk

Sweeper – a term for the remaining defender before reaching the goalie—a last line of defence.

Susan’s first love is dance, sport, anything to do with the joy of movement. She trained as a nurse in Canada but soon left the profession when she came to the UK as she wanted a deeper connection with her clients. For many years she worked in both health and fitness, taeaching 20+ classes a week and running GP referral schemes. She wanted to make better use of all her knowledge which led her to retrain as a Sports Massage and Remedial Soft Tissue Therapist. Currently she is the director of NLSSM and specialises in teaching Oncology Massage. She is the author of Sports Massage: Hands on Guide for Therapists and is the Sports Massage feature writer for Massage World. She volunteers her time as a board member of GCMT.

You can join her on Massage Mondays for free weekly massage videos www.susanfindlay.co.uk