North Coast Massage

So here we are in October and it’s full.
November only has 2 spaces left;
18th at 12.30pm for 30mins
27th at 9pm for 30mins
December has only 2 half hour spaces left;
7th at 12.30pm
10th at 7.30pm
Please don’t delay booking which of these you would like or you may just miss out.
I am still doing a cancellation list to try and get people fitted in so please DM me if you want on the list and I’ll do my best to get you seen.

A space has become available on 29th October for an hour. Pop online to book (this will go fast!)

Just a little update, October has one space left
26th 10am to 11.30am
November only has half hours on;
13th at 6pm
18th at 12.30pm
27th at 9pm
30th at 2pm
In December there are limited hour and half hour spaces throughout the month so please don’t delay in booking your next appointments for the rest of the year and beyond. You can book a whole year in advance, there is no waiting with my system for it to open up the next month etc. I also have a cancellation list so please contact me if you’re in need of help and there’s nothing available and I will do my best to get you seen.

Just to let you know I’m still doing a cancellation list and even if a cancellation doesn’t come up I will try to schedule you in somewhere

My professional association is NAMMT. Which as you can see is supported by the GCMT

GCMT brings many different professional associations and awarding bodies together to support the wider manual therapy profession.

Our professional association members represent and support therapists, while our awarding body members contribute to education, qualifications and standards. Each organisation retains its own identity, purpose and responsibilities, but GCMT provides a shared space for collaboration across the profession.

By working together, members can exchange expertise, consider areas of common concern and contribute to a stronger collective voice for manual and soft tissue therapies.

Professional development does not happen in isolation. It depends on communication between GCMT organisations and other organisations across the profession, supporting practitioners and those involved in education and qualifications.

GCMT is proud to bring its member organisations together in support of standards, professionalism and the evolution of the profession.



Massage Training Institute - MTI The Sports Massage Association Scottish Manual Therapists Organisation LCSP Register of Remedial Masseurs & Manipulative Therapists Sports Therapy Organisation Association of Biodynamic Massage Complementary Health Professionals NAMMT

I saw someone post recently that massage is self care and self care isn’t a luxury. I would go so far as to say it’s health care and that word isn’t just something I’d like it to be, it’s used by the council that governs our industry that is governed by the government and backed by science.

How massage can help you - book a treatment with an MTI registered therapist near you today! https://www.massagetraining.co.uk/therapists/

Interesting read on how massage can be one of the most effective pain killers there is, more so than psychotherapy and physical therapy.

💆 Massage and Chronic Pain: Understanding a New 2026 Study 🔎

A 2026 study by Naimi Shirazi and colleagues, published in Pain Management, looked at 226 people attending a multidisciplinary pain clinic at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, USA. The average age was 45 years and 81% were women. 👥

Patients completed an intake questionnaire covering 56 treatments they had previously tried for chronic pain. They rated each as helpful, unhelpful, never tried or unsure. Of those who had tried massage, 77% rated it as helpful — the highest percentage of all 56 treatments. Oxycodone was rated helpful by 74%, psychotherapy by 67%, hydromorphone by 67%, physical therapy by 62% and aquatic therapy by 62%. 📊

For the massage profession, the significance of this finding extends beyond the percentage itself. The result showcases the value and perception of massage as a whole among people living with chronic pain. In this sample, massage was not simply viewed as an optional addition to care; it was the treatment most frequently identified as helpful by those who had tried it. That is an important patient-centred finding and provides a useful perspective on how massage is experienced within a broader pain management pathway. 🤝

The result is a patient-reported outcome, based on each person’s own judgement of whether a treatment had helped them. Because participants selected from fixed categories, the findings are categorical quantitative data based on subjective self-report, rather than qualitative data gathered from detailed descriptions of their experiences. The word ‘helpful’ may therefore include several different outcomes, such as reduced pain, easier movement, better sleep, relaxation, improved coping or a positive treatment experience. 💬

The study does not explain exactly why participants found massage helpful, establish that massage alone caused improvement or support claims about a specific physiological mechanism. However, this does not diminish the importance of the finding. Patient experience is a meaningful part of evaluating care, particularly in chronic pain, where comfort, confidence, function and whether treatment feels worthwhile are inherently personal outcomes. ❤️

The value of massage is also shaped by context. People arrive with different expectations, preferences, previous experiences and beliefs about their body and treatment. Communication, therapeutic relationship, environment, choice, pressure, practitioner responsiveness and the meaning attached to the treatment may all influence how massage is experienced.

These contextual factors help explain why modern massage education is increasingly encompassing more than technique and anatomy. An evidence-informed approach also considers the person receiving treatment, the therapeutic relationship and the wider circumstances in which care takes place. 🌿

The Shirazi study gives massage a strong patient-reported result: 77% of those who had tried massage described it as helpful, making it the highest-rated treatment in this sample. For GCMT, this offers an opportunity to highlight both the perceived value of massage and the importance of understanding the complete treatment experience. It supports a modern view of massage that recognises technical skill alongside communication, individual context and patient-centred care. ✨

Reference

Naimi Shirazi, K., Flegge, L.G., Miller, M.L., Wakefield, A.E., Williams, K. and Bushey, M.A. (2026). Perceived helpfulness of 56 treatment options in patients with chronic pain: a retrospective review. Pain Management.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42605847/

LCSP Register of Remedial Masseurs & Manipulative Therapists Scottish Manual Therapists Organisation Massage Training Institute - MTI Complementary Health Professionals The Sports Massage Association

I’ve had some interest in my facial products so I will now stock retail sizes of these products. It’s a very reasonable price for this professional range with prices starting from £10 each for the small sizes up to £40 for the larger ones or £40 for the full set which includes the cleanser, moisturiser, toner, face scrub and mask.
If you want me to order you up a set in your specific skin type I can do that.

So I have finally gotten around to adjusting my general policy procedure form to bring it in line with the new GDP laws for my industry. It’s the same as before but now emphasising the code of ethics and it puts in place a complaints procedure.
I was going to type up the last two bits for people to sign to and then design a new form but that would have been twice the work so I’ve just designed the new form for everyone to sign to.

So August is full and September is too so I’m keeping my cancellation list going. If you need an appointment and can’t get booked in just message me and I’ll try to fit you in either a cancellation space or an out of hours appointment.
Please book a few months ahead if you can even if you have to reschedule it nearer the time at least you’ll have something in the book.
October is almost full too. Here’s what is left;
2nd at 6pm for 30mins
6th at 6pm for 30mins
7th at 10am for 30mins
8th at 7.30pm for 30mins
9th at 6pm for 30mins
21st at 11am for 30mins
22nd at 7.30pm for 30mins
27th at 7.30pm for 30mins
28th has the only hour appointment space left between 11.30 and 1pm
30th at 7.30pm for 30mins
November is already filling up to