England’s second national lockdown brings with it new statutory regulations that independent businesses by law must adhere to. This time around, there is a now an official appreciation that the public do need ongoing access to wider healthcare services provided by professionals who are highly qualified and can take the strain off the primary healthcare system. As a result Level 5 Soft Tissue Therapists have been recognised by the government as Healthcare Professionals which means I am able to continue to work to provide genuine healthcare needs. 

Increasing infection rates does bring with it a need to be even more stringent and impose greater restrictions to safeguard the therapist, clients and their families in the short-term. Accountable to the professional code set out by the Institute of Sports and Remedial Massage (ISRM) and the Sports Therapy Association (STA), protocols will change slightly;

• Treatments for ‘relaxation and maintenance based massage’ are not available during lockdown.
• Treatments for injury or pain that affect day to day life and activities which lead to a demand in accessing NHS services are permitted .

For clients who require an appointment please contact me on 07852 946559 or email to discuss the assistance you require and whether a face-to-face appointment and treatment would be appropriate to prevent further escalation.

If you are not appropriate to be seen face to face, I am able to deliver very effective and high-quality online support services, tailored to assist individual clients during lockdown. 

The services I can provide online include:· Pain relief techniques you can practice as home, such as positional release, breathing exercises and self or partner-assisted massage· Video consultations to assess and discuss musculo-skeletal concerns or injuries and to give reassurance· Expertise to help regain functional movement and reduce restriction and pain