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Welcome to Massage World, a UK magazine published specifically for massage practitioners
and bodyworkers, students and those with a general interest in massage therapy .We will keep you up to date
with the latest news and techniques in the massage world.
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Latest News
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Accordingto figures published by Cancer Research UK in 2011, it is estimated that around100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK annually, making itthe most common type of cancer. Killing more than 2,500 people in the UK everyyear, it is vital that skin cancers are detected and treated early, as swiftdiagnosis can help save lives. |
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Feature Articles
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The original Olympic events were influenced by military skills needed in times of war such as riding skills. Equestrian events further obtained their inspiration from the chariot races of the ancient Greek games. Until 1952 only commissioned officers of the military could compete in Olympic dressage, a sport in which humans and animals are teammates. As with sailing, equestrian is the only other Olympic sport where men and women compete against each other.
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I’m often intrigued by the way clients describe what it feels like to receive a massage. The sensation felt when working slowly up from the Achilles tendon along the deep fibres of the soleus muscle towards the knee, was likened by one lady to squeezing toothpaste out of tube. Another said her back felt “all warm and squidgy, like porridge or custard” after her treatment – rather than the “brittle, grey plastic guttering” that was lodged in her shoulder blades beforehand. Yet, it was the similarity to “ironing creases out of a tea-towel” which recently got me thinking more about the role of functional, flowing movement and trust during therapy in helping clients stay relieved of unnecessary tension, and aid recovery and proprioceptive reprogramming. |
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For the first time since boxing was introduced in 1904 women are competing in the Olympic Games in 2012. Both men’s and women’s events will have different weight categories. Men’s consist of 10 ranging from light Fly Weight (46-49 kg) to Super Heavy Weight (over 91 kg), the women’s have 3: Fly Weight (48-51 kg), Light Weight (57-60 kg) and Middle Weight (69-75 kg). The duration of the women’s and men’s bouts last 2 to 3 minutes long over 3 to 4 rounds respectively. Each event is run in a knockout format.
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