The Federation of Holistic Therapists is to host a series of 3 specialist conferences in 2010, reflecting the interests of its diverse membership. The Sports Therapy Conference will take place on the 20th November at Coventry University. Entitled ‘Sports Therapy: Treating the Elite’, this conference will explore the use of sports therapies by elite sports people, and how to succeed in the sports industry. Featuring the latest in injury recognition and treatments, this one-day conference is set to inspire.

The FHT has brought together recognised experts to educate and inform therapists on the very latest developments in sports therapy and treating elite athletes. Speakers and sessions are as follows:

By Brigitte Nath

Although you have probably never heard of it, The Dorn Method was developed in Germany around 35 years ago by Dieter Dorn, who still teaches this simple but hugely effective Back and Joint care therapy to this day in his native Bavarian homeland. Stories of Dorn’s amazing successes abound, and indeed can now be found in increasing numbers not only in the UK, but also as far away as the U.S.A., Australia and The Philippines.

Approximately 75% of us present with one leg longer than the other. It’s staggering, literally, that so many people walk about with an imbalance. Yet to have one leg longer than the other doesn’t seem to create pain for everyone but for those that it does it brings pain in a myriad of dysfunction from TMJ, headaches, low back pain, IBS, bladder problems, sexual dysfunction, sacroiliac joint pain, pubis dysfunction, groin strain, gluteal dysfunction as well as the formation of trigger points.