Just the other day, I was asked “what is it that you do?” This isn’t an unusual question, I get asked this a lot.  The difference this time, was that the person asking me had just had a treatment.  

As they had left to see me that morning, their husband had said “…enjoy your massage…”. And they had felt, “it’s not really a massage”, but they felt unable to explain what it actually is.  

Which made me think, perhaps, that exploring some of the concepts and ideas that underpin myofascial release therapy and therapeutic bodywork may be useful, even for those of you who already receive treatments, and perhaps give some explanation as to why it's not quite like massage.

3 years ago, I took a scar tissue course with Emma Gilmore at the Exeter School of Bodywork and since then I have developed a keen and growing interest in the impact that scars can have on our health and our mobility.  This week, I’m back in Exeter, supporting Emma in delivering a course to a group of new students who all want to learn how to support clients who have scars.

I was asked today; what do you love about scar tissue work?