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  • National Massage Day The FHT is happy to support the concept of positive touch and the Manifesto for a Pro-Touch Society. Here’s one supporting activity you may want to put in your diary…  It’s ‘National Massage Day’ on Friday 16th May, where everyone in the UK is encouraged to reach out and touch someone they…

  • CAMSTRAND conference calls for research abstracts Organisers of the CAMSTRAND 2014 conference, taking place on Wednesday, 18 June at Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, are calling for research abstracts (submission deadline: 11 April). The conference is aimed at individuals and research groups who are interested in the development of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research…

  • Call for papers Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine is calling for papers, for a special issue focused on CAM in cancer-related symptoms. “Millions of people worldwide live with a diagnosis of cancer. Developments in cancer screening and treatments have led to improved survival rates. Unfortunately, this increase in survival rates is frequently associated with cancer-…

  • The Christie’s complementary therapies praised by cancer patient Patient, Tracey Bradley, has praised The Christie’s award winning complementary therapy service that supports patients and carers through all stages of their cancer journey with therapies, including: acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, massage and reflexology. Tracey said; “I started chemotherapy in December and one of the side effects I…

  • Primary research opportunity for students Marcia Fletcher from Find the Cause is looking for students to help with Kinesiology primary research. Marcia has been exploring a piece of primary research for the Kinesiology Foundation, in discussion with Professor George Lewith and Professor Paul Dieppe. She is now seeking university students with an interest in CAM…

  • Interested in writing case reports? On  Friday 28th March, the Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) will be holding a workshop between 1.45- 4.45pm on ’ Writing case reports for CAM’ at London South Bank University.  This workshop will focus on the importance of case reports in practice and for research. Speakers include : Dr Clare…

  • Professor Tony Stewart of Staffordshire University and Dr Ian Walton of the Sandwell Clinical Commissioning Group talk about the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Technique on BBC Midlands. Click the play button above. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

  • For dry, itchy winter skin, Base Formula recommends Wheatgerm Oil this month. Wheatgerm is a very nourishing oil – as when extracted from the Wheatgerm of the wheat, it retains much of its nutrients. It has particularly high levels of Vitamin E  and is also rich in Vitamins D and A, protein and lecithin, and…

  • Peace of mind 2012 FHT Excellence in Practice award winner, Nicolle Mitchell, MFHT, explains how a combination of time, touch and appropriate communication can improve the well-being of those affected by dementia. Treating people affected by dementia involves multiple skills beyond massage and therapy techniques – from sharpening communication and listening skills in order to build rapport, to being…

  • Artist, Danny Quirk, uses latex body paint to bring anatomical structures to life Getting to know the complex anatomical structures that make up the human body can be both fascinating and frightening. The thought of examining cadavers at close range is enough to send some potential anatomists running. Even for the non-squeamish, few outside of…

  • On the couch… George Lewith, professor of health research at the University of Southampton, talks about the relationship of complementary medicine with conventional medicine.  Members, click here to log in and read the full article Image: iStockphoto

  • Reflexology and aromatherapy equally effective for symptom relief in cancer patients It is estimated that around two million people in the UK are living with or beyond cancer, and this figure is set to rise to four million by the year 2030.1 Many of these people choose to access complementary therapies, to help them cope…