Tag: Quote of the week
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Quote of the week
In the reading room: Candice Gardner talks about the benefits of skin peels and the importance of best practice (First published in International Therapist, Issue 127, Winter 2019). Read the article. Learn more about skin peels at the 2019 Training Congress
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Massage could help reduce occupational stress for people working in emergency medical services
Massage could be an effective therapy for reducing stress in people working in emergency medical services, according to a study published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. People working in emergency services often suffer from occupational stress, so the study sought to establish whether massage could help. Researchers recruited 58 people working…
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Quote of the week
New in the reading room: We interviewed Dr Sarah Stewart-Brown, Professor of Public Health at Warwick Medical School for International Therapist issue 127. We talked about complementary therapies, mental wellbeing and her current research interests: https://www.fht.org.uk/article/interview-with-sarah-stewart-brown
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Quote of the week
In the Winter issue of International Therapist, former president of the FHT, Wendy Arnold, SFFHT, talks about the value of all therapists, in improving health and wellbeing. Speaking in defence of beauty therapists, Wendy says, ‘I have met some amazing beauty therapists throughout my career, whose aim is to make their clients feel good—whether that…
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Quote of the week
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Quote of the week
New in the reading room: reflexology could be a beneficial treatment for people who are experiencing migraines, a recent study suggests (Imani et al, 2018). Read more
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Quote of the week
New in the reading room: Gwyn Featonby, 2018 FHT Tutor of the Year and Education Lead at the NHS Natural Health School, talks about developing the first NHS-approved complementary therapy school (first published in International Therapist, issue 127) Read the full article
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Quote of the week
We asked asked Angie Buxton-King about the best advice she had been given, and she replied with, ‘Don’t sit on your hands, use them to help others’. I’m sure we would all agree that this is brilliant advice! Read our interview with Angie here (First published in International Therapist, Issue 127, Winter 2019).
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Quote of the week
Measure Yourself Concerns and Wellbeing (MYCAW) is a questionnaire that was created to evaluate complementary therapies in cancer care. At the 2018 FHT Conference Jennifer Young told us that it is easy to implement and gives therapists qualitative research that should be taken seriously. Find out more about MYCAW Read an article by Jennifer Young
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Pregnant women can find complementary therapies empowering, enabling them to take more control over their labour experience. At the 2018 FHT Conference Dr Julie McCullough talked about the demand for therapies, saying that 25 to 30% of women are already using CAM during pregnancy.
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Quote of the week
At last year’s FHT Conference, Anita Mehrez, Deputy Clinical Lead of the complementary health & wellbeing service at The Christie, told us how important relaxation is for people experiencing cancer.
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