by Charlotte Couse | May 28, 2024 | Massage, Musculoskeletal, Poetry
A few years back, I did a five-day hot stone massage course at Jing Advanced Massage in Brighton. The stones are basalt, a volcanic rock, and they have a high iron content, which keeps them warm. Heat is really soothing in a massage, increasing circulation and easing...
by Charlotte Couse | May 10, 2024 | Massage, Musculoskeletal
Back in Brighton for the first session of BTEC Level 6 Professional Diploma in Advanced Clinical Massage & Sports Massage at Jing. Sessions included chronic pain, orthopedic testing & taping.
by Charlotte Couse | Apr 8, 2024 | Acupuncture, Lifestyle, Musculoskeletal, Pain
I normally have these acu-rings in my bag to give to clients if they ever need them. You move them up & down your finger to massage, thus promoting Qi and blood flow. They’re paricularly good for arthritis, or numbness and stiffness in the fingers. They also...
by Charlotte Couse | Dec 27, 2020 | Musculoskeletal, Pain
“Unless the injury is acute and there’s inflammation, apply heat.” This is what I was told on an advanced massage course, and it’s true: most patients, particularly those with muscular skeletal problems, love heat. (Although there are people who feel hot all the time...
by Charlotte Couse | Aug 5, 2020 | Musculoskeletal, Pain
I was pleased to see that NICE (National Institute for Care and Health Excellence) has recommended that GPs should not prescribe opioids for chronic pain, but instead consider alternatives such as acupuncture. There’s a piece in The Telegraph about the issue:...
by Charlotte Couse | Jul 23, 2020 | Musculoskeletal
Pain in the body, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is the result of Qi or energy not moving. Acupuncture helps the energy to flow again, thus relieving pain in three different ways: Via ‘ashi’ or pain points. These are similar to trigger points used in...
