Sports Massage Courses - Tutors

Paul Turner MChS MHPC MSMA MISRM

Paul is a director and principal tutor of Pulse Training Solutions.  He is an experienced sports massage and sports therapy lecturer and has full membership of both the Sports Massage Association and the Institute of Sport & Remedial Massage.  He worked exclusively in professional football between 1994 and 2001, after which he lectured in sports massage and sports therapy as a Programme Manager for Premier Training International. 

Paul is a podiatrist registered with the Health Professions Council and is a member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists.  Paul has given a number of talks on musculo-skeletal issues to the Buckinghamshire branch of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists, and in addition to lecturing he runs podiatry and sports massage clinics in Buckingham, Towcester and London specialising in gait and posture.

Liz Soames MSMA MISRM

Liz is one of our principal tutors.  Prior to joining us she lectured for a number of years in sports massage and sports therapy for Premier Training International.  In addition to her lecturing, Liz sits on The Institute of Sport and Remedial Massage Education Committee and is a fully accredited member of the profession.  Liz provides massage therapy at the highest levels in sport, working for the English Institute of Sport at Brunel University, and Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London, as well as at the National Badminton Centre, Milton Keynes as a soft tissue therapist.  She also travelled to Beijing looking after the very successful paralympic swimming team.  She runs her own clinic called Working Bodies based in Towcester.  www.workingbodies.co.uk

Before his career in sports massage therapy and osteopathy, Rick was a squash coaching professional.  He won 11 Berskhire men's championships and is the current over 35 Berkshire champion.  Rick had wins over some of the best players in the world through his 14 year career and regularly trained with the top Australian players, many of whom were to become World and British Open champions.  Rick has helped many top players with their games, and even today regularly practices with men and women ranked in the world's top 20.  

Rick trained with the LSSM in 1997 as a sports massage practitioner.  Following this he went on to study osteopathy at Oxford Brookes University and graduated in 2003.  Rick is an experienced sports massage practitioner and runs a busy osteopathy and sports massage practice in Reading.   As a senior tutor at Pulse Training Solutions Rick lectures on both the theoretical and practical elements of the course. 

Jason Anderson

Jason has dedicated his life to exercise development, with over 20 years of experience in the gym.  He spent 5 years working for Premier Training International as Programme Manager for the Fitness Trainer Award & Advanced Personal Training qualifications.  He has worked alongside osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists and many other soft tissue therapists and conditioning specialists from all over the world in the development of his unique training style.  He is the inspiration behind Premier’s Personal Training Solutions department and the designer of their revolutionary WEB and flexibility training systems.  Jason presents his concepts and principles at the top fitness conventions in the country (Fitpro and Multitrax UK) and at numerous club chains around the world.  He is also a fitness expert, exercise model and regular contributor to Men’s Fitness and other industry publications.  Jason specialises in postural correction, movement dysfunction, joint and back pain, injury rehabilitation and performance conditioning.  www.gim-uk.com

John Gibbons BSC (Hons) Ost

Is a qualified and registered osteopath, sports and remedial therapist and a lecturer in sports medicine/athletic performance for the University of Oxford and St Mary’s University in Twickenham.  He is the co-founder with his business partner Paul Ledger of Peak Sporting Performance.  John will be lecturing on both the theoretical and practical elements of the course.