Links and Partnerships
At Sports Therapy UK we monitor developments in sport healthcare and related areas. Accordingly, we like to keep our readers well-informed about changes that take place, sources of information and suppliers. Please see below for links and if you have nay others you would like to recommend, please forward them for consideration by our panel of experts to tim@sportstherapyuk.com
Governing bodies and Insurance
- VTCT - for World Class Qualifications - http://www.vtct.org.uk/
- Sports Massage Association - governing body for sports massage practitioners - http://www.sportsmassageassociation.org/
- Independent Professional Therapists International - for Insurance and membership - http://www.iptiuk.com/about.html
- British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine - http://www.basem.co.uk/
- Sport England - http://www.sportengland.org/
- English Institute of Sport - http://www.eis2win.co.uk/gen/
Information
- About Sports Massage - http://www.sports-massage.org/
- SportEx - specialist magazines for sports and health care - http://www.sportex.net/
- Sports Medicine Health Topics (University of Michigan) - http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_index.htm
Courses in other regions, degree courses in sport, funding
- University of Bedfordshire - for degree courses in sport http://www.beds.ac.uk/sports_science
- Career Development Loans - http://www.direct.gov.uk/
- The Scottish School of Professional Massage - http://www.sspm.org.uk/
Suppliers of goods and services
- Mammoth Lifestyle - for bikes, equipment, holidays, and training tips - http://www.mammothlifestyle.co.uk/
- Optimum Performance Centre - http://www.optimum-spc.com/
- Premier Medical Supplies - http://premier-sportsmed.com/
- Amazon books - http://www.amazon.co.uk/complete_guide_to_sports_massage
- Marshcouch - http://www.marshcouch.com
- Physio Med - http://www.physio-med.com/
- OsteoLab Supplies - http://www.ossafreelance.co.uk