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 any 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.thesma.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/pages/default.aspx
• Complementary & Natural Health Care Council - http://www.cnhc.org.uk/pages/index.cfm
• General Council for Massage Therapists - http://www.gcmt.org.uk/

Information

• About Sports Massage - http://www.sports-massage.org/
• The Stretch Institute - http://www.thestretchinghandbook.com/
• SportEx - specialist magazines for sports and health care -http://www.sportex.net/
• Sports Medicine Health Topics (University of Michigan) -http://www.med.umich.edu/

Courses in other regions, degree courses in sport, funding

• University of Bedfordshire - for degree courses in sporthttp://www.beds.ac.uk/sports_science
• Career Development Loans - http://www.direct.gov.uk/

Suppliers of goods and services

• Mammoth Lifestyle - for bikes, equipment, holidays, and training tips -http://www.mammothlifestyle.co.uk/
• Physique Management Company - suppliers to sportscare and healthcare professionals since 1988 - http://www.physique.co.uk/default.asp/
• 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

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