A GLOUCESTER chairity has created a specialist massage training course to help treat cancer clients in salons and spas.
The course, provided by The Amethyst Trust aims to dispel the myths surrounding massage in cancer sufferer by teaching good practice with clear guidance and providing accredited training that is safe, effective and insurable.
Trustee of the Amethyst Trust Julie Speed, said: “There are a plethora of myths surrounding whether massage is safe whilst undergoing cancer treatment and the reality is that it is perfectly safe if adaptations are made. Recent research is showing that by 2016 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, rising to 1 in 2 by 2050 so it is really important to the Trust that we are able to help therapists competently treat those clients safely and effectively, whilst also providing appropriate insurance cover”
The first training course will take place on Monday, November 23 at the International Beauty & Holistic Academy in Gloucester.
To book a place please visit www.amethysttrust.co.uk
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