About Karen
Karen Murphy BA (Hons) MFHT, is a keen sports person, being both an enthusiastic athlete and hockey player. She graduated from De Montfort University Bedford in 1998 and started her own therapy business in 2009, specialising in remedial therapy for sports injuries but also including a gentle holistic approach for relaxation and pregnant patients.
Qualifications and Experience
Karen is a member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists and holds the following qualifications:
- Sports Studies BA (Hons) DMU Bedford
- Body Massage Certificate IIHHT
- Sports Event Massage Certificate IIST
- Remedial Massage Diploma IIHHT
- VTCT (ITEC) Level 2 Award in Infection Prevention (COVID-19) for Complementary Therapies and Sports Massage
- VTCT Unit M83 Provide a Health Related Fitness Test
- Level 2 Certificate in the treatment and management of injuries in football, FA - 1st 4 Sport
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Non-Medical Nutritional Advice
- VTCT Unit M162 Provide Taping and Strapping Techniques
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Body Massage
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Remedial Body Massage
- VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Sports and Fitness Therapy Techniques
- First Aid - British Red Cross
- Child Protection FA
- Hot Stone Massage certified by Tyler Academy School and Clinic of Body Mechanics Therapy
- Pregnancy Massage certified by Tyler Academy School and Clinic of Body Mechanics Therapy
- On-Site Chair Acupressure Massage Therapy Practitioner Diploma from Zen Tranquility Holistic Beauty Training Studio
- Kinesiology Taping for the Athlete Master-Class certified by John Gibbons, Bodymaster Method
- Ultrasound Therapy certified by Tyler Academy School and Clinic of Body Mechanics Therapy
- Indian Head Massage Practitioner's Diploma, Gateway Workshops
- VTCT Level 4 certificate in Sports Massage Therapy via Sports Therapy UK
