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Therapeutic Use of Ultrasound and TENS
Therapeutic Ultrasound and TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) are available within sports therapy sessions at some of our TheTriTouch affiliated clinics. Both tools are used in pain management, musculoskeletal injuries and soft tissue lesions: Therapeutic Ultrasound Therapeutic Ultrasound has been used for the last 70 years in physical therapy. It is a safe, pain-free treatment thought [...]
TheTriTouch To Look After ‘Cycle To Cannes’ Riders
TheTriTouch is pleased to announce it will be the official sports therapy partner to the Cycle To Cannes for its 2012 event. Taking place from London to Cannes in the south of France on 1st March for six days, the event takes 100 riders from the property industry as they aim to raise £250,000 for a variety [...]
Sports Massage at Team UK Youth’s Gran Canaria Training Camp: Tierney’s Report
In January we were delighted to announce that TheTriTouch would support UK Youth’s sporting efforts throughout 2012 as our Charity of The Year. UK Youth is dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people in the UK and works with 750,000 of them around the country. We’ve got a schedule of activities to raise awareness of [...]
UK Youth: Our Charity of the Year 2012
TheTriTouch is delighted to announce that it will support UK Youth’s sporting efforts throughout 2012. This is the second year UK Youth was selected as our Charity of the Year. The national youth charity is dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people in the UK and works with 750,000 of them around the country. It [...]
Our Therapists Roundup for 2011, what we’ve been up to!
Wishing all of our patients, partners and friends a Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy and successful 2012. Thank you all for your support, we look forward to fixing you and working with you next year. Elena Ward This year I gained a new qualification when I graduated from my Masters Degree in Osteopathy! [...]
Acupuncture & Dry Needling: what is it?
We have 2 therapists at TheTriTouch who practice these techniques: Helen Smith is a registered Physiotherapist & Acupuncturist, Aurelie Almeida is a Sports Therapist & Dry Needling Practitioner. Helen & Aurelie may suggest the use of needles within your session as part of your treatment options. Acupuncture and Dry Needling techniques may appear similar, but [...]
In North Yorkshire? Meet Christine Buckley, Sports & Remedial Therapy Specialist
Christine Buckley joined TheTriTouch Team earlier this year. She worked with Aurelie at the 2010 Duathlon World Championships in Edinburgh and went to Finland earlier this year to look after GB athletes racing at the European Long Distance Triathlon Championships. Based in Skipton, North Yorshire, Christine has an academic background in physiology and pharmacology with post doctoral research [...]
Aurelie’s Report on Henderson ITU Long Distance Tri World Champs
Aurelie Almeida is the GB team therapist for the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships. She reports from Henderson: It’s always a pleasure to look after the Long Course Tri British Team. They are truly made up of the nicest people. I’ve been working as part of the BTF support crew since 2009 and many [...]
Nevada ITU Long Course World Champs: Sports Massage and Bike Services
This year the World Championships long course race will take place in Henderson, Nevada. It will feature a 4K swim, which will be held at the Lake Las Vegas resort, a 120K-bike ride with more than 7,000 feet climbing, and a 30K run that boasts an additional 2,000 ft elevation gain. 115 British athletes will [...]
Get First Class Sports Nutrition Advice
We can all benefit from a review of our nutrition, particularly if we are active: from recreational runners to ironmen. This is a key area that is often overlooked by athletes and can be the missing link between winning and losing. Athletes with a well balanced nutritious diet have improved performance, better resistance from colds [...]
October 2011: Watch The Alpine Challenge Eurosport Programme Online
It’s just one month since The Alpine Challenge concluded under bright blue skies in the beautiful town of Annecy in France. TheTriTouch is the proud sports massage partner for this 4 stage event (110-120km per day) since its creation in 2010, sending therapists from our massage crew on site to support the riders. This year the 60 riders [...]
August 2011: Sports Massage & Mental Strength for Team GB in Beijing 7-11 September
Beijing, China welcomes back the world’s best triathletes just three years since it hosted the 2008 Olympic Games. The city will play host to the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Grand Final from September 7-11. Athletes from all over the world, in all categories, will have the opportunity to compete in the Olympic [...]
August 2011: Ride The Route Sportive, 4th September
Are you ready to ride the route everyone is talking about? If you watched the Surrey Classics on 14th August and can’t wait for the Olympics in July 2012, then your next step is to ride the route on 4th September: 65 miles starting from 6am at Imber Court in East Molesey. This isn’t an event [...]
August 2011 – Are You Ready For The Alpine Challenge? We Are!
The Alpine Challenge is a 4 stage Alpine event in September (110-120km per day) organised by HotChillee and designed using the same formula as the famous London-Paris. Based out of the beautiful lakeside town of Annecy in the Savoie, the scenery and riding is breathtaking every day. TheTriTouch is the proud sports massage partner for [...]
August 2011: Tri Dynamic Triathlon Training Camps – What’s Next
Not been on a Tri Dynamic Triathlon training camp yet? This is what you missed: What a fantastic first year for Tri Dynamic: Aurelie Almeida has recently come back from working with them in Switzerland, it’s a good time to look back at what great camps Tri Dynamic have put on over the last year and [...]
July 2011: Osteopathy & Biomechanical Assessments at Sigma Sport
Elena Ward has been part of TheTriTouch massage crew since 2010, working at many events such as The London-Paris and running the sport massage support at The Alpine Challenge. Elena is based in Oxford, she is graduating from her Masters Degree in Osteopathy this month. She will also visit our Sigma Sport clinic a couple of days a month, [...]
July 2011: Enhance Your Running With Our New Foot Massage
We offer a new runner’s specific treatment at our Sigma Sport clinic. It was developed by Aurelie over the last few months, whilst looking after long distance runners, helping them recover from marathon and ironman training. It focuses on patients’ feet, ankles and lower legs. The techniques used assist patients through conditions such as plantar fasciitis, [...]
June 2011: The London-Paris, What an Event!
What were you up to last weekend? We sent a team of six therapists to work at our favourite partner event: The London-Paris (L2P). It’s the second year TheTriTouch manages Sports Massage for The L2P: this event keeps getting better and better for us. There were sweat, tears, many overwhelming laughs and wonderful memories. Watch [...]
June 2011 All set for The London-Paris 2011
Six therapists from TheTriTouch massage crew are all set to looks after the 365 riders taking part in the The London-Paris. The ‘L2P’, complete with rolling roads closure and Mavic support crew, starts on Thursday 23 June. Three days and 520K later, the riders will arrive in the centre of Paris, on closed roads, Tour [...]
June 2011 Everyday Training are back in Lanza in 2012
Following their first successful camp in April 2011, Jo Carritt and Steven Lord of Everyday Training announce 2 Lanzarote camps in 2012 on 24-31 March and 2-9 April. The camps are primarily aimed at long distance or accomplished middle and olympic distance athletes. The timing is well suited to those who are racing IM Lanzarote 2012 [...]
June 2011 Meet Tierney Maude: Sports Massage Therapist and 10K Swimmer
Tierney Maude is part of our massage crew and a 10K swimmer. She has been swimming for 12 years (up to National level), bikes and runs (with triathlon just around the corner). She has a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University, is currently finishing her Sports Massage Diploma at St Mary’s University [...]
May 2011: Pearson Sportive Helps Us Raise Funds For Royal Marsden
Our latest event was the Pearson Sportive in aid of the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity where we organised post event Sports Massage for over 500 riders. This sportive celebrated its second birthday with a choice of 150k or 75k route from Sutton to Brighton and back. It was also used as one of the spring training ride for the [...]
May 2011 Dan Scott Joins TheTriTouch Massage Crew
We welcome Dan Scott to TheTriTouch Massage Crew. Dan works in North London so if you are a sportsperson in this area look no further: at the Bfitter clinic N15 4RX Monday to Friday (contact him directly to book). He also travels to patients within 5 miles of WD24. He will join us at the Pearson Sportive this weekend (22 May), if you are [...]
April 2011: TheTriTouch moves to Sigma Sport
From May 2011, our head office and treatment room is moving to the stunning Sigma Sport flagship store, St Johns Place, 37-43 High Street, Hampton Wick, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 4DA Sports massage sessions will be available on the following days: Tuesday 8am – 1pm Wednesday 1.30 – 8.30pm Thursday 1.30 – 8.30pm Friday [...]
March 2011: Please fill in our patients satisfaction survey (ongoing)
At TheTriTouch we are committed to monitoring the quality of the treatments, services and products we provide, as part of an ongoing improvement process. We would really appreciate your feedback on our performance. The survey is quick and easy to fill in, all submissions are anonymous. Thank you!
February 2011: UK Youth named Charity of the year
TheTriTouch is delighted to announce that it will support UK Youth’s sporting efforts throughout 2011. The national youth charity is dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people and works with 750,000 of them around the country. More information is available on our charity of the year page.
January 2011: TheTriTouch begins sponsorship of new race team
For the third year, TheTriTouch is proud to support the ThamesTurbo PowerBar triathlon race team. The team is made up of 14 athletes, selected from the club’s membership every year following a thorough race team application process based on results, performance and goals. The team membership is details on our athletes page. They compete in [...]
January 2011: Attendance at the Beijing and Las Vegas World Triathlon Championships
Aurelie Almeida was selected to work with the British Triathlon team as part of the support crew for the World Championships. Aurelie has worked with British Triathlon since 2009, offering sports massage to GB athletes in Perth, Immerstadt, Edinburgh and Budapest. Aurelie will attend the Sprint & Olympic Distance World Championships in Beijing in September, [...]
December 2010: TheTriTouch partners up with Tri Dynamic for the Joe Friel Triathlon Training Camps
We are delighted to announce that we have teamed up with Tri Dynamic for their series of Joe Friel Triathlon and Cycling Camps throughout Europe. Tri Dynamic organises a series of premium, high attention camps with coaching legend and author of The Triathlete’s Training Bible, Joe Friel. They also work with TrainingBible Coaching Elite Coaches [...]
September 2010: TheTriTouch sponsors Everyday Training IM Lanza camp
Jo Carritt has been sponsored by TheTriTouch since 2009. Her and Steve Lord founded their coaching business ‘Everyday Training’ based on their 15 years experience of elite age group racing, having represented Great Britain at many World Championships and raced Kona 8 times. Jo is now a pro triathlete for Great Britain. This wide ranging [...]
