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Massage Therapist & Owner - Robert
Let me share a little background on how this clinic came to be and my journey as a Massage Therapist.
From county-level running to Tae Kwon-Do and military service, my passion for sports has spanned both time and continents. Upon moving to Scotland, I discovered the art of fencing with the Black Boar School of Fencing, joined Carnegie Harriers Running club, and began practising recurve archery with Beecraigs Archers.
Life, as always, had other plans.
A serious car accident led to spine surgery and a long road to rehabilitation. Through massage, strength training, and chiropractic care, I slowly found my way back to doing the things I loved—never far behind my trusty black Labrador, Radar! I was lucky enough to be sponsored and an Ambassador for Salming UK.
I have always worked in clinical settings, where simply providing 'Back, Neck and Shoulders' doesn't do it for most people, so this led me to concentrate on the clinical side of what massage can do.
This where I specialise in COMT – Clinical Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, learning from the best—Dr Joe Muscolino DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) in the USA and James Waslaski, head of the USA Sydney 2000 Olympic Therapy team, and specialising in Sports Massage, Sports injuries, biomechanics and mobilisation work.
I have managed to be able to help Ultra runners fulfill their goals and remain injury free and provided treatments for top athletes at events such as The Great Glen Ultra and West Highland Way race. As well the running side of my clinic, I see everyone from Muay Thai and boxers, to people who just want their back pain to stop!
Physiotherapy & Clinical MSK - Iram
As a Physiotherapist with more then 5 years of work experience, I have managed patients with variety of complex
neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, developed skills in neuro rehabilitation with both civilian Military personnel at AFIRM (Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine).
One of my main interests is in post-operative orthopaedic patients, and working with degenerative and neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's Disease, MS, Motor Neuron Disease (MND), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord injuries.
As well as working within these specialised roles, I also deal with many other conditions, such as chronic pain, sports injuries, joint problems and use a combination of soft tissue and massage techniques to give patients the best outcomes.
Working at Leading Edge Therapies is a great match for my skill sets and allows the clinic to expand and able to provide the best treatments in West Lothian.
