Links
Recommended Therapist for Gilmore Piper
http://www.gilmourpiper.co.uk/
The Complementary Therapists Association (CThA) represents a wide range of alternative therapies including massage therapists.
http://www.complementary.assoc.org.uk/
The Massage Training Institute (MTI) is a national examining body specialising in holistic massage. MTI is a member of the General Council for Massage Therapy (GCMT) and is actively involved in the process of setting standards for massage training in this country.
http://www.massagetraining.co.uk/
The Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) is the national voluntary regulator for complementary healthcare practitioners in the UK and includes Massage Therapists.
http://www.cnhc.org.uk/pages/index.cfm
The Prince's Foundation of Integrated Health (FIH) is working with a range of complementary healthcare professions move toward voluntary self regulation. This work included the formation of the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (see above).
http://www.fih.org.uk/index.html
The Touch Research Institute was formally established in 1992 by Director Tiffany Field, Ph.D. at the University of Miami School of Medicine via a start-up grant from Johnson & Johnson. The TRI was the first center in the world devoted solely to the study of touch and its application in science and medicine.