A musician and writer says…

I wish I had found Vicki years ago. I have sought all kinds of help for my RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) problem in the past - at considerable expense and with, at best, only temporary relief. Vicki got directly to the root of the problem. She made a difference in just one treatment, and over the course of just a few sessions, the difference has been remarkable and sustained.

The treatment itself was both subtle and thorough: ‘massage’ almost seems too casual a term to describe this degree of expertise. Her diagnosis, and suggestions for how to avoid this type of latent condition in the future, were intelligent and acute. I am very grateful.

Meet the Team

The team at HeadStart is hard-working, professional and friendly. In order to provide you will with best service, all practitioners have good clinical knowledge and general experience. We also encourage them to develop their own specialisms.

Have a look below, meet our team, and see what keeps them coming back to work every day.

Vicki Marsh - Sports Massage Therapist, Rowing Coach & Clinical Director

Vicki is always keen to work on complex cases and won’t let those ’stubborn’ symptoms get in the way of progress. Thoroughly enjoying her job (and being a bit of a geek!) she is also managing to squeeze in studying part-time for an Osteopathy degree. When not in lectures or at clinic she’s often found down at the river attempting to row, or attempting to teach other people to row. More info

- Specialisms: Rowing, Athletics, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Martin Smith - Sports Massage Therapist

Our newest member of the team and a former Royal Marine, Martin began his career in 2001 when he enrolled on a Diploma course in Sports Massage Therapy and Person Training. A keen sports person himself, a rugby player for over seven years, Martin’s interest in sports injury and therapy was natural. More info

- Specialisms: Pre-post injury management, Remedial/Recovery Therapy, Functional Fascial Taping and Myofacial Soft Tissue Therapy

Richard Patman - Sports Massage Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach

As the 2003 British and World Champion in bench press, Richard certainly knows his stuff. He now spends more time coaching and giving sports massages than throwing big weights around himself - however “his new extremely lazy dog Monty is proving to be much harder to train and motivate than any client I have come across!” More info

- Specialisms: Coaching, Finding Big Things to Lift, Making ‘New’ pieces of Training Equipment

- Specialisms: Pilates, Dancing, Hens

Sue Eaves - Reflexologist

Sue has been a qualified Reflexologist for quite some time now, which means she’s had her hands on a fair number of feet. Thankfully she is as keen as ever and and every session really does leave you feeling completely relaxed and rejuvenated. More info

- Specialisms: Triathlon, Cycling, Long Distance Running

Bryn Percival - Sprints Coach

Now, Bryn will be the first one to admit when he started athletics he was the ‘little kid’! Thankfully he ate his Weetabix and managed to get pretty nippy (Top 20 for age group/400m). He’s now hung up his spikes and helps footballers, rugby players and sprinters to get as fast as Speedy Gonzalez. Bryn is one of our associate coaches so click here to get his contact details. More info

- Specialisms: Technique Analysis, Speed Sprint Programmes, Fancy Dress

Chiara Ferrara - Clinic Manager & Rowing Coach

From her first appointment with Vicki, she was a HeadStart convert. Chiara is now a faithful disciple of manual therapy and regularly receives treatments to help with her training. (Given she’s a Cambridge Blue Boat rower and trialled for GB cycling, we’re pretty pleased she’s picked us to help!). Somehow we’ve convinced her to quit her job to come and be our Clinic Manager. More info

- Specialisms: Rowing, Exploring, Chinese & Social Media