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
At HeadStart Massage we have a really great team, hard-working, professional friendly, but most importantly fun! We understand that provide you with top-quality service we can’t be ‘jack of all trades’. As well as all of our team having a good knowledge and experience in their area we encourage all of them develop their own specialty interests.
Have a look below, meet our team, and see what keeps them coming back to work every day!
1. Therapists 
2. Sprints Coach
3. Clinic Management Team
Therapists
Cathy Gunn - Sports Massage Therapist
As a recently converted Triathlete Cathy regularly gets new aches & pains discovering muscles she didn’t realise she had! She’s certainly learned first hand the importance of stretching, icing and good posture. Given her own experiences Cathy’s really good at supporting people all the way through the recovery process to get you up and running in no time! More info
- Specialty Interests: Triathlon, Cycling, Long Distance Running
Vicki Marsh - Sports Massage Therapist
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
- Specialty Interests: Rowing, Athletics, ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Richard Patman - Sports Massage Therapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach
As the 2003 British and World Champion in Powerlifting/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
- Specialty Interests: Coaching, Finding Big Things to Lift, Making ‘New’ pieces of Training Equipment
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
- Specialty Interests: Triathlon, Cycling, Long Distance Running
Sprints Coach
Bryn Percival
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
- Specialty Interests: Technique Analysis, Speed Sprint Programmes, Fancy Dress
Clinic Management Team
Chiara Ferrara - Clinic Manager (and General Dogsbody)
From her first appointment with Vicki, she was a HeadStart Massage 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 a GB Talent Team Cyclist 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
- Specialty Interests: Rowing, Adventure Racing, Chinese and Balloon Animals
