Ash Dougan

Sports Massage Therapist

Ash spent 15 years as a competitive swimmer, with his career culminating in a 4 year scholarship to University in the USA. After university, Ash spent 8 years in the Royal Marines where alongside his duties he continued to compete in swimming, as well as athletics and bobsleigh. Ash was the Interservices Champion in 100m butterfly, helping the Men’s team win the Interservice championships three times, and represented the Royal Navy at the World Masters Games in New Zealand, and the Royal Marines in competition against the US Marine Corps in Virginia.

Now back in Cheltenham, he completed his ITEC Level 4 Sports Massage at the Cotswold Academy in Cirencester, and is currently studying with Movement Therapy Education in Birmingham working towards a Level 5 Diploma in Movement Therapy. This will add to his repertoire of manual therapy skills, ability to rehabilitate injuries and deepen his knowledge of how the body works.

Ash is also a RockDoc, proficient in using RockTape, RockBlades (IASTM), RockPods (Fascial Cupping) and their other products to help reduce pain, support injuries and improve movement patterns.

As well as manual therapies, Ash is a Crossfit Level 2 instructor, and working towards his UK Strength and Conditioning Association coaching accreditation.

Ash spends his spare time training at Cheltenham Crossfit and running with his dog, Goose. He has recently competed in Spartan Races, the Red Bull Neptune Steps, and is always on the lookout for the next big event to challenge him further.

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Esther has been a Sports Massage Therapist for 2 years after completing her ITEC Level 3 Sports Massage course at the Cotswold Academy in 2021. Previously, Esther has a background in the performing arts and graduate with a upper second class honors degree in Choreography and Dance from the University of Winchester in 2019.

Currently Esther is studying a MSc in Sports Therapy, which she is hoping to complete in January 2024. During this course Esther has learned many new skills and has enhanced her knowledge of the body, injuries and massage techniques. Esther is gaining plenty of experience through university placements and is really enjoying her current placement with a local rugby team!

Esther enjoys running as a way to keep fit and to challenge herself! She has recently just partaken in her first half marathon in Cheltenham and hopes to do more in the future!

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Ella is a Graduate Sports Therapist, graduating from the University of Gloucestershire with a First-Class Honours Sports Therapy BSc.

Ella is originally from Surrey but moved to the Cheltenham area after falling in love with area while at university.

Ella has a keen interest in rugby and has been working closely with Hereford RFC this past season. She has also worked with players from Cheltenham Town FC. Ella’s own sporting background includes rowing/sculling, netball, rugby and the performing arts.

Ella is qualified in sports massage, injury assessment, manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation. A lot of her work has been with athletes from team backgrounds and spent her university placement working with youth athletes. Ella is also experienced in working with the elderly and those from non-sporting backgrounds after working for several months in the NHS as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.

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