Hands-on job with Dudley Ladies is John’s dream 

Five years ago John Murphy decided to pack in a secure and well paid job as a fast response driver for West Midlands Police and take the less secure path of becoming a self- employed massage therapist. It was quite a change for a man who had also been in the military for 12 years, serving in the Navy as a radar operator and engaging in active service during the Falklands conflict.

After training at Dudley College to gain some relevant qualifications, John decided he would take the plunge and follow his heart. A keen runner, cyclist and weightlifter, he wanted to pursue his dream of being his own boss and working with like-minded sports people in a more caring capacity.

  As well as working very closely with Rita Vanes and Dudley Ladies Running Club since the clubs formation, John is now traveling to international sports events as a massage therapist with the England Wado-Kai Karate team and working with several other well established sports organizations, such as the Black Country Triathlon Association. John is also teaching massage skills to students at Dudley College, working as a personal trainer and offering remedial and sports massage on an individual basis from his clinic at Cambrian House in Lower High Street, Stourbridge.

If you would like to talk to John about an injury, find out about any of the college courses that he is running or book in for a specific “hands-on” treatment, then you can either contact him on 07812 240338 or visit him at Dudley Ladies Running Club on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Wombourne Leisure Centre at 7.00pm.

You can email John on: sports.injury@virgin.net or visit his website at http://www.softtissue.co.uk/index.htm