St Mary's Sport Rehabilitation Students Support London MoonWalk

More than 20 students from the BSc and MSc Sport Rehabilitation programmes and the Professional Short Course in Sports Massage at St Mary’s University, Twickenham provided almost 600 pre-event massages to walkers at the London MoonWalk on Saturday 16^th May. The London MoonWalk is an annual event organised by breast cancer charity Walk the Walk. Participants walked a 26.2 mile course starting at Clapham Common to raise awareness and funds to support breast cancer research. Lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation Paul Draper said, "The atmosphere on the night was electric, and demand for massage from our students was huge. They worked incredibly hard from 8pm until almost midnight, with great dedication and professionalism. “The feedback from walkers who received massages was extremely positive, and the event organisers were delighted with the support our students gave. They should be very proud of themselves.” Students from the Sport Rehabilitation programmes at St Mary’s frequently support charitable events and recently provided free sport massages to almost 400 runners after the London Marathon.