Pain management has become the specialism of my practice, working with a wide variety of clients with chronic pain conditions. My skills expanded to include Oncology massage in 2021, moving away from a ‘fix-it’ attitude to one which promotes immunity and boosts wellbeing through compassionate touch. Oncology massage is more nuanced in approach, where less is more and sensitivity to the tissue, the client and their experience is key. All of these factors, coupled with adaptions in technique, set-up and self-care exercises work to alleviate some of the symptoms of cancer or treatment side effects.