Get the entire Understanding Pain bundle
You will gain access to the online UP course (part one AND part two) with this special deal.
(the full cost is over £200!)
Experience & Skill
Meet Ruth Duncan
A CLEARER VOICE IN FASCIA, TOUCH, PAIN & PERCEPTION
Ruth Duncan brings over 25 years of experience in manual therapy, advanced study in pain science and a clear, modern approach to fascia, touch and perception.
Her work helps therapists understand what touch can do, what it cannot do, and why better language can make a real difference to client care.
Learn More
A Clearer Way to Understand Touch, Fascia and Pain
Many therapists know touch can be valuable, but the explanations around fascia, pain and manual therapy have not always kept pace with current science.
Ruth helps therapists, educators and training providers understand touch in a clearer, more accurate way, bringing together fascia, pain science, perception, clinical reasoning and professional standards so that hands on therapy can be taught and explained with confidence, credibility and care.
The Thing Is, If Nothing Changes…
Nothing Changes!
How good or bad 2022 will be is going to be down to the choices you make: the things you say YES to and the things you say NO to.
So how about YOU? What do you want from 2022? Another year of ‘meh’, wasted opportunities and listening to never-ending doom and gloom?
Saying NO means you’ll stunt your personal and professional growth, and you’ll never share your unique power with the world.
When you leave this world, your power to affect change and make a difference goes with you.
Do you really want to leave the world knowing in your heart you never reached your full potential as a human being on this earth?
Or do you want a year where you rise above negative noise and
be the change the world needs right now?
What kind of legacy do you want to leave?
Don’t you want to leave this world knowing that you gave it everything, and your legacy will live on from the people you coached and the positive impact you spread in the time you lived?
Want to know something even more profound?
Your past self steered you here to this moment in time. You're reading this for a good reason.
How amazing is that?
Luckily for you, there is a solution to living out 2022 and the remainder of your life with passion, purpose, and fulfillment.
My ground-breaking self-study program is the answer you have been looking for!
Not only will you embark on your best year ever, but also a lifelong journey of personal and professional connection.
You will have the opportunity to connect with people around the world and receive our 1:1 support from wherever you choose to live and practice.
Are you ready to become a leader and influencer in the therapist field?
Imagine understanding touch, fascia and pain in a way that helps you explain your work with confidence
No one wants to experience pain! It is a frustrating fact that many clients seek resolve from a variety of healthcare professions but, are still in pain. Pain is complex!
Wouldn't it feel great if you could teach your clients how to understand their pain and help them know what things in their life might make their pain worse?
Pain originates from so many things and is not only a 'tissue issue'.
There are a complex array of many other factors including physiological issues which influence our experience of pain. For example, some people get phantom limb pain when there is no limb? Other people who have suffered bereavement feel pain when there is no physical problem.
In fact, the same neural pathways are activated from both emotional and physical pain. A deeper understanding of pain science can help us provide enhanced care for our clients.
25 Years Experience
Leading Educator
Author of Pain, Touch & Emotion
Here's how the UP course breaks down...
IN-PERSON ONLINE COURSE
What do you know about pain?
This will be delivered in the in-person online course.
In part one of UP, you’re going to learn and discuss:
-
The common misunderstandings about pain
-
The different types of pain
- Why and when pain reporting goes wrong
- To build on knowledge that helps you to describe pain accuratly
- How to identify contextual factors that may influence your clients physical pain experience
- What tools to use help you to help your clients re-evaluate beliefs, learned behaviours and attitudes towards pain
-
Learn easy-to-use analogies and strategies to describe some complex pain issues
IN-PERSON ONLINE COURSE
Why context is important?
This will be delivered in the in-person online course
In part one of UP, you're going to learn:
-
Gain a greater appreciation of how the Biopsychosocial Model can be used to evaluate pain origins
-
Understand how to use psychological flags which identify mental health, stress and anxiety in your clients
-
Understand and describe pain pathways so that your clients feel empowered to control their pain instead of feeling controlled by it
-
Learn strategies to help clients build on their resilience and self-efficacy moving into a healthier happier lifestyle
-
Enhance all your current skills developing a strong theoretical framework building your confidence and improving your communication skills.
ONLINE COURSE
Review all the lectures
This short online course supplements your in-person online course.
In part two of Up, you will get:
-
The downloadable slide presentations
-
An opportunity to review all the lectures
-
Time to take notes to help your learning
- Ability to consolidate your learning
THE UP BUNDLE
The UP Bundle
This bundle offers diversity in learning styles
You get part oner AND part two providing:
- The in-person online attendance course worth 1 day CPD
- The online short course worth 1-day CPD
- A wealth of knowledge and skill to use immediately
- Confidence that lasts!
- In-person online UP course
- Live discussion and tutorials
- Interactive event
- Downloadable workbook prior to the event by email
- Access to all tutorial hand-outs
- Access to resources on an online hub
- 1 day CPD certificate
- Online short UP course
- Compliments the in-person online course
- Review all the tutorials
- Learn at your own pace
- Access to all tutorial hand-outs
- FREE with the pre-launch offer
- 1 day CPD certificate
Book today to guarantee your access to the entire UP bundle...
BONUS
HAVE WE MET?
Hi, I'm Ruth,
From In-Touch Education.
I’m Ruth Duncan, an international educator, author and speaker in fascia, touch, pain science and manual therapy education.
I have been part of the manual therapy profession for more than 25 years, teaching in the UK and internationally, speaking at trade shows and conferences, and supporting therapists as they develop their confidence, skill and clinical reasoning.
I’m Chair of the General Council for Manual Therapies and Vice Chair of the Scottish Manual Therapists Organisation. I hold a first class BSc (Hons) in Health Sciences, postgraduate study in pain science, and I’m the author of the forthcoming book, ‘A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pain, Touch and Perception’, to be published by Handspring Publishing in autumn 2026.
My work has always been rooted in hands on therapy, but it has evolved with the science. My work includes fascia, but it does not reduce the client’s experience to fascia alone. I teach fascia as part of a living, sensing and adapting organism, alongside skin, nerves, movement, emotion, perception, context and the client’s lived experience.
Today, my work helps therapists and educators explain touch more clearly, teach manual therapy more responsibly, and understand what hands on work can and cannot claim to do.
If you're ready to build upon what you already have in your therapy practice
NOW IS THE TIME TO GET STARTED!
There is no better time than right now, so don't wait!
The boom in technology has given us access to more resources and information then we could ever imagine. The best part? It's all at our fingertips with just one click or tap away on a phone screen - not that there was anything stopping you before but now its easier then ever !!! With this new found power of convenience comes great responsibility as well; knowing when enough ISN'T actually ENOUGH...
If you're still reading, there's something holding you back.
You may be asking yourself...
What if I don't understand some of the tutorials?
How long do I have access to the pre-recorded tutorials for?
What if I can't attend on the day of my in-person online course?
Can I get access to the actual recording of the Zoom in-person online cousre?
How much CPD is this worth?
Are there any pre-requisites for the UP course?
Such an informative course by Ruth with a wealth of resources to use afterwards . I found it really useful to have a copy of the workbook/transcript throughout the session as I’m usually scribbling away . Ruth has a wealth of knowledge and very practical and personable presentation style. This course brings together a lot of my ‘gut’ instincts with scientific back up - it will enhance my interaction with my clients, their treatment plan and their health journey/‘walk-to wellness’. Thank you Ruth
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Sally T.
Soft Tissue Therapist
I would recommend this course to every soft tissue therapist. The comprehensive workbook is one of the best parts, so no need to take lots of notes. Great resources to consolidate all the new wisdom. Giving confidence to communicate with health care professionals.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Helen W.
Soft Tissue Therapist
Ruth has a wonderful store of knowledge and is a delight to listen to, always explaining in a clear and concise way. This is a client centered course, allowing you to begin thinking in a different way with a lot to take in, but there is plenty of time to ask questions and discuss each bit as you go along. You will get access to resources to go through in your own time and as always Ruth is there to help you. A day very well spent, thank you Ruth.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jane S.
Soft Tissue Therapist
This was a very interesting, enjoyable, eye-opening and thought-provoking workshop, at the forefront of current thinking for manual therapists.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dave S.
Sports Therapist
Excellent course , Ruth layers the teaching through the day , building on a comprehensive evidence base making it easy to understand and immediately applicable to enhancing clinical practice .
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carol J.
Physiotherapist
Ruth explained complex concepts in a clear manner. This course was packed with information and I had many lightbulb moments where things made more sense. I will definitely be rereading the excellent course notes to cement the knowledge gained. Very good course indeed.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fiona S.
Soft Tissue Therapist
Are you ready to be a Understanding Pain Champion & An Influential Therapist?
A fantastic resource for all therapists...
Buy the online Understanding Pain course
