NAT Presenters - Mike McGurn | Niel Asher Education Blogs and Articles blog

NAT Presenters

Mike McGurn is a performance coach to both teams and individual athletes and is currently Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach at Queens University Belfast

World Class Performances

Mike is widely considered to be one of the top strength and conditioning coaches in the business and has the honor of training three National Senior Irish Teams, winning two World Titles in two different sports.

Mike has overseen the physical conditioning of these National teams at 3 World Cup Tournaments and 8 Six Nations Rugby Tournaments.

Early Years

Involved in athletics since the age of 15, Mike competed for Ulster and Ireland in cross country and athletics events prior to being awarded an athletic sports scholarship by Temple University (Pennsylvania) where he majored in Sports Science.

Rugby

After graduation, and whilst lecturing in the UK, Mike was appointed fitness coach for Workington Rugby League club where he quickly made a name for his no-nonsense, hard working attitude.

Mike moved from Workington to St Helens where he played his part in the treble winning season (2001/2) – Challenge Cup, Super League and World Club Champions.

In 2002 Mike was invited by Eddie O'Sullivan to join the Irish National Rugby Union teams head of Strength and Conditioning.

Over the next 8 years, Mike was involved in 84 International test games with Ireland, whilst he was credited with totally revolutionizing the training structures and systems of the squad - laying out the groundwork for what has become the most successful Irish Rugby Team ever.

Boxing World Title

In 2008 Mike started working with boxer Bernard Dunne, helping the native Dubliner to become Super Bantam-Weight Champion of the World.

Irish Rules

In November 2008 and 2011 Mike was associated with yet more outstanding sports success, this time with the Irish Compromise Rules team when they won the series beating Australia in both tests.

English Premier League

Mike has also worked with and consulted to a number of major soccer teams including Hull City (EPL) where he spent 3 years as performance coach, Everton FC (EPL) and Leeds United.

UEFA Pro

Mike is a regular guest speaker at conferences on Strength and Conditioning in Australia, Poland, UK and the US., including presenting at the UEFA Soccer European Pro-License Conference.

Links

Find a Trigger Point Professional in your area

Excellence in Education Award 2017

Visit Online Store

Dry Needling for Trigger Points

NAT Professional Courses

Certify as a Trigger Point Therapist

Trigger Point Therapy Tools and Accessories

About NAT Courses

As a manual therapist or exercise professional, there is only one way to expand your business - education!

Learning more skills increases the services that you offer and provides more opportunity for specialization.

Every NAT course is designed to build on what you already know, to empower you to treat more clients and grow your practice, with a minimal investment in time and money.

Help Desk

About Niel Asher Education

Niel Asher Education is a leading provider of distance learning and continued education courses.

Established in the United Kingdom in 1999, we provide course and distance learning material for therapists and other healthcare professionals in over 40 countries.

Our courses are accredited by over 90 professional associations and national accreditation institutions including the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB). Full details of all international course accreditations can be found on our website.

Printed course materials and other products offered on our websites are despatched worldwide from our 3 locations in the UK (London), USA (Pennsylvania) and Australia (Melbourne).

More About Us

NAMTPT AWARD 2017

We are honored to have received the 2017 "Excellence in Education" Award from the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists.

Since 1999 Niel Asher Education has won numerous awards for education and in particular for education and services provided in the field of trigger point therapy.

Read Full Article

Award Winning Instructors

Niel Asher Healthcare course instructors have won a host of prestigious awards including 2 lifetime achievement honorees - Stuart Hinds, Lifetime Achievement Honoree, AAMT, 2015, and Dr. Jonathan Kuttner, MD, Lifetime Achievement Honoree, NAMTPT, 2014.

Meet the Instructors

NAT Certification

If you are a qualified/licensed manual therapist or exercise/fitness professional you can expand your credentials with NAT certification.

In addition to national accreditation for continued education, each course that we offer includes "NAT Learning Credits". By taking and completing courses you can accumulate NAT credits to qualify for NAT certification.

There are currently 3 levels of NAT certification. Certifying NAT is a valuable way to show your clients that you take continued education seriously, and to promote your skills and qualifications.

About NAT Certification

Accreditation

NAT courses are accredited for continuing education by over 30 professional associations in North America, United Kingdom, Australia, and European Union countries. These include The National Academy of Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy Board of California, AAFA, National Certification Board for Manual Therapists and Bodyworkers, Sports Therapy Institute, and Myotherapy Australia.

See Full List

Niel Asher Technique

Since 1999 the Niel Asher Technique for treating trigger points has been adopted by over 100,000 therapists worldwide, and has been applied to the treatment of a number of common musculoskeletal injuries.

The Niel Asher Technique for treating frozen shoulder was first introduced and published in 1997 and has been widely adopted by therapists and exercise professionals working within elite sports and athletics.

International Students

Most of our courses are available as either "Printed" or 'Download" editions. When you purchase a download edition, you receive immediate lifetime access to all course material. Course texts can be downloaded and printed if required.

When you purchase a "Printed" edition, you will also receive free access to the download edition.

We ship Worldwide from locations in the USA, UK, and Australia. Most items are despatched within 24 hours and shipping is FREE for all orders over US$50.

Shipping

This trigger point therapy blog is intended to be used for information purposes only and is not intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment or to substitute for a medical diagnosis and/or treatment rendered or prescribed by a physician or competent healthcare professional. This information is designed as educational material, but should not be taken as a recommendation for treatment of any particular person or patient. Always consult your physician if you think you need treatment or if you feel unwell.