Nathalie originally trained as a Biomedical Scientist specialised in the study of the Immune System (BSc./MRes./PhD) and as Medical Statistician (MSc., GradStat).  She has worked in a variety of research areas, including Cancer Research and Food Safety, before moving into the field of Holistic Health and qualifying as a Reflexologist (VTCT) in 2009.

She is currently working as a Cancer Epidemiologist at QMUL, and studying Naturopathy and Nutrition at the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM), London.

She is especially interested in bringing together the Holistic approach of the Eastern & Western Traditional Medicines and the Integrated/Personalised approach of modern Functional Medicine.

She  is particularly motivated in providing support through Reflexology to people who are currently undergoing cancer treatment, or who are wanting to manage the long-term effects.

She is a fully insured member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), and is also registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), and with the NHS directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners managed by the NHS Trusts Association (NHSTA).

Nathalie is also a certified First Aider and a student of Yoga (British Wheel of Yoga BWY Foundation course).

She speaks fluent English, French and Spanish and welcome people from all cultural backgrounds.  She also enjoy working with senior patients.

Bibliography

Howard, M.A., Krause, K., Khawaja, N., Massat, N., Zelaya, F., Schumann, G., Huggins, J., Vennart, W., Williams, W., and Renton, T. (2011).  Beyond Patient Reported Pain: Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Demonstrates Reproducible Cerebral Representation of Ongoing Post-Surgical Pain.  PLoS ONE 6(2): e17096. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017096

Krause K., Howard M., Khawaja N., Massat N., Huggins JP., Schumann G., Williams S., Renton T. (2009).  Magnetic Resonance Perfusion Imaging Demonstrates Cerebral Representation of Ongoing Pain following Third Molar Extraction.  6th Congress of the European Federation of IASP Chapters (EFIC), Lisbon, Portugal, 9-12 September 2009. (Poster 103)

Shepherd, L.V.T., Massat, N., Alexander, C.A., Sungurtas, J., McNicol, J.W., Stewart, D. & Davies, H.V. (2009).  Metabolomic analysis of the potato tuber life cycle.  Metabolomics, 6(2):274-291.

Baxendale, J.E., Field M.J., Philipp A.W., Massat N., and Connell J. (2008).  Comparative effects of morphine and gabapentin on pain response in two studies using the cold pain model.  12th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow, UK, 17-22 August 2008. (Poster PT136)

Lecybyl, R., Massat, N., Smart T., Huggins J., and Hannah, M. (2008).  Characteristics of a novel electric pain model for eliciting allodynia, hyperalgesia and constant pain in chronic pain patients and normal healthy volunteers (NHVs).  12^th World Congress on Pain, Glasgow, UK, 17-22 August 2008. (Poster PW111)

Lehesranta, SJ., Koistinen, KM., Massat, N., Davies, HV., Shepherd, LVT., McNicol, JW., Cakmak, I., Cooper, J., Lück, L., Kärenlampi, SO., and Leifert, C. (2007).  Effects of agricultural production systems and their components on protein profiles of potato tubers.  Proteomics, 7:597-604.

Lehesranta, S.J., Davies, HV., Shepherd, LVT., Koistinen, KM., Massat, N., Nunan, N., McNicol, JW., and Karenlampi, SO. (2006).  Proteomic analysis of the potato tuber: validation of methodologies and their application in tuber life cycle analysis.  Proteomics, 6:6042-6052.

Lehesranta, S.J., Davies, H.V., Shepherd, L.V.T., McNicol, J.W., Nunan, N., Massat, N., Koistinen, K.M., Auriola, S., Suomalainen, S.S., Kokko, H.I., and Kärenlampi, S.O. (2006).  Proteomics in the detection of unintended effects in genetically modified plants and other food safety applications.  1st FinnProt meeting, Turku, Finland, 9 February 2006. (Oral presentation)

Bryan G.J., Ramsay G., McLean K., Massat N., Waugh R., and Spooner D.M. (2005).  Molecular genetic analysis of a large potato genebank.  2nd Solanaceae Genomics Workshop, Ischia, Italy, 25-29 September 2005. (Poster)

Massat, N. (2004).  External Validation of Risk models for heart valve surgery.  MSc thesis, Department of Statistical Science, University College London, University of London, UK.

Massat, N. (2003).  Activation and Processing of Caspase-2 in Apoptosis.  Unpublished Post-doctoral research project, Biomedical Research Centre, University of Dundee, UK.

Massat, N. (2002).  ‘In vitro’ study of antigen cross-presentation by dendritic cells.  PhD thesis, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK.

Massat N., Ponnambalam S., Watts C. (2000). Processing of apoptotic/necrotic cell-derived antigens expressed in different cellular compartments by murine Dendritic Cells.  FASEB J 14(6):A1052-A1052 20 Apr 2000. (Meeting abstract)

Massat, N. (1996).  Identification of Ras genes mutations in patients suffering from colon adenocarcinoma, and derivation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes specific for mutated Ras proteins using blood precursors from healthy donors (Translated from French).  MRes thesis, Universite Denis Diderot (Paris VII) France.

Massat, N. (1995).  Mechanisms involved in Retinoic Acid-mediated potentiation of Cis-Platinum cytotoxicity on human ovarian adenocarcinoma cell lines (Translated from French).  BSc(Hon) thesis, Universite Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III), France.

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I came to Reflexology while living in Scotland.  I had started to experience neck & back pain after my regular dance class and I had to stop dancing; at the time, I was also spending more time in front of a computer as part of my work.  I received a weekly treatment over a period of about 2 months. I discovered how sensitive my feet were, in particular areas of the foot related to the spine. By the end of the treatment, I was feeling much stronger in my back and the pain had gone.  I went back to dancing, and felt  more comfortable around my neck, shoulders and upper back than ever before.