The prime purpose of sports massage therapy is to help alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body’s soft tissues during physical activity. Where minor injuries and lesions occur, due to overexertion and/or overuse, massage can break them down quickly and effectively.
Above all, it can help prevent those niggling injuries that so often get in the way of performance and achievement, whether one is an athlete, ardent keep-fitter or a once a week jogger.
Everyone can benefit including:
- people in physically demanding jobs
- occupational stress
- emotional stress
- postural stress
- people with niggling injuries
- ardent keep-fitters
- once a week joggers
Sports massage tends to be deeper and more intense than remedial massage. It is based on the various elements of Swedish massage and often incorporates a combination of other techniques involving:
- stretching
- compression
- friction
- toning
- trigger point response techniques similar to Acupressure and Shiatsu
The skilled therapist brings together this blend of techniques, knowledge and advice during treatment, to work effectively with the client to bring about optimum performance and to provide injury-free training and minimise post event injuries.
