SPORTS MASSAGE

Sports Massage is specifically designed to assist athletes in their sport or fitness activities.

It is quite different from other forms of massage, and the primary aims of a sports massage therapist are:

• Injury prevention
• Enhancing an athlete's performance
• How exercise affects the body's system
• The promotion of recovery from exercise
• Muscular and skeletal alignment

What sports massage can treat:

• Back aches or pains
• Frozen shoulders
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Sciatica
• Sports injuries
• Neck pain or stiffness
• Muscle sprains or strains
• Knee ligaments reconstruction
• Hip and knee over used
• Early signs of Arthritis
• Tennis Elbow

The benefits of sports massage include:

• Assisting in the process of over-compensation and adaptation caused by increased stress on the body
• The promotion of physical, physiological and psychological changes that aid performance and recovery
• The release of muscle tension and pain
• The removal of waste products such as acetic acid and carbon dioxide
• Reducing discomfort from DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) as a result of vigorous exercise
• Improving posture and flexibility