Sports massage for athletes,
and the active.
Sports Massage is a specialised form of manual therapy that manages, manipulates and rehabilitates the soft tissues of the body such as muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Benefits of massage for sportspeople
- Improves circulation and blood flow to the muscles
- Helps prevent muscle and tendon injuries
- Increases metabolism in the muscles and aids in the removal of metabolites
- Encourages rehabilitation after injury
- Reduces muscle fatigue
- Increases muscle flexibility
- Breaks-down knots and scar tissue
- Removes blockages in the muscles
- Aids identification of injuries/potential problems
- Addresses musculo-skeletal imbalances
- Increases joint mobility
Sports massage enables you to train longer and harder whilst reducing the risk of injury. Also, the recovery time from any soft tissue injury can be greatly reduced if sports massage is included in the rehabilitation process.
Sports Massage works for you at every stage of participation:
- Training phase
- Pre-event
- Inter-event
- Post-event
- Post-travel
- Injury prevention
- Injury recovery
Common conditions treatable by sports massage:
- Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
- Lateral knee pain
- Golfer’s elbow and Tennis elbow
How would you like sports massage to help you?
To find out more, simply call us on: 01698 792508, email us, or complete our enquiry form.