The Benefits of Sports Massage

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Rates:  £70 for 1 hour or £90 for 1.5 hours.  45-Minute session £50.

Sports massage is reported to have many beneficial effects in athletes. Sports massage can be used pre-performance, post-performance, during training or for rehabilitation. Athletes of all levels may benefit from sports massage. If you are looking for a way to improve your athletic performance, then sports massage may be for you. Learn more about the possible performance-enhancing effects of sports massage.

What Is Sports Massage?

Sports massage is a systematic manipulation of the soft tissues of the body that focuses on muscles relevant to a particular sport. Many different movements and techniques are used in sports massage. Examples of these techniques include; Swedish style massage, effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), compression, friction, tapotement (rhythmic striking), vibration, gliding, stretching, percussion and trigger points. These movements and techniques are used to try to help the athlete's body achieve maximum performance and physical conditioning with a decreased chance of injury or pain and a quicker recovery.

Benefits

Many benefits from sports massage have been reported based on experience and observation. Some of the benefits are to the mind (psychological) and some are to the body (physiological). Possible side effects of sports massage are tenderness or stiffness for 1 to 2 days after the sports massage.

Some of the reported benefits include:

Increased blood flow

Increased flexibility

Increased elimination of exercise waste products (lactic acid)

Increased sense of well-being

Decreased muscle tension

Decreased neurological excitability (nerves more relaxed)

Decreased chance of injury

Decreased recovery time between workouts

Decreased muscle spasms

Massage Therapy for Sportsmen and Gym-goers

A number of my clients do sports. These men prefer massage with deep pressure. Most of them come for a massage after the sport, and of course there are the gym-goers who come for a massage after a vigorous training session at the gym.

Massage is a brilliant way to ease sore muscles, and to treat the areas of the body that have been working hard. Pain relief is also possible for minor injuries like you have pulled a muscle, or have a bruise.

There are also some clients who have been to see me before going to play sports or gym. This actually helps build fluidity in the muscles. It reminds me of sportsmen who do the Indian Kalaripayattu martial arts. They often have massage before the sport as it helps fluidity in the muscles. I include kalaripayattu "kalari" massage technique in my Unique 3 Step Massage Treatment. 

My clients who have had massage before going to the gym or playing sports, have told me that they did feel a difference. Massage can invigorate and stimulate just as much as it can relax and soothe.

Some clients have had my Simple & Standard Massage Treatment after the gym as not everyone is interested in deep tissue massage and deep pressure. This simple massage treatment is done with light to medium pressure and helps relax and soothe the muscles.

If you would like to discuss what type of massage treatment would suit you, please contact me on  078 7386 1344