Sport's Massage Therapy

There are many different ways that sports massage can be used to help an athlete perform at peak level.

These include:

Pre-event

Pre-event sports massage is given within the four hours preceding an event to improve performance & help minimise injuries. Normally shorter (10-15 minutes) than a regular conditioning massage, it focuses on warming up the major muscles to be used, and mentally preparing the athlete for competition. Some massage techniques can help calm a nervous athlete while others can be used to stimulate an athlete.

Inter-/Intra Event

This kind of massage is given between events or in time-outs to help athletes recover from the preceding activity, and prepare for the activity to come. It focuses on the major muscles stressed in the activity and can last for just a few minutes.

Post-Event

Post-event sports massage is given after a competition and is mainly concerned with recovery. Recovery after competition involves not only tissue normalization and repair, but also general relaxation and mental calming. A recovery session might be 15 minutes to 1½ hours in length. Remember, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from therapeutic massage.

WHAT KIND OF MASSAGE IS BEST?

The most commonly used massage for athletic training programmes today is a traditional western technique such as Swedish Massage. many massage practitioners have special training in sports massage and will often combine traditional massage with other techniques such as deep tissue, trigger point work, acupressure & reactive muscles.

This approach is believed to lead to a more overall session that can meet the many demands of the athlete’s body. Your massage practitioner will be happy to discuss your conditioning programme with you and help you choose the approach best suited to your needs.

How Sports Massage Helps Your Performance!

There are many different ways that sports massage can be used to prepare the body for competition, enhance performance levels, and increase recovery time after competition.

Specifically, sports massage can:

• Improve circulation and mobility to injured tissue, thus maintaining an optimal state of nutrition, relaxation and flexibility.

• Enable the athlete to recover more quickly from myofascial injury with less likelihood of chronic problems developing.

• Reduce muscle soreness and chronic strain patterns, thus allowing a quicker

  return to maximum training levels.

• Provide a psychological boost to the athlete.

• Enhance a preventative approach to athletic training whereby soft tissues are free of trigger points and adhesions, thus contributing toward the improvement of peak neuro-muscular functioning.

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