What is Sports Massage?

Sports massage is useful for people who participate in sport at a recreational level to people who are top sports competitors. It can be used as part of a training regime so that sports people can sustain high levels of performance without getting injured.

After a period of hard training or performance there will be an accumulation of waste material and trauma along with swelling in the muscles. Tissues will also be nutritionally depleted and some will be in need of repair. By stimulating the muscles with massage, increased blood circulation removes waste products quickly and more fresh blood from the arteries arrives to replenish nutritional requirements.

Following hard exercise there should always be a period of rest to allow the recovery process to take place. This means that massage speeds up recovery rate. Having enough rest and regular treatment allows for more training at a greater level with less chance of the sports person becoming injured.

Without massage and sufficient recovery following periods of intense training, a minor muscle tear may turn into a major tear, giving the individual a critical injury and therefore making it difficult or impossible to continue with their chosen sport. If the individual in question had received sports massage whilst the injury/niggle was minor, the chances are that it wouldn't have developed into a serious injury.

The role of the sports massage therapist also involves looking at body posture and identifying areas of tightness and weakness that can be worked on by giving the individual a set of exercises to strengthen and stretch these areas as well as targeting them throughout each treatment session.

If you think sports massage could benefit you please include as much information as you can in the additional information part of the booking form, then book a treatment and we will send a therapist who can closely match your needs.