Sports Massage
Sports Massage is the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Benefits of Sports Massage include:
Improve circulation & lymphatic flow
Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
Sedate or stimulate nerve endings
Increase or decrease muscle tone
Increase or decrease muscle length
Remodel scar tissue when required
Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation
To benefit from a sports massage you do not need to be a sports performer. Massage can also help relieve many day to day problems.
If you are a sports performer, of any level, a sports specific massage can be beneficial at various stages of participation. For example:
The conditioning / training phase
Pre competition
Inter competition
Post competition
Post travel
Injury prevention
Injury recovery
Regardless of your experiences in sport or exercise whether you exercise socially or compete to an international level - sports massage may have something to offer you.