Prevention Better Than Cure?
WE DO BOTH!
18 Stepney Rd,
Scarborough,
YO12 5BN
01723 363332
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Prevention Better Than Cure? WE DO BOTH!
18 Stepney Rd, Scarborough, YO12 5BN 01723 363332 |
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Sports massage |
Sports Massage is typically used before, during and after athletic events. It can help to reduce fatigue, alleviate swelling, reduce muscle tension, promote flexibility, prevent injuries and prepare the body for optimal performance. No matter what level you compete at, anyone wanting to improve their performance does so by having a training schedule. This includes a regime aimed at strength, skill, endurance and/or speed, specific to their event. To seek continuous improvement one has to put the body through stress and controlled overuse. Such stresses and overuse can often lead to muscular imbalances which can decrease performance and cause discomfort. If ignored their is potential for a serious injury. Applied skilfully sports massage can be very effective for releasing tension and restoring balance to the muscular system. It is a valuable part of any athletes preparation and recovery, preventing injury. It also has great psychological benefits in that it makes you feel good and used correctly can get you fired up to compete. Recovery is vital for any athlete and massage combined with stretching can help aid that recovery and prepare you for your next session. Many people will not seek out sports massage for the simple fact they have heard it is painful. If this sounds like you, then you need to tell that person to change their massage therapist. This is not true deep soft tissue work can be applied without inflicting pain and the results are very effective in releasing tension and adhesions leaving you feeling as though you have had a proper massage. Understanding soft tissue and being able to recognize the tone of muscles is vital for a good sports massage practitioner. Giving a good rubdown is simply not good enough for sports men and women who need help instead of bruising. Remedial massage
This involves specific muscles which you would target for individual treatment.
This may be through a specific injury, identification of tightness or adaptive
shortening. Remedial means “to put things right again” and may involve acute or
chronic soft tissue damage. Knowledge of soft tissue repair process is important
if you want to promote accurate more effective speedy healing times. There are
many skills which can enhance your ability to treat soft tissue injuries and
many more can be added to the list below.
• Muscle energy techniques
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