Sports Massage

Written by The Blue Heron Clinic

What is Sports Massage?

Sports massage is an energetic form of massage with benefits that can be felt by elite and amateur athletes alike. Sports massage should be used as a preventative tool to keep the body healthy.

It works with the soft tissues of the body e.g. the muscles, ligaments and tendons. It is a very effective form of therapy for releasing muscle tension and restoring balance to the musculoskeletal system.

The use of sports massage to enhance sports training, performance, or to help the body recover from exertion is very popular within the sporting community. In order to be in peak physical condition, an athlete must work their body extremely hard. Tissue damage, injury and imbalances in the body are all potential problems that arise. The biggest risk in the quest for enhanced performance is of course injury.

Sports massage has a great potential in this area as you can use it to prevent injury and this is why many top competitors use it as part of their training regime. With regular treatment, they are in a better position to sustain high levels of performance without getting injured.

Benefits of Sports Massage:

• It is an essential part of Event Specific Training Plans where mileage increases e.g. Marathon, Triathlon or Adventure Races

• Increases fitness capabilities and performance, it aids your recovery time and your flexibility

• Prevents future injury by identifying and treating current muscle weakness, tiredness and any problem areas

• Sports Massage should be used as a preventative tool to keep the body healthy

• Post Event Massage clears out toxins and lactic acid from the muscles, it delays the onset of muscle soreness and enables a faster recover time than post event rest

• It speeds up the healing of damage of overworked tissues or muscles which reduces recovery time and allows your to regain your health and performance - it repairs an injured muscle 5 / 6 times faster

• It breaks down any adhesions that restrict your normal range of motion

• Injury has a lesser risk of reoccurrence by preventing scar tissue and it also breaks down any existing scar tissue that you may have

If you are Serious about your Sport

Don't wait until you are injured to have a Sports Massage!

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