About Sports Massage
Sports Massage is the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons.
Techniques that I use have been developed to ensure effective and efficient results are gained from each massage given. The reported 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. I work with a great range of clients. The benefits above can also help relieve many day to day problems that everyone experiences. I provide individually tailored, high quality massage. Depending on the type and timing of activity these benefits can be achieved for anyone.
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.
I am able to identify anyone for whom sports massage would be ill-advised or detrimental to their short or long-term, well being. I assess each individual and provide the appropriate massage techniques, and advise on alternative action if required.
