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The benefits of Sports Massage Therapy are numerous:-
Minimizes the Risk of Injury or Re-Injury
By having regular Sports Massage it is possible to prevent injury
or re-injury. Applied skilfully, massage is the most effective therapy
for releasing muscle tension and restoring balance to the musculoskeletal
system. It may help athletes prevent injuries, which might otherwise
be caused by overuse. A constant build up of tension in the muscles
from regular activity may lead to stresses on joints, ligaments or
tendons as well as the muscles and connective tissues themselves.
Speeds up Recovery and Improves Quality of Training
Recognition of adverse muscular and neural tension is important during
the demanding times of training. By increasing the blood flow through
the body, especially the muscle tissue we can improve the recovery
process allowing you to train more effectively and safely. The massage,
much like a good cool down, significantly assists with the removal
of waste products (e.g. lactic acid) and helps supply the tissues
with essential nutrients to aid recovery. Regular treatment offers
the possibility of an increase in the quality and quantity of training.
The more the therapist can understand your body the more advice they
can give you on stretching, strengthening and training.
Enhances Performance
Much like massage aids recovery and increases the quality of training,
it may also be used to assist in increasing your performance. Whether
through the stresses of training or postural imbalances, potential
over use or over load injuries may be identified early and worked
on before they become problematic. Over time, regular fine tuning
of training, strengthening and stretching programmes can greatly assist
the overall performance in terms of technique, power, endurance and
flexibility.
Top Tips
- Ensure that you warm up and stretch before exercise to prepare
the soft tissues with a fresh blood supply ahead of the activity.
This loosens the tissues making them more pliable and less likely
to tear through overload too quickly. It also prepares them
to receive the extra blood flow that is about to be pushed through
them at an increased rate.
- Equally important is a proper warm down, which will be sport
specific. This initiates the body's recovery process, eliminating
unwanted toxins that have built up such as lactic acid, and
stretching will re-align muscle fibres and reduce tightness
after hard exercise. |
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