What is a sports massage?
Sports massage is a hands-on treatment that targets tightness, restriction, and soreness using a variety of massage techniques. Sports massage and deep tissue massage therapies aid the maintenance of healthy connective tissue, tendons, muscles, and ligaments.
Sports massage is a common treatment for those recovering from sports-related tension and tightness. Despite its name, sports massage can also be used to ease the stresses and strains of daily repetitive injuries like sitting at a desk or walking your dog. The use of sports massage, trigger point therapy, and myofascial release are used to treat your problem areas.
The amount of exercise you do, the length of time you sit at work, or your desire to keep your overall health and fitness in check can all affect how often you get a sports massage. Our therapists at SJ Sports Therapy will be able to advise you on how often you will require a sports massage.
What are the advantages of a sports massage?
The prevention of injury is one of the main advantages to having a sports massage. It helps you to both recover and it also supports your training. A sports massage helps to alleviate muscle pains that can affect your day-to-day life and aims to speed up your return to your favourite sports and activities, regardless of whether you have been injured.
- Reduced muscle tightness
- Increased range of motion
- Improved blood flow in restricted areas
- Improved fluid movement
- Realignment of muscle fibers
- Reduced levels of pain
- Improved performance
