: Sports Massage :
Sports Massage is the scientific assessment and manipulation of soft tissue in the prevention of injuries. Good physical condition can be maintained through Sports Massage which helps to normalise and improve muscle tone, promote relaxation, stimulate circulation and produce therapeutic effects on all of the systems of the body.
By palpating the tissues the therapist is able to locate, identify and treat areas of specific tension within the tissues that could lead to potential injury sites. Sports massage can be used in a number of ways:-
- As part of a warm-up in preparation for competitions
- As a method of keeping muscles warm and elastic between events or heats during competition
- To assist in avoiding overuse type injuries and aid rehabilitation as a treatment for injury
Sports massage can be altered to meet the needs of the individual taking into account the different sports. Aches and pains can lead to more serious problems and so the benefits of Sports Massage lie in injury prevention.
