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Sports Massage and Its Associated Benefits
All athletes; whether marathon runners or cricket players, get benefited from the work of a sports
massage therapist. Sports massage is a unique massage treatment given not only with the
understanding of physiology and anatomy, but also special focus upon specific areas of the body based
on the type of sports.
Sports massage is performed to help you return to your regular sports activity with a better level of
fitness. Sports massage can comprise of more aggressive techniques to target muscles deeply. It often
uses a variety of procedures such as remedial massage, deep tissue work, trigger point therapy and
cross fibre techniques.
Facets of sports massage therapy are booming rapidly as key components in a balanced training routine,
especially for athletes. It can be used as a way to boost pre-event preparation and lower recovery time
for utmost performance during or after a sport event. Athletes have figured out that specially intended
sports massage enhances flexibility, improves stamina, reduces fatigue, helps prevent and heal injuries
and sets up their physical as well as mental health for optimal performance.
Sports massage therapies are for athletes of every type, from famous sportspersons to occasional
joggers. Sports massage techniques vary from sports to sports. It focuses on areas of the body that are
highly stressed and overused from repetitive and frequent aggressive body movements.
Benefits of Sports Massage
Proper massage can perk up your body movements around the joints by stretching the muscles.
It is capable of targeting muscle- tendon junctions to decrease muscle soreness and improve
hip- flexorstrain.
It helps to prevent muscle strains that you experience due to lack of fitness. It also helps to heal
new and old injuries quickly.
Scar tissues are formed due to old muscle or ligament injury. Sports massage breaks down scar
tissues, improves mobility and relieves you from pain.
It helps to eliminate waste products that upsurge within the muscles during workouts like lactic
acid. This helps in quick recovery by improving the uptake of nutrients and oxygen
It lessens strain injuries caused due to repetitive action and overuse of one body part.
It increases self awareness by fine-tuning body postures via training.
It helps to improve blood flow and stimulates the nervous system.
Massage increases flexibility, improves performance and reduces the chances of further injury.
It instills a feeling of well being, relaxes your body as well as mind to lower stress and anxiety.
For those who participate in regular physical activity, sports massage can do wonders. If you can get the
therapy weekly or twice in a week in your normal routine, you will experience its benefits soon.
However, using proper techniques is a must in order to fetch the best outcome. Therefore, it is
recommended to get in touch with a professional massage therapist who has sound knowledge of all-
encompassing sports massage courses. A professional masseur will help you chalk out a customized plan
that will work best for your level of activity, time and budget.
Affable Therapy Training Limited
64A George Street,
Croydon CR0 1PD
Mobile:- 07917147302
Phone:- 0208 338 1212
Email:- [email protected]
Website: www.affabletherapy.com
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