Im not really that sporty. How can someone like me benefit from Sports Massage?
You certainly dont have to be sporty to feel the benefits of Sports Massage. A huge number of people suffer from back pain, for example. The demands of our job, being a parent, leisure activities and life in general can all place stress on our physical bodies resulting in conditions such as aches, muscle tightness and stiffness, repetitive strain injury and tension headaches, to name but a few. Massage can help to relieve stiffness and tightness through increasing mobility and stretching soft tissues. Trigger points (which feel tender under firm touch) can often develop through overuse or injury and will impose constant muscle tension, overstressing muscle attachments and affecting joints and posture adversely. Trigger points can sometimes refer pain to other areas of the body. Massage can help to reduce and get rid of these through breaking down adhesions and boosting circulation. Massage reduces heart rate and blood pressure, easing tension and stiffness away and is not simply a one
