What are the benefits of sports massage therapy?
Sports Massage should play an important part in the life of any sportsman or woman whether they are injured or not. Massage has a number of benefits which can be physical, physiological & psychological. Reasons why Sports Massage is important: • maintains the body in generally better condition • helps prevent injury & loss of mobility • helps restore mobility to injured muscle tissue • may boost performance • excellent for reducing back pain & general relaxation • may extend the overall life of your sporting career How is Sports Massage different from other types of Therapeutic Massage…? • In sports massage the therapist may apply the techniques more firmly & deeper than a general massage therapist might • The sports massage therapist may also make more use of friction techniques, which involves applying deep pressure to tissues repeatedly to break down adhesions (sticky bits on tendons) & soften any scar tissue • Some sports massage techniques are designed to reduce an injury back t
