Massage: Sports Massage
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Benefits of Sports Massage
Sports massage uses a combination of massage strokes, deep tissue techniques, mobilization and stretching. Sports massage helps recovery from sporting and non-sporting injuries, from the stresses of exercise and helps maintain the balance between strength and flexibility, avoid injury and improve performance.
It improves circulation and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products. It can help prevent muscle and tendon injuries and improve performance by identifying muscular imbalances before they develop into a problem.
These aspects of sports massage can be used at many different times, such as before or after a sporting event, or throughout a training period to assist in injury prevention and recovery.
Sports massage is not just for the sports person
It is also effective in treating conditions such as back pain, muscular tension, joint stiffness, arthritis, headaches and stress.
Therapeutic Massage
Therapeutic massage is particularly good for muscular aches and pains improving circulation and easing stress and tension. Therapeutic massage uses firm but gentle pressure to both soothe and stimulate the body for therapeutic means.
A range of massage techniques are used to reduce muscular tension, increase circulation, increase the removal of toxins through lymphatic drainage, and promote a sense of well-being. The massage is adapted to suit the varying needs of the individual.
About Rob Birchall
As a triathlon/cycling coach and sports massage therapist I have used a lot of core stability exercises and sports massage to get my athletes and patients back on the track as well as developing their coordination and strength to learn better technique. I have found strong core muscles have helped me during the various Ironman and numerous other triathlons and cycle races I have completed, taking me to 2 triathlon World championships in standard distance and Ironman events.