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:- info@affabletherapy.com

Website: www.affabletherapy.com

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