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What is Sports Massage?

Sports massage is a beneficial manipulation of the soft tissues of the body that focuses on muscles relevant to a particular discomfort. Sports massage is designed to prevent and relieve injuries and conditions that are associated with exercise. It can be used to relieve and reduce the stress and tension that can build up within the body’s soft tissues while exercising or during long term use.

Sports massage was originally developed to help athletes prepare their bodies for optimal performance (pre-performance), recover after a big event (post performance), or function well during training. It can also be used to aid the prevention and healing of injuries, reduce soreness and tension, and improve relaxation by reducing heart rate and blood pressure. Sports Massage is a useful tool in helping to alleviate the symptoms of such wear and tear by relieving the stress on muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints

Sports massage can help prevent those niggling injuries that so often get in the way of performance and achievement, whether a person is an elite athlete or just exercises to keep fit.

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What are the Benefits of Sports Massage?

Sports massage can treat a variety of ailments and injuries that may occur as a result of exercise or over-use as well as allowing you to train or move more efficiently.

Many benefits from sports massage have been reported based on experience and observation.

They include:

• Increased joint range of motion (ROM)
• Increased flexibility
• Increased blood flow
• Increased elimination of toxicity from tissues (lactic acid)
• Increased sense of physical ease
• Decreased muscle tension
• Decreased stimulation of the nervous system
• Decreased possibilities of muscular injury
• Decreased muscle spasms




When Should I Get A Sports Massage?

A sports massage is a good choice if you have a specific problem, like an injury, chronic pain or restricted range of motion. The session will concentrate on a specific area in need of treatment and any other part of the body which may be considered an associated cause or effect.

Many elite athletes consider sports massage an essential part of their training and recovery routine. Many athletes have reported that a sports massage helps them train more effectively, improve performance, prevent injury, and recover quickly. As well as professional athletes, many recreational sportsmen and women enjoy sports massage on a regular basis.

If you are training for any activity such as a marathon, swimming, biking or walking, you may want to begin using sports massage to work out the kinks and knots before they cause problems during the activity.








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