MASSAGE
Sports massage, deep tissue massage and soft tissue manipulation are all the same thing, and involve loosening out tense, tight muscles to improve function and help prevent injury. Aches and pains can be caused by overuse injuries, by sitting at your desk, and from prolonged postures.
If you’re not sure if you need massage or physiotherapy, just call us and we can discuss which would be most appropriate for you.
Massage can help to:
- To relieve tension, removing adhesions making your muscles supple
- To improve blood flow, which helps your fatigued or injured muscles to recover faster
- To improve lymphatic drainage, that helps to reduce inflammation and swelling
- To breakdown minor scar tissue between muscle and fascia
- To reducing pain and soreness after gruelling training session
- To help with relaxation, stiffness and helping to de-stress. Stress is major factor prior to leading to injury.
- To Improve immune function, helping to production of white cells
- The benefits suggest you can recover quicker after training allowing you to train harder and gain greater mileage.