Sports Massage Therapy

Sports Massage Therapy is the manual manipulation of soft tissue with the aim improve athletic performance, pain management and overall well-being.

A sports massage therapist uses techniques to sort through and smooth out muscle fibers in order to allow the muscle group to function more optimally.

Sports massage sessions typically range from 45 minutes to one hour in duration.

The benefits of Sports Massage Therapy are notably:

-        Release and easing of muscle spasms

-        Prevention and management of sports injuries

-        Increase in flexibility and range of motion

-        Improved sporting performance

- Overall feeling of improved movement

A common question asked is how often should a person go for a sports massage?

Depending on what your physical abilities and needs are, I recommend the following as a guide:

You are active, you participate in occasional events:

Once to twice a month for maintenance.

You are very active, athletic, training falls part of a periodised program

Twice a month in off season, once a week for 6-12 weeks before main event and once weekly for 2 weeks post event.

You are not that active but tend to carry tension throughout the body:

Once to twice a month.

In other words,

Maintenance:                 Once or twice a month.

Event build up:               Once weekly for 2-6 weeks pre-event.

Post event:                     Once weekly for 2 weeks then follow a maintenance program.