Benefits of Massage
Sports Massage can help to improve blood and lymphatic flow, relax tense muscles, relieve aches and pains and help to improve your range of movement. Treatments can involve a variety of soft tissue techniques, stretching muscle groups, and the strengthening of muscle groups.
The main benefits can be summarised as follows:
- Pain reduction - reduces tension and waste products in the muscles. Also helps in the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers
- Relaxation - muscles relax through heat generated, improved circulation and assisted stretching
- Maintain the body generally in better condition
- Prevent injuries and loss of mobility
- Restore mobility to injured muscle tissue
- Boost performance
- Extend the duration of your sporting career
The benefits of a light pre-event massage include:
- Anxiety reduction - as relaxation in the muscles is induced, anxiety levels fall
- Invigorated muscles - when carried out with brisk movements, the muscles feel invigorated and ready to perform
Post-event benefits include:
- Assists in elimination of waste products from tired muscles
- Greatly reduced likelihood of cramp or muscle spasms
- Prevention of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
- Shortened recovery time between events