Sports/Remedial

Sports & Remedial Massage

Those who are looking to relieve muscular aches and pains or treat sports injuries will be interested in our sports and remedial massage. Both are forms of deep tissue massage suitable for all - not just the sports person. These massages benefit injuries, general stiffness and muscular aches and pains. Treatments can be based around problem areas and for the sports person treatments can be tailored to pre or post sports massage. The massage strokes used in sports massage are tailored depending on whether a pre or post sports massage is required. Generally, sports and remedial massages are more vigorous massage and work deeper into the tissue to increase blood flow, assist in the removal of waste products and reduce muscle tension, ultimately enhancing recovery and maintaining the muscle in optimal condition for training.

Benefits and Effects

Massage is a long established and effective therapy widely used in sports medicine for the relief of pain, swelling, muscle spasm and restricted movement. It has much to offer both the injured and uninjured athlete because of its diverse therapeutic effects.

Those who don’t participate in sport are also prone to joint problems and muscular aches and pains. Therefore, sports and remedial massage have much to offer both sporting and non sporting bodies. Some of the therapeutic effects of sports and remedial massage include:

Control of pain and inflammation
Control of muscle spasm
Restoration of normal function
Increased blood flow
Promotion of healing and relaxation

The healing process can be accelerated with the use of massage as it speeds up the inflammatory process and helps to mobilise the contracted fibrous and scar tissue that result from injury.

Individuals who are not injured can also benefit from sports and remedial massage because of the effect of the massage on muscle tone. The physical relaxation of muscles, whether induced for pleasure or the treatment of pain can enhance blood flow, thereby accelerating physical repair and the restoration of normal function.

Muscles that undergo massage therapy display lesss spasm, an increased force of contraction and enhanced endurance when compared to muscle that has simply been rested.

What to Expect During a Sports & Remedial Massage

You will be asked to complete a consent form prior to the massage in order to check for contra-indications and allow the therapist to deliver a safe and effective treatment. A medical and surgical history will also be taken in addition to questioning regarding your current health and your current injuries or symptoms (if any). This information also helps to ascertain the most effective course of treatment.

After the initial discussion and record taking you will be required to remove some or all all of your outer clothing depending on whether you are having a full body massage or back, neck and shoulders massage. The therapist will leave the room while you undress to your underwear. You will be provided with towels to preserve your modesty and once on the massage couch your whole body will be covered in towels. The only body part that will be exposed is the body part that the massage therapist is working on.

Price: Full body massage £35
Price: Back, neck and shoulders massage £25