Coming Soon!

Sports & Remedial Massage Treatments

 

This September - '08, I will be taking an ITEC Sports & Remedial Massage Course. This will enhance my skills even further to help clients with not only sporting injuries, but also remedial work for clients who are suffering many troubling ailments, such as a frozen shoulder, whiplash, lumber aches & pains etc.

Qualifying next year - March/April 2009

What is Sports Massage?

 Sports Massage is based on Swedish massage, a technique that uses the application of pressure to manipulate soft tissue. It involves the use of gliding strokes, kneading movements, circular pressure of the hand and fingers, vibratory movements, brisk tapping and bending and stretching. Sports massage incorporates all of these Swedish massage movements, together with additional intensive techniques that are specifically designed to prevent and treat sports injuries. Common Uses : sports injuries, improve athlete performance, aid recovery.

What are the Benefits?

  Benefits of sports massage:

  • Improve circulation & lymphatic flow
  • Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
  • Sedate or stimulate nerve endings
  • Increase or decrease muscle tone
  • Increase or decrease muscle length
  • Remodel scar tissue when required
  • Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation

Sports massage can be beneficial at various stages of participation. For example:

  • The conditioning / training phase
  • Pre competition
  • Inter competition
  • Post competition
  • Post travel
  • Injury prevention
  • Injury recovery

Regardless of whether you exercise or play sport to keep fit, or compete from club to international level, then sports massage may have something to offer you.

Sports Massage Association

 

Check back soon for more information and updates.

Thank you