SPORTS & REMEDIAL MASSAGE
Remedial massage treats injury or imbalance. It involves assessing the body, then using stretching, nerve activation and manual therapy, before reassessing. The perfect compliment is to have a personal training session to teach you to strengthen weak muscles so that these tight muscles are less likely to reoccur.
Not limited to athletes, sports massage is like a maintenance massage to relieve adhesions, encourage circulation, address the nervous system and provide balance within the body for optimal performance.
We treat in a curative/remedial way, for sports/maintenance, and pre- or post- event.
Kinesiology taping available to speed up recovery, aid drainage from site of swelling and bruising, possibly enhance performance.
Massage
Services included:
- Partial body assessment (asymmetry, injury)
- Consultation (history of injury, treatments)
- Massage
- Reassess any changes
- Advise of self-help stretches & exercises
Half an hour............................. £30
Full hour.................................. £45
PT & Massage
Services included:
- Partial body assessment (asymetry, injury)
- Consultation
- 1/2hr Personal training session
- 1/2hr Sports massage
- Advise of self-help stretches and exercises
- Use of my studio
Full Hour ..............................… £45
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Reduce Pain - shoulders, knee, hips, neck and back
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Promote balance - softening and smoothing out adhesions in the muscle fibres and breaking up fascia (ref The Fuzz Speach on UTube)
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Enhance performance - improve level of performance in a sport by restoring normal function & length of muscles
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Pre-event massages can help stimulate the muscles and enhance performance during the event.
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Post-event massage can help realign muscle fibres, clear out byproducts of exercise from the muscles and help promote healing circulation to damaged muscles.
How Can Sports Massage Help You?
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Acute Injury - If you have an injury occurring withing the last 4 days - this is best treated with rest, elevation and compression. (Click on my blog for a document explaining acute injury, how to deal with it & why not to massage).
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Certain Medical Conditions - We can't give you a sports massage you if you have: diabetes, cancer, open wounds, DVT, an infectious skin disease or have a tumor.
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Pregnancy - Unfortunately, we can't help if you are pregnant (despite being delighted for you). Other masseurs specializing in massage in pregnancy may be able to help.
When Should you Avoid Sports Massage?
