Sports Massage
Emma Buchanan – Professional Fitness
II’ve been doing deep tissue sports massage for over 5 years. It’s a type of massage therapy which using deep tissue techniques, reduces muscular tension, discomfort and pain.
Sports massage is great for a number of reasons:
- Reduction in muscle tension, muscular pain and discomfort
- Increased range of motion, leading to enhanced performance.
- Decreased muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise or physical activity
- Reduced recovery time post injury
- Increased levels of relaxation and reduction in physical and psychological stress levels
- Aids sleep quantity and quality.
These benefits are largely the result of an increase in local blood circulation which helps to flush out chemical irritants and waste products which have stored up in your muscle. At the same time, fresh blood flow increases oxygen and nutrient content within the muscle. This in turn can help with muscle repair and leads to a reduction in muscle tension.
Sports massage
Emma Buchanan – Professional Fitness
Although people who exercise or do sport do benefit from sports massage, this method of massage isn’t restricted to sports participants it can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions including:
- Muscular and joint injuries such as sprains and strains
- Postural related pain
- Headaches
- Whiplash
- Golfers and tennis elbow
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Back pain
Typically, sports massage techniques are fast-paced and incorporate stretching and compression movements. I use a variety of deep tissue techniques throughout a treatment which involve longitudinal stripping, friction techniques, tapotement and muscle energy techniques such as PNF stretching, active movement and trigger point compression.
45 minute sports massage £30