Benefits
Sports Massage
What is Sports Massage?
Sports massage, like Remedial Massage, uses traditional Swedish massage movements, together with more sophisticated techniques - Muscle Energy Techniques, Positional Release etc. The result is a comprehensive set of tools from which your practitioner can deal with a variety of conditions and create the effect required. The difference between Sports Massage and Remedial Massage is the emphasis:
Sports Massage has an emphasis on maintenance, prevention of injuries and aiding recovery in sports participants.
Remedial Massage looks to help correct muscle imbalances and help deal with chronic problems.
How does it work?
Sports massage aims to improve the suppleness and flexibility of muscles and joints, improve blood circulation, speed up the healing of damaged or stressed muscles, tissues and joints, and prevent future soft tissue injuries. Massage can assist removal of damaged cells at an injury site allowing blood flow into areas that have been low in oxygen and nutrients.
Why HeadStart Massage for my Sports Massage sessions?
At HeadStart Massage we specialise in
dealing with athletes. As experienced athletes (up to national level)
we completely understand the pressures involving with balancing sport
and normal life. Furthermore having dealt personally with our own injury
problems we also can help provide support with the psychological side
of returning to training after injury.
HeadStart works alongside a number of
elite sports teams including the Cambridge University Athletics Club
and the World Class Start Rowing Programme in Cambridge. We are
experienced in assisting athletes just entering elite sport and heavy
training and look to work hard with you in injury prevention. HeadStart
promotes all round health so will look with you at your nutrition, training,
recovery and general lifestyle to obtain maximum performance for minimum
effort.
Our specialty sports are rowing, running, triathlon, swimming (including long distance) and cycling.
When should I have Sports Massage?
Pre-event Sports Massage - stimulates circulation providing an effective warming of the muscles, calm nerves and prepares the athlete for optimal performance whilst reducing the risk of injury. Pre-event Massage is best done up to two days prior to the main event.
Sports Massage during Training Season - focuses on speeding up the healing of existing injuries and preventing the development of future injuries. Sports Massage also helps repair small tears in soft tissues caused by regular training. Aiding recovery and boosting performance are also key aims. The effects on circulation when having a Sports Massage can help increase cell nutrition and oxygenation thereby helping improve performance.
Post-event Sports Massage - Relieves soreness and helps remove lactic acid and other waste products from the muscles. Sports Massage can help with getting you back to training as quickly and fit as possible.
Rehabilitation - Sports Massage works incredibly well in conjunction with any Physiotherapy treatment you may be having post-injury. Sports massage helps prevent build-up of scar tissue and regain lost flexibility and strength. As previously mentioned the effects on circulation caused by Sports Massage can very helpful in speeding up the natural healing process.
Why should I have Sports Massage?
Regardless of what level of sport you
are involved in Sports Massage will have something to offer you. At
HeadStart Massage we provide personal service. No one massage is the
same as each time you attend we will re-assess your situation. Massage
has been used for centuries with regard to its relaxing and healing
properties. Now with the introduction of more advanced techniques based
upon our knowledge of anatomy and physiology Sports Massage can be used
to help with almost every situation.
At HeadStart we recommend that you give
a session a try. There is no obligation to return after your first treatment
but we find that most people decide to come back time after time. This
may not always be for the reason that they first attended, but the quality
service that we provide means that you can rely upon us to help with
any of the problems that you many encounter.
Take a look at some of the Testimonials
found around the site. We have treated athletes training and competing
at all levels of sport. Feel free to contact us with any further queries,
we are happy to help.
Bookings and enquiries can be made via:
Tel: 01223 301636
