Sports Massage
What is it?
Sports massage was originally developed to help athletes prepare or recover their bodies before or after an activity. Today, it can be of benefit to everybody, especially those who suffer from long- term health conditions, injuries or restricted range of motion.
Benefits
There can be numerous benefits associated with the use of Sports Massage such as possible:
- Relief of pain and muscle tension
- Enhancement of body posture
- Improvement of relaxation, releasing the stored pressure and stress
- Increase of body’s flexibility and range of motion
- Speeding up the recovery process after an injury
- Improvement of blood circulation
- Prevention of muscle soreness
Approach
Every therapy has to be tailored to the individual. It is important first to discuss about your
condition, the source and the symptoms of your discomfort and then apply the best treatment for
you.
During the session I will detect the trigger point of your tension and will break up the adhesion.
Stretching is also involved in order to increase the range of motion, whereas Swedish massage
techniques may be applied to stimulate circulation of blood and lymph fluids.
