Sports massage helps alleviate pain and prevent injuries that may
greatly affect flexibility, mobility, response time, and overall performance in
athletic events. With a full recovery you will be able to increase your workouts and allow your body to adapt to higher stress levels.
Sports massage is designed to prepare the athlete for their best
performance, reduce fatigue, and relieve muscle swelling and tension. More than a treatment for injuries, sports massage produces overwhelming benefits for athletes physically, physiologically, and psychologically.
Rewards of Massage:
Enhance body awareness
Identify problem areas before they develop into injuries
Remove trigger points formed as a result of injury
Relax and stretch muscles
Improve range of motion
Restore suppleness and elasticity
Relieve pain and stress
Free muscle adhesions and soften scar tissue caused by injury or overuse
Improve circulation
Flush out toxins that cause muscle stiffness and soreness
Relax the body and mine
Speed recovery and healing from exertion
Timings for Massage:
Pre-event: For Pre-Event you need a quick treatment that will be an adjunct to your warm-up, to increase your circulation and flexibility, and leave your muscles resilient and ready to go.
Post-Event: For Post-Event you need a massage that will increase your circulation to speed the removal of fatigue toxins, relieve your muscle spasms and prevent soreness.
Fine-tuning: For regular fine-tuning you need a massage that will search out the areas of biomechanical stress in your muscles and relieve them, before they become problems, enabling you to train harder and more consistently.