Deep Soft Tissue Massage
When a professional athlete tears a muscle or similar, it makes news. But anyone who plays sport or is involved in hard physical effort can be injured and the most vulnerable are children and adolescents, middle-aged athletes and women. More and more sports and fitness enthusiasts include massage as a part of their conditioning programmes. Deep Tissue Massage is not just for the professional athlete or the person who is training for the Olympics. It is for everyone and needs to be looked at as a health benefitand not a luxury. People just like you and me are including deep tissue massage as part oftheir regular healthy living programmes. Almost anyone can benefit fromtreatment, athlete or not.Whenever you exercise or exert yourself heavily, small amounts of swellingoccur in the muscle because of tiny tears. Therefore massage, after the event,will help reduce the swelling, loosen tired, stiff muscles, help maintainflexibility, promote circulation and more oxygen to the muscle, andhelp to remove the waste products of energy generation. The deep neuromuscular massage will help speed up recovery time and alleviate any soreness. Below are descriptions of the more common forms of deep tissue massage Athletes from most sports use deep tissue massage Sports variant as partof their training programme, before and after competitionand tailored specifically for that person and their sport. In fact a number of athletes have attributed Sports Massage as a primary reason for their performances and longevity. For the athlete massage can help improve performance, increase endurance, and help lower fatigue levels. By reducing fatigue, athletes can train better with longer and more effective workouts. When you choose to receive massage between your workouts, there is a high increase in your recovery time.
BENEFITS OF DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE
Commonly known benefits include relaxation, improved circulation and relief of muscle tension.Fitness enthusiasts/athletes will find that these forms of deep tissue massage help to improve their flexibility; muscles tend not to be as sore and stiff; it helps in their recovery time, and reduces the anxiety of athletic competition. Conditions, which in general respond well to deep tissue techniques are: muscle pain and stiffness, strains, sprains, repetitive strain injuries, sore spots and muscle tension. It should be noted that even though these forms of massage will help certain injuries to heal you should also seek medical advice, as some injuries may need to be immobilised. Deep Tissue Massage is safe and effective, and if performed correctly should have few side effects. your GP. Holistic therapy does not diagnose and a consultation should not take the place of medical advice from a doctor
SPORTS MASSAGE
Sports Massage therapy is a form of deep soft tissue manipulation that uses several specific techniques to treat physically active individuals, anyone involved in heavy-duty physical activities and sport performance who may be more vulnerable to injury because of the stresses placed on their body by exertion. Sports massage can relieve niggling aches and pains before they develop more serious overuse injuries. It can also be great for post event relaxation and recovery, and help to relieve stress, tension, and fatigue. Sports massage is generally used to provide rehabilitation from soft tissue injury, to maintain muscular conditioning and joint flexibility forcompetition, in order to maximise athletic potential. In addition it eases the effects caused by severe exercise such as myofascial shortening i.e. restrictions in your body’s contractile (muscle) and non-contractile supportive (fascia) connective tissues. Therefore it can help keep your bodyflexible, aid your performance, and assist you in rehabilitation from injuries. Sports massage can be used to help you prepare for physical activity, assist in the prevention of injuries, and aid in your recovery from physical exertion after competition or training. Although, as its name implies, Sports massage is a form more geared towards the athlete, it is equally effective in dealing with the problems caused by heavy work and the stresses of everyday living.
