Sports Massage

Our expert Sports Massage Therapists are here to help you do the things you love, better and more often.

Many common aches are associated with playing sports & activities that require physical exertion. During a sports massage our therapists use a combination of deep tissue techniques & passive stretching to reduce pain & tension. This type of massage is great for increasing flexibility which restores your body ready for your next training session. As a pre-event treatment, not only will you feel less stiff & sore after an event but sports massage can increase endurance, help prevent injuries & promote faster recovery.

Remedial Massage

Repetitive movements and habitual postures inflict much undue stress on the body, causing pain & limited range of movement. Our remedial massage therapists assess both postural & soft tissue problems and address the specific issues in your body. Using a gentle approach with deep-tissue techniques including myofascial & trigger point release, passive stretching to release tension in both mind & body and promote ultimate relaxation. This massage makes a perfect gift for someone who has not experienced therapeutic massage before.

Deep tissue Massage

This approach to massage is both therapeutic & relaxing. It is especially beneficial for releasing chronic muscular adhesions & tension associated with regional pain such as neck spasm, frozen shoulders, repetitive strain injury and low back pain. Our highly skilled team of massage therapists use a combination of techniques to facilitate trigger point release & myofascial stretches to restore tissues to healthy states. Working closely with our Physio team this massage is excellent post injury, for chronic pain & to aid lymphatic drainage treating a wide variety of issues with excellent results.

 

The benefits of sports massage are immeasurable

• Greater flexibility and range of movement
• Increased usage of available muscles
• Improved performance
• Improved self awareness
• Fine tuning of training
• Functional muscles balance
• Improved fluid movement
• Pain reduction
• Appropriate psychological stimulation
• Greater energy
• Improved recovery
• Injury prevention

The physiological effects are twofold as it is believed that sports massage works both mechanically and reflexively:

• Massage works the skin, fascia, muscle and connective tissue, which softens, lengthens and stretches the soft tissue. The results of which are greater flexibility and mobility.
• Reflexively it works to relax the mind and body and promote endorphin production, (natural painkillers). Massage is also a mood elevator.
• In addition there are strong benefits to the skeletal system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, lymphatic system, digestive and urinary systems.
• A balanced body is a muscularly pain free body.

Sports massage should not be a painful experience. The depth of treatment should be adjusted to each individual’s preference. Pain is not an indicator of gain.

Clinical Massage