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Advantages of Sports Massage
As well as helping people involved in sports, sports massage can benefit those in physically demanding jobs and also those suffering from occupational, emotional and postural stress. It can also be a highly effective form of stress control and relaxation and some feel it has a longer lasting effect than other forms of massage. Some of the benefits are:
- Prevention of injuries through regular monitoring of the condition of muscles
- Improved muscle flexibility, range and freedom of joint movement
- Reduced stress and tension which hinders the achievement of optimum performance
- Improved training and competitive performance by reducing recovery time
- Quicker recovery from training and events by stimulating lymphatic flow which flushes out waste produced during healing
- Effective rehabilitation
- Relief for tired and aching muscles
- Greater relaxation by stimulating the nerve receptors which control tension in soft tissues
- Enhanced immune system
- Breakdown of scar tissue, adhesions and fibrous tissue to allow adjacent structures to function independently. Left alone, scar tissue can become as hard as bone
- Improved postural and general body awareness
- Where minor injuries and lesions occur, due to overexertion and/or overuse, massage can break them down quickly and effectively.
Sports massage can be used for pre-event, post event, rehabilitation and most importantly preventative / maintenance.
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