Sports remedial Massage Adelaide involves various manual techniques to locate and relieve tension in muscles, tendons and ligaments. It supports and speeds up the body’s natural recovery mechanisms.
Kirsty is a remedial and sports massage therapist who enjoys working collaboratively with allied health professionals. She regularly attends seminars to stay current in her field and believes massage therapy is most effective as part of a holistic treatment program. For more information about sports remedial Massage in Adelaide, click here.
Prevents Injuries
Every sport comes with the risk of injury to muscles, tendons and ligaments. Even the most careful sportsperson can sustain an injury that can hamper their training and events.
Preventing injuries is possible by Massage, as it reduces muscle tightness and tension to increase range of motion. In addition, it increases the flow of healthy oxygen and nutrients to the muscles. It can help to prevent muscle fatigue, weakness and a build-up of wastes that can cause delayed onset muscle soreness and musculoskeletal problems.
Remedial massage works by rubbing and putting pressure on your muscles, tendons and ligaments to relieve strain and speed up the healing process of injuries. It stimulates blood and lymphatic flow, removes waste products, improves cell function, soothes the nervous system and tones muscles. It can be a handy tool for sporting professionals and athletes to prevent and treat injuries. It can also be used as part of a regular maintenance programme to prepare for upcoming events.
Relieves Pain
Remedial Massage involves using a combination of techniques to release tight bands of muscle and ease muscular pain. It targets the deeper layers of muscles and tissue, releasing tightness and tension built up through injury or overuse. It can help reduce toxins’ build-up and stimulate circulation, speeding healing.
Remedial Massage also targets trigger points (hypersensitive areas in the muscle), which can cause referred pain to other body parts. By relieving the pressure on these areas, the remedial massage therapist can ease the tension and pain associated with the trigger point, which will help to reduce your sports injury or stress.
Kirsty is a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist who has worked with many local sporting clubs and in allied health care clinics. She enjoys working collaboratively with clients to assist with rehabilitation from various injuries, including sporting sprains and strains, muscle soreness and chronic conditions such as neck and back pain.
Increases Flexibility
Remedial Massage increases flexibility by stimulating circulation, releasing muscle tension and tightness, and improving the flexibility of joints and tendons. It also helps to flush out toxins from the body, easing stiffness and leaving the muscles feeling refreshed and invigorated.
For the athlete, sports remedial Massage can help prepare the body for training and competition or assist with recovery from exercise. The techniques used are similar to those of other forms of Massage, such as relaxation, deep tissue and therapeutic, but they focus on specific muscles.
Helps with Recovery
A regular program of remedial Massage combines deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy and myofascial release to decrease muscle soreness and improve recovery. It helps maintain your muscle flexibility and balance, preventing injuries.
It can also reduce fatigue, stimulate circulation and lymph flow, alleviate swelling, and help eliminate toxins by removing waste products like lactic acid. It can also enhance the body’s ability to heal and promote good posture, flexibility and movement patterns.
Remedial Massage involves manipulating deeper layers of muscle, trigger points and connective tissue. Therefore, there may be some discomfort at times. However, this is usually a ‘good’ type of pain as the muscles are being worked on. Depending on the level of Massage, it is also sometimes used as part of an athlete’s warm-up routine before a game or event to help increase their performance. It can also be used during breaks during a game or event to help recover. For more information about sports remedial Massage Adelaide, click here.