For the Athletes
Maximizes Performance........Athletes who strive for
excellence benefit greatly from massage therapy which allows them to train
more consistently, push themselves to higher levels of performance, ache
less and recover more quickly.
What is Sport Massage?
| PREVENTS |
muscle and tendon
injuries.
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| REDUCES |
the strain and
discomfort of training and chronic strain patterns. allowing a quicker
return to maximum training levels.
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| ENABLES |
the athlete to recover
more quickly from myofascial injury with less chance of chronic problems
returning.
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| PROVIDES |
psychological boosts to
the athlete, consistent with his or her commitment to high performance.
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| ENHANCES |
a preventive approach to
athletic training whereby soft tissues are free of trigger points and
adhesions, thus contributing toward the improvement of peak
neuromuscular functioning.
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| PRE-EVENT
massage |
stimulates circulation,
calms nervous tension, and prepares the athlete for optimal performance
while reducing the chances of injury.
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| POST-EVENT
massage |
relieves soreness and
assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products.
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| TRAINING
massage |
focuses on the
prevention of developing chronic injuries and aids in the healing
process of current ones.
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Article from "The Body Worker"
Sports massage is effective because of the beneficial physiological and psychological effects that are derived from the massage. Specifically, sports massage treatments enable the athlete in training to work out and recover faster and more efficiently.
During any exercise, as a muscle contracts to do the work, it's fibers shorten and glide together allowing the muscle and tendon to broaden. In sports massage, compression and friction techniques imitate this broadening to help create more pliability of the connective tissues and eliminating restrictions in the broadening of the muscle.
Some of the benefits of sports massage include:
- maintaining and increasing flexibility
- Improves alignment of the body to optimize performance and eliminate wear and tear
- speeds recovery of muscle and tendons after hard workouts and competitions
- reduces stiffness and soreness of training
- reduces risk of injury
- increases the circulation
- enhances the athlete's awareness of their body
- greater improvement in strength, endurance and overall fitness
A tight muscle is a weak muscle.
A tight muscle is not using all of it's fibers for contracting and therefore a workout will not be as effective.
A tight muscle increases the risk of injury.
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