What is Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy?

The Benefits

Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy helps to:

• Rehabilitate sports Injuries
• Improve chronic muscular, joint and bone problems
• Improve sports performance
• Prevent injuries
• Improve recovery from activity
• Improve emotional and psychological well being
• Reduce mental stress
• Improve immune system functioning
• Improve digestion and nutritional status

How Does Massage Work?

Massage works by:

• Improves circulation and tissue fluid to any affected tissues
• Relaxes tense tissues
• Separates adhered tissues and breaks down scar tissue
• Helps to re-align fibres and aid optimal repair of tissues
• Lengthens short, tight muscles
• Strengthens weak muscles
• Improves body awareness
• Re-sets neuromuscular pathways
• Reduces pain via ‘The Pain Gate’.

How long does a treatment last and what do you need to do?

Sessions lasts 60 minutes. You will be asked to complete a health questionnaire prior to your first treatment to ensure massage is appropriate and safe for you and to decipher which massage techniques would be best for you.

During the session you lie on a treatment table. You will receive a combination of massage techniques based on your condition and requirements. Some techniques can be uncomfortable when releasing tension, separating adhesions and re-aligning scar tissue. Clients describe the experience as a ‘nice pain’. You will be asked for feedback during the session to ensure that the treatment is affective and not too uncomfortable for you.

Most clients wear just their underwear for a treatment. For your comfort, the amount of clothing you remove is up to you. You will be covered by towels during the treatment and only the area being worked on is exposed ensuring you stay comfortable throughout the treatment. Some techniques are possible through clothing.

Lotions are used for most techniques and we use the highest quality lotions with no harmful chemicals.

Drinking plenty of good quality water following the treatment is strongly advised to help remove any waste from the tissues.