Sports massage focuses on athletes of different level – from elite levels to recreational/leisure level. The specifics of the sports massage technique are towards the athlete’s sport of choice. Focusing on areas of the body that are overused and stressed due to repetitive and often aggressive movements.
Sports massage assists in circulation and tissue drainage, stretch muscle and fascia and soothe painful or aching sore areas. It can also be used for reducing local swelling and loosening adhesions between tissues. In intense physical activity, our body is subjected to insufficient oxygen supply to meet energy demands, leading to the over production of lactate acid in the blood. Sports Massage helps to facilitate clearance of lactate from tissue by increasing lymphatic movement.
Benefits of Sports Massage includes
- Better blood circulation
- Improve in flexibility
- Reduce fatigue
- Decrease in muscle soreness
- Enhanced recovery
- Increase performance
- Prevention of injuries