Sports Massage Therapy     Each sport and athletic event uses muscle groups in a different way. Sports massage therapists must be familiar with each muscle, the muscle groups and how they are affected by the specific movements and stresses of each sport. Traditional western (e.g. Swedish) massage is currently the most common approach used for conditioning programs. It is frequently supplemented by other massage therapy approaches including deep tissue, trigger point work, and acupressure. Some massage therapists have special training in sports massage and greater experience working with athletes. Sports massage therapy frequently includes the use of one or more of the following techniques:   Deep Swedish Massage                                                                                    Muscle-specific applications of the standardeffleurage, petrissage, vibration, and tapotement  techniques. Compression Massage   Rhythmic compression into muscles used to create a deep hypremia and softening effect in the tissues. It is generally used as a warm-up for deeper, more specific massage work.   Cross-Fiber Massage   Friction techniques applied in a general manner to create a stretching and broadening effect in large muscle groups; or on site-specific muscle and connective tissue, deep transverse friction applied to reduce adhesions and to help create strong, flexible repair during the healing process.   Trigger Point/Tender Point Massage                                                         Combined  positioning and specific finger or thumb pressure into trigger/tender points in muscle and connective tissue, to reduce the hypersensitivity, muscle spasms and referred pain patterns that characterize the point. Left untreated, such trigger/tender points often lead to restricted and painful movement of entire body regions.   Lymphatic Massage                                                                                            Stimulation of specialized lymphatic-drainage pathways, which improves the body¹s removal of oedemas and effusion.   The Benefits of Sports Massage Regular sports massage can: improve range of motion and muscle flexibility, resulting in improved power and performance, through proper stretching and event preparation, and through deep tissue massage  shorten recovery time between workouts. Maximize the supply of nutrients and oxygen through increased blood flow. How Does Massage Help? Recovery. Therapeutic massage helps the body recover from the stresses of strenuous exercise.The physiological benefits of massage include improved blood and lymph circulation, muscle relaxation, and general relaxation. These, in turn, lead to removal of waste products and better cell nutrition, normalization and greater elasticity of tissues, deactivation of trigger points, and faster healing of injuries. It all adds up to relief from soreness and stiffness, better flexibility, and less potential for future injury.   Over-training. Adequate recovery is also a major factor in avoiding the over-training syndrome. Over-training is characterized when the body is not allowed to recover adequately between bouts of heavy exercise. Therapeutic massage helps you avoid over-training by facilitating recovery through general relaxation, and its other physiological effects.    Trouble spots..You may also have your own unique trouble spots, perhaps from past injuries. A massage therapist can pay special attention to these areas, monitor them for developing problems, and help keep them in good condition. An experienced massage therapist can also compliment treatment received from other health care professionals for various injuries.   Sports massage may involve prevention and maintenance programs, on-site treatment before and after an athletic event, and rehabilitation programs for those who are injured during the program. Sports Massage Therapy benefits :      improved flexibility and elasticity of muscles       reduces tightness and/or soreness       boost power and performance       restores mobility to injured muscle tissue     speeds up recovery time         increases the flow of blood and nutrient        reduces tightness and/or muscle spasms        helps eliminate muscle cramps    Sports Massage is all about prevention, maintenance and recovery for you and your athletic goals and performance!        Call Now!!! +447886005943