The best way to treat any injury is to avoid getting them in the first place. A few simple, preventative measures like a sports massage will ensure you are able to train consistently without the risk of injury.

A good warm-up will improve your performance and reduce your risk of injury. When preparing for exercise, the aim is to raise your body’s core temperature.  Also increase your heart rate and improve the blood flow to your muscles.

Make sure you are training in the right kind of footwear, something that is comfortable and non-restricting. Training on different surfaces may need you to change your footwear.

Ensure you get enough rest from training because without it, your body can’t adapt and improve with the stresses you place upon it.

Make sure you stretch before and after your train. Stretch slowly and gently to the point of tension and hold each stretch for at least 30 seconds or more depending on how tight the muscle is.

Get a regular sports massage, prevention is better than cure. Ensure your muscles are kept flexible with a deep tissue sports massage every 4 weeks depending on how intense you are training.  This will take the heaviness and tiredness out of your muscles.

The prime purpose of sports massage therapy is to help alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body’s soft tissues during physical activity. Sports massage can help to break down any scar tissue quickly and effectively. A sports massage can help prevent those niggling injuries that so often get in the way of performance and achievement.

A sports massage is not just for the sports person, anyone can benefit from a sports massage. This includes people in physically demanding jobs and those who are mainly doing seated or standing jobs.

Sports massage tends to be deeper and more intense. It is based on the various elements of Swedish massage and often incorporates a combination of other techniques involving stretching, compression, friction, and trigger point techniques. A skilled therapist will blend all of these techniques, knowledge and advice during treatment.

Benefits and Effects

Sports Massage For Injury Repair, Prevention And Recovery

An Ideal Fitness sports massage is generally used for injury prevention, pre and post sports event preparation and recovery, flexibility, endurance and increased performance. An Ideal Fitness sports massage can be used for many health and fitness issues:

• Manage or repair upper and lower back pain

• Manage or repair tight shoulders and increase range of movement

• Manage or repair hip and leg pain and increase flexibility

• Manage or repair tight, pulled or muscle strains

• Manage or repair a pain in your neck giving you freedom of movement

• Manage and decrease muscle stiffness and increase movement and flexibility

• Regular massage will maintain or improve YOUR sports performance or performance in a physical job

In all cases, sports massage techniques are used in collaboration with the appropriate medical care.

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