Sports Massage is a special form of massage and is typically used before, during, and after athletic events.

The main 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.

Where minor injuries occur massage can break them down quickly and effectively. Sports massage can prepare the athlete

For peak performance
To drain away fatigue
To relieve swelling
To reduce muscle tension
To promote flexibility and to prevent injuries.`

Sports massage can help prevent those niggling injuries that so often get in the way of performance and achievement, regardless of whether a person is an accomplished athlete or a light exerciser.

1. Increased coordination
2. Decrease in pain
3. Decrease in neuromuscular activity

A variety of techniques are used, usually a blend of traditional Swedish Massage and Deep Tissue massage are used to treat professional athletes.

Each type of sport has different demands on the players. Each sport uses muscle groups in a different way. Sports massage is designed to address those specific concerns and may differ according to the sport the athlete plays. Sports massage can be targetted to help repair muscle strain and assist healthy ones to peak performance, while minimizing the risk of injury.

Sports massage has many benefits

Feels great
Reduces the heart rate and blood pressure
Reduces muscle tension
Relieves pain
Reduce the chance of injury, through proper stretching and event preparation
Improve range of motion and muscle flexibility, resulting in improved power and
  performance
Shorten recovery time between workouts
Maximize the supply of nutrients and oxygen through increased blood flow
Enhance elimination of metabolic by-products of exercise

Each sport and athletic event uses muscle groups in a different way.

In addition to general recovery, massage may also focus on specific muscles used in a sport or fitness activity. For example, areas of greater stress for runners and dancers are in the legs, for swimmers in the upper body, for tennis players in the arms.

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