Sports Massage
If you’re dealing with an injury, heavy training period or just simply experiencing back pain from long periods of sitting in front of a computer at work, we can provide specific massage therapy to help alleviate your aches and pains.
Alleviate Stress and Tension
Designed to help you regain your mobility, sports massage incorporates various hands-on massage techniques which will alleviate muscle or tendon pain of any stress placed on bones and joints.
Sports massage improves your well-being and enhances your self-esteem. Therefore, the massage will automatically benefit you by improving blood circulation and assisting the venous flow of blood back to the heart.
Stretching
Massage can be used to stretch tissues that cannot usually be stretched. It reduces inflammation in joints, relieves tension, improves concentration, improves posture, and energizes the body.
Improve tissue elasticity
Sports massage allows injured tissues such as muscles, tendons and ligaments to heal quicker and in the right way. It helps manage scar tissue and increases flexibility so that you don’t lose mobility while you’re injured.
Increase Mobility
The movement of your joints is increased with sports massage; by stretching and lengthening the muscles around them. The amount of synovial fluid inside the joints increases, to allow more movement between bones.
Stress Relief
The body doesn’t work properly when it’s stressed. Sports massage reduces the amount of stress-related hormones in your body, which can prevent injury, aid recovery and even boost your immune system
Decrease in Muscle Soreness
When you exercise or perform any kind of physical activity, your muscles suffer micro tears in the fibres. This isn’t a bad thing but produces inflammation deep in your tissue to rebuild the tears during recovery.
Improved Circulation
When your muscles relax and are not as tense, your blood supply increases. This allows nutrients to be delivered to your muscles as well as improves recovery and reduces the likelihood of injury.
Despite its name, sports massage is not only for those who take regular exercise.
All of us are likely to suffer from muscular tension or discomfort.
Restore and improve your condition with a
sports massage
Our physiotherapists will run an assessment before your appointment, so they are able to locate your pain threshold and suggest the right technique that is right got you.
At Urban Body, our physiotherapists are trained to ensure a carefully designed massage therapy right for your need so you make the most out of your visit.
We intend to restore and improve your condition by implying all therapy techniques in order to reduce the physical stress placed on bones and joints and diminish anxiety by relaxing both mind and body.
By choosing a sports massage as part of your rehabilitation journey, it not only reduces muscular pain and speeds up the healing process of an injury, it also boosts up your confidence and reduces the risks of future injuries.
Is sports massage right for me?
From active professionals to office workers, a sports massage might be the right therapy technique. It is meant to reduce muscle tensions and improve your mobility and health.
Our intention is to customise a massage so it caters for your needs.
So whether you are:
Someone who is new to massage and wants to find a way to relax and improve mental health
Someone who wants to reduce muscular discomfort
Someone who wants to improve sports performance and posture
Someone who is struggling with chronic pain and stiffness
The Urban Body team of physiotherapists will help you take a step forward to your mobility and improve your condition.
Massage and Sports massage is a 100% natural, safe, and effective remedy to reduce your stress, and improve your quality of life!
Why Choose Urban Body Physiotherapy Clinic for Sports Massage?
Our massage therapists work alongside our Physiotherapists who are specialists in dealing with musculoskeletal injuries.
Meaning, we want to make sure that your message is not only a relaxing, enjoyable experience but that it is also safe and will not cause you to be in more pain.
We offer a variety of different packages to meet your needs and we also invite you to come and try a free 30 minute treatment with us.
This will allow you to experience the benefits massage can have, take some time for relaxation and reduce any tightness or niggles in muscles.
Does a sports massage hurt?
Although sports massage is a deep tissue massage, it doesn’t have to be painful. At certain points during the massage, some people experience some discomfort, but the therapist will always be talking to you in order to find out your personal comfort range.
Are there any side effects?
After treatment you may experience sore or tired muscles or bruising. These side effects are nothing to worry about and completely normal. They will also not last more than 24 hours and are less likely to occur the more massage sessions you have.
How does it work?
Sports massage helps to relieve chronic muscle tension or injury. It works by adding pressure deep into the muscles realigning muscle fibres and connective tissue and flushing away toxins. Regular massage sessions will increase flexibility and mobility as well as decreasing the chance of injury during exercise.
What to expect?
In the first session, together with your therapist you will discuss your current condition and future goals. The therapist will ask questions about lifestyle, health issues, previous injuries, all these will help him to come up with the best treatment plan for you.
The first session will include an assessment on posture, range of motion, and visual and manual assessment on the area of discomfort or pain.
Can I have a sports massage if I don't play sports?
YES! Sports massage is for everyone. Our most common complaint is back aches, stiff neck, and shoulder.
How often should I get Sports Massage?
This depends on your lifestyle and activity levels. A person who is training for a marathon or plays a lot of sports is likely to benefit from more massage sessions. Whatever your needs are, we can guide you in the right direction.
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