The Benefits and Effects of Sports Massage
- Maintains the entire body in better physical condition by improving the circulation
- Extends your athletic career
- Boosts athletic performance by reducing soreness, resulting in consistently higher levels of training
- Prevents injury by helping improve flexibility and muscle tone
- Restores mobility to injured muscle, breaking down adhesions and scar tissue giving back the their structural integrity and flexibility
- Reduction in pain by reducing muscle tension
- Relaxation ; due to relieving the muscle tension
- Removal of toxins e.g. Lactic Acid from muscles
Benefits
Injury prevention: Increased Flexibility: More efficient movement: Faster Recovery: Pain Relief: Better O2 uptake
Effects
Fascia repair: Mobilising scar tissue : Correction of muscle imbalances: Muscle fibre repair: Reduction in post exercise soreness: Improved performance