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Sport Massage in Southampton

The prime purpose and the greatest benefit of a sports massage at our Southampton clinic is that the massage consists of specific components designed to cut down on sports-related injuries. Sport Massage therapy specifically alleviates muscle tension and inflammation post-event, and provides a warm-up to loosen muscles for amateur and professional athletes pre-event.

Sports massage is used regularly by professional athletes or weekend warriors as part of their training to improve muscle tone, flexibility and recovery from training and competing. Unfortunately, as the level of training is increased, so is the risk of injury.

As an athlete boosts their training schedule, they almost always overuse their muscles, causing strain, tears and imbalances in the soft muscle tissues. Additionally most sports injuries are ignored and then it becomes more susceptible to further strain and injury. Where minor injuries and lesions occur, due to overexertion and/or overuse, sport massage can break them down quickly and effectively.

One way to encourage muscle repair after training is with sports massage. Our Sports massage in Southampton will help release any built up tension and lactic acid in the overworked muscles so that blood and oxygen can return to the muscle and effectively promote muscle repair. Sports massage, if received as part of a sports program, can help an athlete prevent injury due to overuse.

In addition to using regular sports massage sessions as part of your sports program, it can also benefit in the following ways:

Pre-Event Massage - can help athletes prepare for a competitive event. A pre-event massage is brief and invigorating, and is used as a supplement to an athlete's warm-up to enhance circulation and reduce excess muscle and mental tension prior to competition. This treatment is usually about 15-20 minutes. It is best given within an hour before the sporting event.

Post-Event Massage - should be calming and relaxing. Its goal is to gear towards reducing the muscle spasms, muscle soreness (by dispersing lactic acid) and to reduce inflammation. A post-event massage should last no more than 15- to 20-minutes. Post-event massages encourage the return of blood and oxygen to tense areas, and they flush out metabolic waste products that have built up during strenuous muscle use, and improve the athlete's ability to return to training and competition by reducing the risk of injury.

Are you a member of a sport or athletic club? Benefit from my discounted rates!

I offer discount rates for members of partner sports and athletics clubs around Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh, & Hedge End. If you would like your club and members to benefit from this offer, please call me for further information and to discuss my competitive rates.

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