Charlie MacCallum Sport & Remedial Massage
Sports Massage refers to a soft tissue treatment that can assist with many types of conditions and injuries. It involves the assessment of muscles and connective tissue of the body to help prevent and manage dysfunction, pain or physical disorders.
Contrary to what is generally believed, Sports Massage is a therapy that can benefit everybody, not only sports people. It is ideal not only to treat injuries and prevent them, but also to release tension and aches. A variety of techniques are used in this therapy, such as stretches, trigger points, tractionsor mobilisations. All of them are combined as a soft tissue manipulation through massage. An important Purpose of Sports Massage is to increase range of movement, flexibility and reduce pain. Sports Massage helps you to obtain a better awareness of the body, symmetry and posture. What can I expect from this treatment? - Reduce muscle spasm and relieve pain - Enhance athletic performance - Increase range of movement - Reduces the risk of injury and re-injury - Increase muscle tone - Provide balance of the musculo-skeletal systems - Shortens recovery time from injuries Sports Injuries Sports injuries happen when playing sports or exercising, but can be caused by repetitive movements at work or in other circumstances. It can be from accidents or poor training practices. Not warming up or stretching enough before and after your exercise can also cause injuries. There are different types of injuries;Acute injuries occur suddenly, when playing or exercising like sprained ankles or fractures. Chronic injuries are caused by playing a sport or exercise for a long time. The injury has not healed properly in first place so now that area is painful when we perform the activity and it feels a dull soreness and/or swelling when resting. Contact me today for an appointment:
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