SPORTS MASSAGE with Fiona PritchardWHAT IS SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY?
Sports Massage is a hands on therapy to manipulate soft tissues to prevent injury, treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries, aid recovery and improve sporting performance. This treatment is not just for the sportsperson: anyone can benefit from sports massage, including people in physically demanding jobs and those with occupational, emotional and postural stressors, as these may produce many similar characteristics to sports injuries.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Sports Massage incorporates a mixture of Swedish Massage techniques and specific Sports Massage techniques such as soft tissue release and myofascial release, trigger point therapy as well as types of stretching.
Sports Massage incorporates a mixture of Swedish Massage techniques and specific Sports Massage techniques such as soft tissue release and myofascial release, trigger point therapy as well as types of stretching.
Pre- and Post-Event Massage are particularly beneficial for preparing the muscles for action and soothing the muscles after exercise and to help reduce the onset of DOMS - Delayed Onset of Muscle Soreness.?
WHAT CAN SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY BE HELPFUL FOR?
Sports Massage can be helpful for:
- Preventing injury
- Increasing joint mobility
- Improving sports performance
- Speeding up injury recovery
- Reducing pain
- Relaxing muscles and the rest of the body
- Removing waste products from soft tissues
- Pre-event massage to invigorate and warm the muscles, used as a supplement for an athletes warm up
- Post-event massage to soothe and restore muscle tissue, reducing the onset of DOMS and build up of lactic acid
BOOKING INFORMATION
Call Fiona on 07880 704381 or email fiona.pritchard@googlemail.com.
AVAILABILITY
Fiona practices at Brighton & Hove Therapies on Wednesday afternoons and evenings.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information, please phone or email Fiona.
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