Fountain Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy
What is Sports Massage
Sports Massage or Soft Tissue Therapy is the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons. It is applicable not only to people who participate in sport but to anybody wishing to guard against or recover from a soft tissue / muscle injury.
Sports massage is not solely for athletes and sports injuries. Sports Massage includes treatment of the muscles and soft tissues of the body, and is suitable for anybody and a wide variety of conditions including; Headaches, Migraines, Lower Back Pain, Runners Knee, Tendinitis, Tennis / Golfers Elbow, RSI, Plantar Fasciitis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Shin Splints.
Benefits of Sports Massage
Many benefits from sports massage have been reported based on experience and observation. Some are beneficial to the mind (psychological) and some to the body (physiological).
Some of the reported benefits of sports massage include:
Increased joint range of motion (ROM)
Increased flexibility
Increased sense of well-being
Decreased muscle tension
Decreased neurological excitability (nerves more relaxed)
Decreased muscle spasms
Better sleep
Purported benefits that are not supported by research include:
Increased blood flow
Increased elimination of exercise waste products (lactic acid)
Decreased chance of injury
Decreased recovery time between workouts
For more information about Fountain Sports & Remedial Massage Therapy don’t hesitate to contact us!
Barrack Yard
Gayton
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 1QP, UK
01553 636823
