What is Sports Massage?
Therapeutic massage is the oldest form of medicine known to man and can be traced back to 400BC. Studies have shown it can improve physical, emotional and physiological aspects of the body.
Massage is simply the manipulation of soft tissues structures of the body to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, and stress; and, to promote health and wellness.
The massage therapist palpates the body to detect a problematic area and the likely source of pain, which then can be treated affectively.
Massage therapy improves functioning of the circulatory, lymphatic, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems and may improve the rate at which the body recovers from injury and illness.
The benefits can be:
- Relaxes tense, injured and overused muscles
- Facilitates growth
- Reduces pain
- Increases alertness
- Enhances immune function by stimulating the body’s natural defence system
- Reduces the effects of stress and anxiety.
- Increases joint mobility
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight and atrophied muscles
- Reduce medication dependency
- Promotes tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue
- Reduces spasm and cramping.
- Promotes calm and a feeling of well being.
When you should consult your doctor prior to a massage
With certain conditions a massage may be inhibitory to a person’s
medical condition, therefore it would be wise to seek medical advice
from a doctor prior to the massage if a person has any of the following
symptoms or conditions:
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Blood vessel diseases
- Certain forms of cancer
- Could be in the first trimester of pregnancy
- Bone diseases including osteporosis
- High fever and the common cold.
Types of massage The English Treatment provides:
Massage therapy - is it right for you?
Touch is the most under used of all of our senses but when used it can have miraculous effects: for any age, fitness or lifestyle. Massage has the power to relax, heal, and help release emotions and tension without the aid of drugs.
When deciding whether you want to get a massage, consider your health and your needs. As long as you do not have any serious health conditions, this alternative, drug-free therapy may be the right treatment for you.