Sports Massage
Sports massage is the term applied to the discipline of using deep massage for anyone suffering with problem areas and for the specific benefit of all sports and exercise participants. It covers the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of the body’s soft tissue structures.
Sports massage is perfect for anyone suffering from a niggling injury that may be preventing you from training or enjoying every day activities. It is good for constant tired aching muscles, such as those caused at work and for anyone who wants to relieve the build up of stress that is affecting any other specific part of their body.
Sports massage is for anyone who is serious about their general health and wellbeing and its benefits can include:
• The relief of stiff, aching muscles, (proven to be 5 times more effective at combating fatigue than resting).
• The stretching and broadening of muscles for maximum performance.
• The breaking down of scar tissue, improving range of movement and flexibility.
• Improvements in recovery time.
• Prevention of further injuries.
• The boosting of the immune system so decreasing the possibilities of fever, viral infections and tension headaches.
• It can increases blood flow, improving skin condition and colour.
• It stimulates circulation and lymphatic drainage.
• And improves performance, keeping muscles at their optimum condition.
City of Bristol Rowing Club
We have been providing care, advice and training for the City of Bristol Rowing Club with some success. We started looking after them last early year and Rebecca, our Sports Injury Therapist, lead a couple of circuit training sessions for them. They started to win things (which we naturally put down to all out work) and made it through to Henley Regatta. This in itself is a fantastic achievement as the competition is severe and only the really best teams get invited along.
Rowing is a really tough sport. It demands one of the highest levels of commitment – exceeded I think only by Tour De France level cycling, to achieve anything and the damage it can do to the rowers is spectacular.
We have been providing chiropractic care and sports massage for them to keep them training and winning.
