Sports massage is the science and art of applying massage and related techniques to maintain the health of an athlete or sportsman and to enhance their performance.

A regular sports massage can help prevent injury by improving the condition of the muscles. It focuses on the individual need of the athlete and is used before, during and after sports events.

Aiding recovery and enhancing performance whether you are an athlete, an occasional sport's person, or just love exercise, sport's massage helps you perform to the best of your ability.

Indications for Sports massage

• Recovery – To enhance the athlete's physical and mental recovery from strenuous sport activity.
• Remedial – To improve a debilitating condition
• Rehabilitation – To facilitate healing after a disabling injury
• Maintenance – To help the athlete to maintain optimal health
• Event – To help the athlete prepare for or recover from a specific event

Who will benefit from Sports massage?

• Active athletes in different fields
• Sportsman or woman that only participate in sport activities on a recreational basis
• Clients who suffer from occupational related over-use

Benefits of Sports massage

• Reduces the chance of injury, through proper stretching and event preparation
• Improves range of motion and muscle flexibility through deep tissue massage
• Improves power and performance
• Shortens recovery time between work
• Maximizes the supply of nutrients and oxygen through increased blood flow
• Enhances elimination of metabolic by-products of exercise like lactic acid

Each type of sport has different demands on the players and with each sport different type of muscles is targeted. Each Sports massage session is individually designed to address those specific concerns and may differ according to the sport the athlete plays.

Sports massage is relatively safe; however there are times where sports massage can be detrimental to your health.

You should not receive sports massage if you have:

• acute soft tissue inflammation
• open wounds
• bone and joint injuries
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and varicose veins
• Infectious skin disease
• tumors
• cancer
• diabetes
• diarhoea or vomiting
• under influence of recreational drugs
• any condition treated by a medical professional unless permission is given
• uncontrolled blood pressure