Sports Massage Marylebone. In this blog we will cover why Sports Massage is commonly used by elite athletes as part of their training regimes. Does sports massage optimise your recovery? Does the average active person need a sports massage?
What is Sports Massage?
Sports massage involves a firm pressure of massage aimed to reduce muscular tensions. The massage can involves some active stretching or be more traditional massaging the muscles directly. It is not a holistic spa massage where a lighter pressure is used to focus on relaxation. The practitioner will specifically target your sore muscles that have been used a lot within training. It can also assist in correcting issues caused from repetitive and strenuous activity. Moreover sports massage helps support athletes to aid recovery and support training schedules. Similarly it will help people with demanding job roles ease tensions and reduce stress.
What is the Difference between Sports and Deep Tissue Massage?
With sports massage we can provide a combination of muscular stretching and firm massage. It will be more sports specific and tailored to you. Deep tissue massage has a even firmer pressure targeted towards specific areas of tension. Both treatments are bespoke for the client and we adapt the massage pressure depending on the individual's needs.
Will a Sports Massage Get Rid of Knots?
‘Knots’ are areas of muscular tension and massage is good way to help reduce muscular tensions. By applying a firm pressure you aim to work on the connection between the deeper muscles and the connective tissue (or fascia) that lie on top of them. The connection between the two should glide freely but friction can occur after demanding training, injury, stress or indeed lack of use.
Typically you will feel relaxed, a feeling of being lighter, perhaps experience less pain with less muscular tensions. You could feel sore the day after a treatment but after that you should then feel a little looser with your muscular tensions. You may need to consider having a few treatments depending on how much tensions you are experiencing.