SPORTS MASSAGE
Sports Massage is of benefit to athletes of all standards to enhance performance, prevent injury, enhance flexibility and decrease post exercise soreness. Concentrating on specific areas of the body, techniques are used to increase joint movement, break down adhesions and areas of tension, and increase blood flow through the muscles.
Treatments fall into three categories: pre event, post event and maintenance
| Pre event is useful immediately before sporting activity to increase blood flow to the muscles and enhance the effect of a warm up |
| Post event follows activity to help flush away toxins from the muscles, reduce soreness and speed recovery |
| Maintenance massage should take place regularly to identify and treat problem areas such as small points of muscular spasm, scarring or adhesions which could otherwise lead to injury |
Injuries cannot be treated until 48 hours after they occur, during which time the standard 'RICE' therapy should be applied
| Rest the injury as much as possible |
| Ice the injury, using a covered ice cube or even a bag of frozen peas, for 5 minutes every hour |
| Compress the injury if possible to reduce swelling in the area |
| Elevate the injury to restrict the flow of fluid to the area |
Pricing
½ hour treatments plus consultation time are £60.00
First sessions can be tried at an introductory price of £30.00
Combine 2 x ½ hour treatments together for the reduced rate of £100.00
Courses of 5 treatments booked together entitle you to a 6th treatment free!
Notes
A full consultation will take place before treatment commences to establish which parts of the body require treatment.
It may be necessary to seek the advice of your GP if there are any contraindications to the treatment.
An effective pressure will be applied to suit your personal preferences and requirements.
