Sports Massage
Sports Massage is used remedially for both injury rehabilitation and prevention. It is an intense massage session that works the muscles and connective tissue surrounding joints to help relieve musculo-skeletal pain and prevent and assist in the rehabilitation of injury. A combination of slow, intense strokes, frictions, trigger point release and myo-fascial release are used to ease muscle tension, break down adhesions between muscle fibres, and to help prevent the formation of scar tissue at injury sites.
It particularly aids in the relief of:
Muscle stiffness
Soft tissue pain and/or injury
Tendonitis
Back Pain
Swedish Massage
This treatment is best given as a 1 hour full body massage for optimum relaxation, but treatments can be tailored to a 30 minute session. A variety of strokes are used, depending on the area of the body, which aim to:
Improve blood circulation
Stimulate the lymphatic system, thus increasing elimination of toxins and waste products from muscles
Reduce stress and anxiety
Create a feeling of well-being and a relaxed body and mind
Deep tissue massage is a very effective way of easing stress and tension that builds up in muscles, tendons and surrounding fascia. These areas of tension often result following a period of repetitive physical activity, but may also occur as a result of the stresses and strains of everyday life. Deep tissue massage is deeper than a Swedish massage but not quite as intense or specific as a sports massage and uses slow, intense strokes and deep finger pressure or friction to ease stiff muscles.