SPORTS MASSAGE in North London
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This is a special form of massage used before, after or during sports. The main purpose of sports massage is to alleviate tension and stress that builds up in the body's soft tissues during physical activity.
- It helps to reduce muscle tension, alleviates inflammation and promotes flexibility.
- It also helps to heal strained muscles and allows healthy muscles to reach and maintain their peak performance levels whilst minimizing the risk of injury.
- It reduces the chance of injury through proper stretching
- It improves muscle range of motion and flexibility.
- It enhances the elimination of metabolic waste by- products of exercise.
- It shortens recovery time between workouts.
Each sport uses muscle groups in a different manner. Sports massage therapists are familiar with all the muscles and groups of muscles affected. They recognise the specific movements and stresses that come into play with each sport and activity and therefore can address these specific problems.
Sports massage combines a blend of Swedish massage with other massage therapies including deep tissue massage, acupressure, trigger point massage, compression massage, lymphatic drainage and stretching techniques.
It is well known that sports massage has many wonderful healing and preventative benefits and also, most importantly, makes you feel very, very good!
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