Who should get massage? Simply put, everyone! In today's fast-paced world, there is no denying the benefits of bodywork. Experts tell us that a high percentage of disease is stress related. Massage can without a doubt help manage stress, anxiety, and pressures of life. In addition, clients often say that they receive a sense of perspective and clarity after a massage session.
Furthermore, massage therapy is almost always an integral part of every athletes routine. The physical demands of rigorous training schedules are taxing on muscles and joints, and massage therapy can help athletes bodies prepare for and recover after events.
These techniques require advanced training and a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology. The muscles must be relaxed in order to effectively perform deep-tissue massage, otherwise tight surface muscles prevent the practitioner from reaching deeper musculature. It helps with chronic muscular pain and injury rehabilitation and reduces inflammation-related pain caused by arthritis and tendinitis.
It is generally integrated with other massage techniques. Sports massage is designed to enhance athletic performance and recovery. Massage therapy can be useful to an athlete pre-event, post-event, and for treatment of an injury. Pre-event massage can be preformed onsite and helps to establish blood flow and to warm up muscles.
Post-event massage can be used to calm the nervous system and begin the process of flushing toxins and waste products out of the body. This can reduce recovery time, enabling an athlete to resume training much sooner than rest alone would allow. When an athlete sustains an injury, skillful massage therapy can often speed and improve the quality of healing. Performing medical massage utilizes specific treatments appropriate to working with disease, pain, and recovery from injury.
