Effect and Benefits of Sports Massage
Why choose a Sports Massage Therapist?
Sports massage carries with it a range of benefits which include physiological effects and psychological effects.
Physiological Effects of Sports Massage
Physical effects on the sports massage client include:
Circulatory effects
- reduces blood pressure
- reduces blood viscosity helping the decongestion of tissues
- increases the supply of oxygen rich blood and nutrients to the tissues
Effects of sports massage on the Lymphatic system
- Stimulates lymphatic circulation
- speeds up the removal of metabolic waste products from the tissues
- enhanced healing and tissue repair
- improve soft tissue mobility
Effects of sports massage on the skin
- improve skin elasticity
- improve the supply of nutrients and oxygen to the skin's reproductive layers.
Psychological Effects of Sports Massage
Psychological effects on the sports massage client include:
- Provides mental stimulation increasing mental alertness
- reduce stress and anxiety
- enhances relaxation and well being
- provides a sense of body awareness.
The Benefits of Sports Massage
Sports massage has many benefits which include:
- Reduce stiffness
- reduce pain
- reduced fatigue
- increase ROM (Range of Motion) and flexibility
- generate muscle balance
- a greater sense of body awareness
- stimulates hypotonic muscles (muscles which are underactive).
If you would like to benefit from having your own sports massage treatment then book your session now.
