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Diagnosis
During the initial consultation a thorough musculo-skeletal assessment will be performed to determine the nature and severity of your injury/condition.
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Pre and post sport massage
Massage before and after a sporting event can both improve performance and aid recovery afterwards. Pre sport massage helps to stimulate blood flow and warm up muscles in preparation for activity. The better prepared you are for activity, the better you will perform.
Post sport massage helps to soothe sore and aching muscles and promotes a faster recovery. It does this by encouraging lymphatic drainage and removing waste products from the affected area. Removing lactic acid and other waste products using massage, encourages oxygenated, nutrient rich blood to flow back into the area.
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Treatment
Injuries are treated through the application of Sports Massage. A combination of Deep Tissue Massage andMET’s (Muscle Energy Techniques) are used to speed up the healing of injuries and prevent any subsequent loss of function.
Deep tissue massage works by manipulating the lymphatic system, the circulatory system and the muscles themselves. Much of the pain experienced after an injury is caused by the surrounding muscles going into spasm in an attempt to protect the injury. Massage helps to relax these “hypertonic “muscles and provide welcome pain relief.
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Rehabilitation
Recovering from any injury, depending upon its severity, can sometimes be a long and painful process. However rehabilitation is vital for a fast and full recovery.
An injury that has not been fully rehabilitated is far more likely to reoccur and once healing has completed there is more chance that the affected area will not function well as it did prior to the injury. An individually tailored programme of rehabilitation exercises will be designed to get you functioning fully again in the fastest time possible.
In addition to rehabilitation of the injury itself, factors such as muscle weaknesses and imbalances, which may have led to the injury, will also be addressed.
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