Sports massage in the Northamptonshire area

Sports massage is a systematic manipulation of the soft tissue of the body that can focus on muscles relevant to a particular sport or activity. Commonly it is used to prepare or recover for exercise and to aid recovery from injury.

Benefits can be:

Increased muscular flexibility
Increased joint range of movement
Improved recovery from sports injuries
Increased circulation for tight or tired muscles
Increased neurological excitability
Reduces tension
Releases endorphins, thus stress relieving
Readies the body for activity
Recover and repair soft tissue injuries ‘Prerehabilitation’

Manual Therapy

Manual therapy is where the Sports Therapist applies forces directly to the musculoskeletal system. The aim of manual therapy is to restore pain-free full range of motion. Manual therapy is used to correct abnormalities. Each abnormality detected in the clinical assesment must be considered as a possible contributor to the patients symptoms and signs.

Manual therapy can be applied to joints, muscles (including tendons and fascia) and neural structures.

Joints: Mobilisation, Manipulation and Traction

Muscles: Soft Tissue Therapy, Muscle Energy Techniques

Neural Structures: Neural Stretching