How sports massage works
Our Sports Massage combines Swedish Massage technique — long, gliding strokes and kneading movements — alongside advanced soft tissue release and stretching methods to reduce tension in the body's muscles, ligaments and tendons.
This penetrating massaging motion helps break down muscle knots (fibrous adhesions), allowing oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to flow freely through the muscle. As well as alleviating muscle soreness, it kick-starts the lymph system to remove toxins more efficiently, and increases muscle flexibility and function.
What you'll feel
Sports massage offers a wealth of physical, physiological and psychological benefits, including:
- Reduced muscle tension, stiffness and swelling
- Improved flexibility and range of movement
- Increased blood circulation to overworked muscle tissue
- Lower risk of further muscle strains or injuries
- Quicker recovery time between training sessions and competitions
- Improved muscle strength — enabling longer, harder training and enhanced performance
- Enhanced relaxation and a general sense of well-being
What we treat
Sports massage is ideal for treating all types of sport and non-sport related muscle strains, sprains, spasms and injuries. This includes back and neck pain, back spasms, stiff necks and shoulders, pulled hamstrings, sprained ankles and many more everyday aches and pains.
Olympic athletes, Tour de France cyclists and top tennis players require sports massage on a daily basis to ensure peak physical performance. We currently treat one of Great Britain's top junior cyclists every week — since embarking on a regular massage routine, his results have been outstanding.
We also treat a good-level club cyclist (a solicitor by day) who benefits from a deep-tissue sports massage once a month, plus lots of swimmers and tennis players who compete socially.
Phil is the first person I go to see on Mondays after racing in Europe at the weekends. He knows my legs so well he can tell me how hard the race was. Even scarier, he can tell me what bike I used. Phil's sports massage has become a vital part of my routine — it's essential for keeping my legs fresh and helping my muscles recover for more training. — Charles A., Junior Cyclist, European Circuit
Your therapist
As a skilled massage therapist with a BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma in Soft Tissue Therapy, I help assess and treat a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal and repetitive strain injuries. I also provide Kinesiology Taping, giving targeted pain relief and muscle support where you need it most.
To start improving your muscular aches and pains, call 07379 363257 or send me a message to book an appointment.