Sports Massage or Rehab Massage is a specific treatment aimed towards an injury, rehabilitation, adhesion’s, tightness or chronic pain.

The focus is determined on the patient’s requirements as overtraining may prevent the muscles to relax, therefore resulting in long-term pain and discomfort.

Under the umbrella of a Sports Massage is “Pre and Post” before & after an event/training session) in which an athlete or somebody who commits to a lot of training, whether it be a boxer, runner, cyclist or a consistent gym goer would benefit from this.

This form of massage can also release your muscles that or unnaturally stuck within a very uncomfortable posture for a long period of time, this occurrence is usually from sitting at a desk, driving or stood on your feet all day. 

Some more benefits are:

Maintain the body in overall better condition, Prevent injuries and loss of mobility, resulting in increased mobility and flexibility. 

Help and restore mobility to the injured muscle tissue, Boost performance psychically and mentally. 

Reduction and breakdown of scar tissue. Reduction of stooped/rounded shoulders, tight or stiff neck, frozen shoulder, sciatic nerve relief. Reduction in lower and upper back pain and hip flexors. 

A regular Sports massage could not only hugely decrease the risk of injury it could prevent injury after all prevention is better than cure!!

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Dry Cupping is a method that dates back to ancient Egypt and also China.

This method has been practised in many cultures throughout the world to relieve musculo-skeletal symptoms and mobilise myofascial hypomobility. 

Soft tissue massage is a wonderfully relaxing technique that focuses on working with a range of depths, pressures and durations of longer, softer massage strokes.

Primarily, the aim is to work with your muscles, tendons, ligaments and is closely related to the techniques used in deep tissue massage.

But with…You guessed it, less pressure!!

Some of the key benefits are:

Aiding in relaxing muscles, Increases blood circulation and lymph flow, Improves the healing time of strained ligaments and muscular tissue, Reduces the inflammation of joints and heart rate, Improves range of motion and joint flexibility, Increases endorphins, Strengthens the immune system, Decreases muscle spasms, Improves oxygen flow, and helps to relieve muscle tension, lowering the stress hormones.

Deep tissue massage is a close cousin of soft tissue that uses a more specific pressure to reach the deeper layers of the target area (where the initial problem lies) and the connective tissues that surround those muscles. 

The need for a Deep Tissue Massage is normally to combat knots or adhesion’s, tightness, stress and tension build up resulting in a hectic lifestyle or heavy work load. 

During a Deep Tissue Massage with the deeper focus being on the problem area, there is sometimes an element of discomfort, as the tension/knot/tightness from the initial problem has to be broken down to promote fresh blood flow to help remove the build up of toxins and potential scar tissue.

Communication is key, so please don’t hesitate to tell the therapist if your experiencing any discomfort-and he will happily adjust the pressure to make it as comfortable for you as possible. 

Some of the many benefits are:

Breaking up of scar tissue, reducing stress and anxiety, lowers high blood pressure, a boost in your mood, improves blood flow and circulation, improve mobility and range of motion, relief from chronic back pain, reduces arthritis symptoms.