SPORTS MASSAGE
Sports Massage
Sport Massage generally includes a range of manual therapy techniques including tissue warming through long, light and progressively firmer strokes (effleurage), tissue stimulation and manipulation (petrissage) and specific, focused and sustained pressure applied to tissue (trigger point therapy).
The intent of these techniques are to:
Improve blood flow and circulation
Improve lymphatic flow (the waste products)
Stimulate and modulate the nervous system to create local and whole body changes
Improve flexibility and contractibility of muscles
Assist in mental preparation for performance