Sports massage therapy can help sportsmen and women keep themselves in peak condition.

Sports massage is a set of specialise massage techniques for the treatment of muscle, tendon or ligament problems caused from work or sports injuries. Anyone, not just athletes, can benefit from sports massage if they have aches and pains caused by over use or incorrect use of muscles - even if not through sporting activities.

Sports massage can improve the rehabilitation of muscle and soft tissue injuries through improved circulation and muscle flexibility, reduced muscle tension, breaking down scar tissue and adhesions. When combined with analysis of posture, it can help identification of potential problems in training methods and lifestyle/working habits thereby helping to avoid injury in the first place.

Pre-event treatment can help by:

• identifying potential problems, therefore helping to prevent injuries before they occur;
• fine tuning exercise programs and training methods to help train more effectively;
• improving flexibility;
• energising muscles directly before the event.

Post-event treatment can help by:

• aiding warm down and relaxing muscles;
• reducing recovery time after training;
• improving the rehabilitation of muscles and soft tissues after injury.