Sports Massage Course - What a start!

Our new Sports massage course started this weekend, and started off at an extremely high standard. We offer two sports massage courses, one at level 3 and one at level 4. The students began this weekend on their level 3 and showed lots of enthusiasm and drive. We started with the basics, such as postural analysis, Client assessments and consultation's and Rang of movement tests. All of which help to develop you as a therapist and give a complete service. Sports massage is becoming increasingly popular and as a result a you can really add earning potential to your business if you are a successful therapist.

So what is Sports massage?
Sports massage is a deep tissue massage aimed at reducing muscle tension and fatigue, reducing swelling, improving and promoting flexibility, preventing injury and enhancing athletic performance. Within the world of elite performance, Sports massage is rapidly becoming a vital treatment and training aspect for high performing sports men and women.With the stresses put on the body by sport and athletic activities, Sports massage uses specialist techniques that helps treat individuals who are more susceptible to injury.

Who benefits from Sports Massage?

In everyday life we all suffer from muscular aches and pains. The stresses of everyday life, muscular tension and fatigue can affect everyone no matter what level of sport you play or take part in. From busy mums to stressed office workers and executives, gardeners you’ll find massage relaxing and therapeutic. Sports massage uses deep tissue techniques that can be immediately felt after your treatment session and help flush out waste products from the body, giving you a enhanced feeling of well being. Helping you with those everyday aches and strains.

What can you benefit from Sports Massage?
Pre-event massage stimulates circulation, calms nervous tension, and prepares the athlete for optimal performance while minimising the chances of muscular and/or tendon injury. Post-event massage relieves soreness and assists in the removal of waste products such as lactic acid. It improves recovery time periods between training and competitions, reducing the strain and discomfort of chronic muscle strain patterns. Sports massage enables the athlete to recover more rapidly from myofascial injury, lessening the chance of reoccurring chronic problems. Sports massage helps mentally boost an athlete, supporting and improving levels of performance. It enhances a preventive approach to athletic training whereby soft tissues are free of trigger points and adhesions, contributing toward the improvement of peak neuromuscular functioning.

With all this to learn and the students start, we could be looking at some exceptional therapists! http://www.body-aid.co.uk