SPORTS THERAPY UNIT
SPORTS & SWEDISH MASSAGE SERVICES
Sports Massage
Sports massage uses a variety of pressure (often deeper, more intense and focused than in conventional massage) to speed up an athlete's recovery time and help prevent injury.
Sports massages are not limited to athletes. Sports massage is an appropriate massage treatment for anyone who is in need of remedial or soft tissue mobilisation. The remedial effects of sports massage are beneficial post-surgery, alongside physiotherapy, osteopathy or chiropractic, or as a health benefit within an office environment. Within a sporting context, people who participate in sport can use a sports massage as a regular part of their training programme. Sports massage is also effective as a performance enhancement. Although the name implies a sporting clientele, it is a massage treatment appropriate to all.
All treatments take place in one of our treatment rooms where you can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that your privacy is upheld at all times.
Swedish Massage
A Swedish massage is a specific massage type that helps aid relaxation and improves many health conditions. Receiving a Swedish massage helps maintain physical, mental and emotional well-being. When massage is performed on the skin it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and promotes a sense of relaxation and calmness. The parasympathetic nervous system controls emotions such as stress and anxiety and returns them back to calmness. Specific types of therapeutic massage are also used to decrease tension in the muscles. Muscle tension can be the result of muscular trauma or underlying, ongoing emotional stress. A Swedish massage is able to relax muscles and reduce emotions of stress related to tension. Swedish massage also enhances blood circulation around the body allowing more oxygen and nutrients to be delivered to the muscles.
All treatments take place in one of our treatment rooms where you can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that your privacy is upheld at all times.
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