Sports Massage

Sports massage is a specialised treatment designed to enhance sporting performance, help minimise injury by maintaining flexibility, reduce scar tissue and aid the healing process. It is useful before, during or after sporting activity.

During exercise muscles use oxygen and nutrient supplied by the blood to contract repeatedly as required by the activity. If the activity is more vigorous then more oxygen and nutrients are required. Muscle activity also produces waste products, while any injuries produce inflammation and bleeding.

Massage helps recovery by flushing out and removing the by products of muscle activity and enriching the muscles at a cellular level , dramatically reduces the recovery time after exercise and injury and reduces the formation of scar tissue.

Sports massage is best complemented by using various resistive and strengthening techniques prior to and at full range of movement to enhance flexibility thereby reducing the potential for future injury.

When not to have a massage

It is important to seek advice from your GP if you have a medical condition prior to seeing a massage therapist. There are a number of conditions where massage is not recommended or requires medical clearance, such as:

• After trauma when the body’s initial response to injury is bleeding and inflammation. If the trauma is localised then massage of surrounding tissue may be beneficial but massage of trauma site will only aggravate the injury. Massage after swelling has subsided is usually very helpful and aids in the healing process.
  
  
• After major surgery you should seek your doctors approval prior to having massage.
  
  
• It is advisable to tell the therapist about an injury or recent surgery prior to booking an appointment. At Double Bay Massage, we happy to discuss any medical concerns or queries ahead of your booking.

Eastern Suburbs Location

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