Thai massage in the field of sports injuries is an increasingly important area and one that is gaining credibility across all sports. Several Premiership football clubs regularly use Thai Massage both pre and post games. It is simply is the manipulation and rehabilitation of the muscles and the connective tissues to improve athletic performance. Treatment must specific to each individual.

All sports activity involves the use of muscles as the primary motivating force and injury results either directly from muscle injury or muscle dysfunction.

Whether pre, post or inter-event, sports massage will reduce muscle dysfunction, increase the range of movement, increase flexibility and reduce muscle soreness. Correctly used by a skilled therapist it will also assist greatly in injury prevention and will promote faster healing from both training and injury.

Sports Massage Benefits:

• Increase or reduce muscle tone
• Increase or reduce muscle length
• Assist in psychological event preparation
• Assist with stimulating or sedating nerve endings
• Improve circulation
• Assist in the removal of metabolic waste