Sport and Remedial Massage Therapy

Everyone suffers with muscular aches, pains or an injury from time to time, often caused by over-activity or inactivity, also from occupational or emotional stress. If a condition is not diagnosed and treated, long term chronic problems can occur leading to muscular or postural imbalances.

The primary purpose of massage is to help alleviate the stress and tension that builds up in the body's soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments). Strains and sprains, due to the sudden onset of pain and dysfunction, are dealt with very quickly. Many more common injuries are caused by over-use syndrome. This occurs when a minor soft tissue trauma/tear, goes undetected or is ignored. Through repetitive use, sporting or otherwise, a chronic injury is often the result. A Sports Massage Practitioner will identify the root cause of an injury and take appropriate action to prevent a reccurance of the problem.

Sport and Remedial Massage Therapy combines ancient and modern therapy skills with an understanding of how the body functions and dysfunctions, creating a versatile method of treatment, with wide ranging benefits.

Sports Massage

Sports Massage Therapy, although of major benefit to all sports and exercise participants in their recovery from training and/or injury, is also beneficial to those with physically demanding or sedentary jobs, as well as those suffering from the occupational, emotional or postural stresses of everyday life.

Remedial Massage

Remedial Massage Therapy uses a full range of techniques for the treatment of acute injuries, or when a problem seems to linger (becomes chronic). It is extremely effective when treating conditions such as a sore neck and shoulders, back ache, hip, knee and ankle problems, etc. In fact, all chronic muscular aches and pains can be treated very effectively.

Anybody can be treated providing there are no pre-existing conditions which will contra-indicate treatment. An initial consultation and brief patient history will establish whether Sports Massage Therapy is the appropriate treatment to use.

Sports Massage Association

Members of the Sports Massage Association are able to identify anyone for whom Sports Massage therapy would be ill-advised or detrimental to their short or long-term well being. Each individual is assessed, the appropriate techniques are used, or advice is given for alternative action, if required.

Rob Ridler is fully registered with, and insured by the Sports Massage Association.