Sport Massage
Sports massage is massage therapy to improve athletes' physical performance. Usually, this is done before, in between and after training or sports.
Generally, athletes undergo massage therapy to relieve muscle pain and improve physical movement abilities.
This sports massage therapist also usually accompanies athletes or sports teams during training, rehabilitation periods and matches.
Outside the world of sports, this sports massage technique is also useful for treating other physical disorders, such as treating pinched nerves.
The following is an explanation of how sports massage therapy works, procedures and benefits.
How Sports Massage Works
The massage that each athlete or patient will receive will definitely be different. The thing is, each type of exercise will use different parts of the muscles.
In this way, giving massage to each athlete or patient will be different.
However, in general, c works by stretching tight muscles and stimulating inactive muscles to give the athlete or patient better movement.
This needs to be done considering that in every sports exercise, the body's muscles will receive pressure which makes them tense.
By following this therapy, athletes or patients are expected to be able to display the best performance during training and competitions.
Procedure Sport Massage
The following are the steps that MIKA's friends go through when undergoing sports massage therapy:
Initial consultation with a therapist
Then, the therapist will ask the patient to lie down on a table or bed
The patient wraps his body with a towel
The therapist smears the area to be massaged using cream or oil
Then, the therapist will massage areas that are problematic or require special attention
After therapy is complete, the therapist will provide recommendations regarding activities that can be done at home to speed up injury recovery or improve physical performance. If there are no other complaints, the patient will be allowed to go home.
Massage Techniques
In general, the massage techniques used by therapists are as follows:
- Pulls muscle tissue
- Massage around the problematic nerve area to relieve pain and tension
- Muscle relaxation
Benefits of Sports Massage
For MIKA friends who regularly exercise or perhaps work as athletes, sports massage has many benefits. Some of them are as follows:
- Increases endurance and stamina
- Increases the body's range of movement
- Nerves become more relaxed
- Relieves muscle tension
- Improve mood
- Improve performance during training and matches because movement becomes better
- Reduces the risk of injury
- Speeds up the injury recovery period
- Sleep better
- Smooth blood circulation
That's how it works, procedures, techniques and benefits of sports massage.