The Benefits Of Getting A Sports Massage

By Kyle Barnes


Before and after any sports performance or a training routine, it is essential that the performers get a massage. Research proves that sports massage helps to improve performance, reduce the chance of getting injured and also helps the player to recover quickly in case they get injured. In the past, the most common sportsmen who use massages were the athletes but the therapy has since been extended to more types of games. There are many massage therapists who offer these services for all the interested sports people at an affordable cost.

Therapeutic sports reflexology can be described as types of massage that particularly specializes in treating the pains and aches in the soft tissues that come about because of a sporting activity. From this therapy, muscles stiffness can be reduced hence making it easier for the patient to relax. It also helps to reduce blood pressure and heart rate.

A good number of athletes are already convinced that this form of therapy has positive benefits for their muscles. However, there has been a lot of research on the true effectiveness of massages on athletes. In most of the researches, massaging has been linked to increased muscle flexibility, decreased muscle stiffness and enhanced motion in all the joints.

In one research by McMaster University, the scholars proved that having a massage after any intense workout helps the muscles to enlarge and also enhances the growth of new mitochondria in the muscles. These new mitochondria help to convert nutrients in the body into energy that is useful to the muscles. It is therefore useful according to this research. Increase in mitochondria implies that there will be more endurance since the muscles will have more supply of oxygen.

In this particular exercise, there were a number of men who were asked to exercise on a stationary bicycle until they were exhausted. After the exercise, they received a Swedish-style massage for their deep tissue for a period of around ten minutes on one leg only. Within a period of two and a half hours after the therapy, the massaged leg was reported to have an increased size in deep-tissue and also an increase in the mount of mitochondria.

Many individuals who have experienced a massage have given positive remarks concerning their experience. Most individuals experienced a decrease in their apprehension, increase in their moderation and also improvement in the mood since the therapy aids to the reduction in blood pressure. For that reason, it is certain that there are psychosomatic benefits on top of the physical benefits.

Many athletes enjoy getting massages both before and after their performance since they enjoy the feeling of relaxation and reduced stiffness. As more and more research is done on the benefits of this therapy on sportsmen, more and more people are continuing to take advantage of this good muscle training method.

In order to enjoy maximum benefits from any reflexology therapy session, the therapist needs to be an expert in the area. In order to find out if a particular therapist has the right qualifications, they must be able to provide their credentials and also prove that they have had adequate experience in their area of specialization.




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