How can I benefit from Sports Massage?
To benefit from a sports massage you do not need to be a sports performer. There are many practitioners that work with a great range of clients. Sports massage can help relieve many day to day problems that everyone experiences. By ensuring you use an STO accredited practitioner, you ensure that you will be receiving an individually tailored, high quality massage. Depending on the type and timing of activity these benefits can be achieved for anyone.
Regardless of your experiences in sport or exercise whether you exercise socially or compete to an international level - sports massage may have something to offer you.
Members of any sports massage or therapy assocation will be able to identify anyone for whom sports massage would be ill-advised or detrimental to their short or long-term, well being. They will assess each individual and provide the appropriate massage techniques, and advise on alternative action if required. If you are a sports performer, of any level, a sports specific massage can be beneficial at various stages of participation. For example:
