Volume 1, Issue 1

1st Quarter 2004

In Touch

 

Power of Touch Therapeutic clinic

55 Clanfield Street

Fredericton North

Phone: 457-0653

wendy@poweroftouch.ca

www.poweroftouch.ca

 

Sports Massage?             How Does Massage Help?

 

Points of Interest

·         What is Sports Massage?

·         Why should I incorporate massage treatments with my exercise routine?

·         What are the benefits of massage therapy?

  • What if I have an existing condition or injury?

 

Some of the Benefits of Massage

 

  • Reduce pain and discomfort
  • Improves blood circulation
  • Improves lymph circulation
  • Muscle relaxation
  • Greater elasticity of tissues
  • Faster healing of injuries
  • General whole body relaxation

 

Incorporating massage with your exercise program has many benefits.  Its helps you get into shape faster, and with less stiffness and soreness.

It helps you recover faster from workouts, and relieves conditions which may cause injury.

Massage has become an essential part of the new athletic regimen.  More and more people are realizing that a complete workout routine includes not only the exercise itself,

but also caring for the wear-and-tear and minor injuries that naturally occur with strenuous movement

The physical and mental benefits of massage make it an ideal complement to your total conditioning program.

Therapeutic massage helps the body recover from the stresses of exercise.

Massage will help decrease delayed muscle soreness and stiffness that you can get

24 - 48 hours after exercise).  This is almost always a factor when the amount of movement is significantly increased from what thebody has been used to.  It often discourages you from continuing your exercise program.

It all adds up to relief from soreness and stiffness, better flexibility, and less potential for injury.

 

What if I Have an Existing Condition or Injury?

 

You may have your unique trouble spots from for example, past injuries.  A massage therapist will pay special attention to these particular areas, monitor them for any developing problems, and keep them in good condition.  An experienced massage therapist and compliment treatments from other

health care professionals such as chiropractors and physical therapists. 

 

Your massage therapist is also highly trained in the assessment and treatment of many specific conditions.  Arthritis, bursitis and tendonitis are just a few examples of common conditions that a

massage therapist treats on a daily basis.

Combines with your massage therapist’s training in therapeutic exercise, that you can adopt into your exercise routine, you will keep those past injuries or conditions in check and get the full benefit each and every time you exercise.

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