Sports and remedial massage therapy is appropriate not just for people who engage in sport but all people, since we can sustain injury and experience symptoms from a wide range of causes including occupational factors, postural/structural anomalies, emotional and medical factors (pre and post surgery), symptomatic illness and disease and through physical disabilities.

The key differentiation between sports massage therapy and other types of massage treatment is that sports massage therapy involves deep tissue work and a range of techniques which entail the client working with the therapist so the treatment is more active, with less emphasis on relaxation.

The mainstay of sports massage therapy is treating minor soft tissue injuries; aches, sprains and strains, which, if left untreated or poorly managed, can develop into chronic conditions. All musculo-skeletal injuries will have a soft tissue component so massage can have a complementary role to play in treatment.

Quite apart from the obvious physical benefits sports massage offers such as: improving circulation, speeding up the process of recovery and identifying and addressing areas of over-use injury, specific stretching techniques can be employed to improve joint range and function. There are psychological benefits too, since massage promotes relaxation and well-being.

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