Sports Massage

Sports Massage is the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons.

The techniques used by sports massage practitioners have been developed to ensure effective and efficient results are gained from each massage given. The reported benefits of Sports Massage include:

• Improve circulation & lymphatic flow
• Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
• Sedate or stimulate nerve endings
• Increase or decrease muscle tone
• Increase or decrease muscle length
• Remodel scar tissue when required
• Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation

To benefit from a sports massage you do not need to be a sports performer. Our practitioners work with a great range of clients. The benefits above can also help relieve many day to day problems that everyone experiences. We ensure that you receive an individually tailored, high quality massage.

If you are a sports performer, of any level, a sports specific massage can be beneficial at various stages of participation. For example:

• The conditioning / training phase
• Pre competition
• Inter competition
• Post competition
• Post travel
• Injury prevention
• Injury recovery

Regardless of your experiences in sport or exercise whether you exercise socially or compete to an international level - sports massage at a Perfect Balance Clinic has something to offer you.

Sports massage may not be suitable for everyone but our skilled practitioners will carry out a thorough medical history taking to make sure there are no problems.  They will assess each individual and provide the appropriate massage techniques, and advise on alternative action if required.
 
Our sports masseurs work as part of our team and are quick to point out if you will benefit more quickly from another of the team members expertise such as physiotherapy, osteopathy, podiatry or sports therapy/corrective exercise.  We want you to get the most out of your sessions with us each time you use our services.