Sports Massage
Sports massage is one of the oldest and most effective forms of remedial therapy.
And sports massage is for everyone, not just athletes:
- Muscular tension can build up in the body as a result of poor posture, lifestyle habits, repetitive tasks and emotional stress.
- Injuries can occur even from such simple daily tasks as gardening or lifting children.
Sports massage corrects bodily imbalances by manipulating and rehabilitating muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia to reduce muscle tension, alleviate stress and restore balance to the musculoskeletal system.
Use Sports Massage to:
Support your training:
- Sports massage can be used pre-workout to improve your training sessions – and significantly reduce delayed onset muscle soreness.
- With Sports massage as a regular preventative treatment, you can train more often with less chance of injury.
- After a strong workout, tired muscles are naturally depleted of nutrients and accumulate a build up of biological waste products. Muscle tears can develop on a microscopic level, which can lead to serious injury if left unaddressed. Massage gets fresh blood into tired areas to prevent the micro tears from developing further.
- At all levels of sport, massage is a necessity rather than a luxury as it ensures muscles are in peak condition and irons out any niggles which may develop into injuries.
Heal injury:
Chronic muscle tension or injury reduces blood flow and limits range of motion in the affected areas, which causes inflammation and pain. Sports massage can help reduce the discomfort of muscle soreness, while increasing flexibility, thereby speeding up the healing process.
Reduce anxiety, stress and depression:
The power of touch has many physiological benefits. The energy that flows through the fingers of a skilful massage therapist feeds through to the countless nerve endings under the skin, which reduces stress and induces relaxation. This improves sleep, accelerating the body’s ability to repair and therefore speed its recovery.
In my experience, so many issues can be resolved through soft tissue work. Sports massage is also extremely effective as part of a wider treatment plan, backed up with movement therapy. That’s why, to expedite results, I’ll often prescribe a few corrective movement exercises after a massage session.
Common conditions treated:
- Strains and sprains
- Back and neck pain
- Headaches and migraines
- Frozen shoulder
- Repetitive strain injury (RSI)
- Tennis elbow
- Runners knee
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Pregnancy related hip and back pain
- Treatment after injuries and accidents
Benefits:
- Reduces muscle tension, spasms and pain
- Speeds up recovery from injuries
- Improves muscle flexibility and joint range of motion
- Prevents injury through early identification of potential problems
- Enhances training and competitive performance
- Myofascial release can dissipate scar tissue after surgery or injury
- Reduces stress, anxiety and depression
- Strengthens the immune system
- Improves sleep
- Improves posture and general body awareness
Restore Your Core
Restore Your Core™ is a whole body exercise program. It is particularly effective for people who are experiencing issues with their core, such as diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse or back pain. It is also an excellent program for postnatal ladies who want to regain core function.
The RYC® method will retrain your core and pelvic floor muscles to be functional, reflexive, responsive and supportive to your body.
RYC® helps you learn to move better, exercise better, uncover movement compensation patterns and create new patterns of strength, mobility, length and support.
This method is for you if you
- Have a core issue such as diastasis recti or pelvic organ prolapse
- Have recurrent lower back, hip or pelvic pain
- Would like to improve the strength and function of your core
- Have done the RYC® online program and would like one to one sessions to address any issues or concerns
Restore Your Core package
1. An initial 90 minute assessment:
- A full assessment including your alignment, breathing and core strategy
- A deep dive into your movement habits and compensations
2. Two further 1 hour coached sessions:
Learn how to:
- Correct your alignment and movement patterns to reduce intra-abdominal pressure
- Repattern your breathing to support ideal core and pelvic floor function
- Properly engage your deep core muscles and teach them to work reflexively throughout the day
- Educate yourself so that you can safely return to your chosen workout
Receive:
- Corrective exercises specific to your body to restore a functional core
- A progressive exercise plan in order to restore your core back to optimum strength and function
- Additional manual therapy if needed, that may help alleviate any tightness or imbalances in the body through myofascial release on the abdomen, or deep tissue massage elsewhere on the body
What My Clients Are Saying
“Thank you so much for all you’ve done to help me work on my diastasis recti and umbilical hernia issues. Your sessions and exercises have empowered me and have been life-changing on what has been a challenging postpartum journey for me. I now feel strong, fit and so much more vibrant since I’ve started working with you”
Makaela
Janey Sattentau
LSSM dip ISRM; BWY dip; CPT-RES
Contact me below to book a session
Contact Me
Kentish Town, NW5
07973 614 403
Janey@activecalm.com
