Author: July 25, 2022

Sports massage therapy in kent is a technique suitable for amateur or professional athletes, as it works with the manipulation and rehabilitation of the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, ligaments and tendons.

It has a sequence of sliding, friction, kneading, percussion, vibration and movement maneuvers. It uses Applied Kinesiology and stretching maneuvers to help promote movements, and also Lymphatic Drainage as an aid system.

Massage is indicated to prepare the muscles for the day of the competition, whether athlete or even people at an amateur level, thus leaving the athlete feeling more confident and focused for the race.

It is a toning, superficial and quick massage – of excitement to the Central Nervous System. The purpose of this massage is to warm the musculature, promote vasodilation, hyperemia (an increase in the amount of circulating blood), stimulation and excitement.

After competitions or heavy physical activities, it provides other benefits, as muscle fatigue is the main pain complaint of athletes and amateurs. So the massage will have a detoxifying action and will be done with slow and deep kneading movements.

The objective of this massage will be to recover muscle fibers, eliminating metabolic waste from the body through blood and lymphatic drainage, to accelerate the athlete’s regeneration and favor cellular nutrition.

Sports Massage must be personalized for each athlete and the stimuli depend on the training/competition phase and each sport.

The technique, which has gained more and more fans, has numerous benefits, including:

• Improves fatigue and muscle recovery
• Reduce adhesions
• Improves blood circulation and the transport of oxygen and nutrients to the muscles
• prevents injuries
• Reduces muscle spasms
• Reduces edema and inflammatory processes
• Has a relaxing or stimulating effect on the central nervous system
• Increases body awareness, brings confidence and serenity.
• Decreases anxiety and improves sleep quality.

Thus, there are several benefits that help athletes, amateurs or even people who do common physical activities.